Uvalde County, Texas Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for Uvalde County, Texas, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in Uvalde County, Texas. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in Uvalde County, Texas. The estimated population of Uvalde County, Texas is 24,918 people, with a median age of 33.9.

We can look at the total population in Uvalde County over the last 5 years to see how much it has changed.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
24,918
 -7.36% -7.76%
2020
26,899
 -0.08% -
2019
26,920
 -0.33% -
2018
27,009
 -0.02% -
2017
27,015
 - -

Population of Uvalde County, Texas by Race and Ethnicity

We can also look at how the population has changed over the last 5 years by each of the race/ethnicity types as defined by the US Census Bureau.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
25%
27.1%
 -7.75%
Black/African American
0.4%
0.1%
 +300.00%
Native
0.2%
0.4%
 -50.00%
Hispanic
72.3%
70.9%
 +1.97%
Asian
1.1%
1%
 +10.00%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
1%
0.4%
 +150.00%
Other
0.1%
0%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of Uvalde County, Texas by Age and Gender

The age and gender of a population is another interesting demographic statistic because it lets us track trends in the population over time. For example, we can see how the population has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 33.9 +0.3% 31.6 -3.66% 37 +2.78%
2020 33.8 +0.3% 32.8 +1.23% 36 +0.28%
2019 33.7 -0.59% 32.4 -0.31% 35.9 -1.1%
2018 33.9 +0.3% 32.5 0% 36.3 +1.97%
2017 33.8 - 32.5 - 35.6 -

The median age of Uvalde County, Texas gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 2,131 -25.43% 2,412 -33.57% 1,630 1,692
10 to 19 2,011 +20.49% 1,832 +4.76% 2,454 1,848
20 to 29 1,947 -8.27% 1,785 -5.13% 1,784 1,693
30 to 39 1,471 -17.34% 1,406 +11.41% 1,213 1,563
40 to 49 1,565 +9.91% 1,740 -13.36% 1,710 1,508
50 to 59 1,261 -14.12% 1,408 -1.75% 1,089 1,379
60 to 69 1,409 -25.16% 1,391 0.38% 1,078 1,380
70+ 1,393 +5.18% 1,853 -23.5% 1,459 1,438

Median Household Income

The latest median household income of Uvalde County, Texas is $51,602.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less. The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for Uvalde County.

  • Under 25
    $73,067.00
  • 25 to 44
    $58,086.00
  • 45 to 64
    $62,047.00
  • 65 and over
    $33,602.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in Uvalde County, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in Uvalde County, and then dividing that number by the total number of households. This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of Uvalde County, Texas is currently $67,928.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

3.56% of households in Uvalde County are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of Uvalde County against other areas.

  • Less than $24,999
    29.01%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    19.29%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    22.74%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    12.72%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    8.37%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    4.30%
  • $200,000 or more
    3.56%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in Uvalde County is $24,532.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of Uvalde County by the total population of Uvalde County.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people in Uvalde County, Texas, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in Uvalde County to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    6.65%
  • Bachelor's degree
    27.99%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    13.25%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    46.83%
  • Less than high school diploma
    5.28%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in Uvalde County that are over the age of 16.

The total population of Uvalde County over the age of 16 is 19,002.

Of those people, a total of 57.70% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in Uvalde County is 54.70%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,708 36.50% 9.80%
20 to 24 years 1,927 83.50% 16.40%
25 to 29 years 1,550 52.40% 3.10%
30 to 34 years 1,710 71.50% 1.50%
35 to 44 years 2,799 78.90% 2.90%
45 to 54 years 2,665 80.30% 2.30%
55 to 59 years 1,288 54.20% 4.30%
60 to 64 years 1,311 68.30% 2.70%
65 to 74 years 2,279 21.70% 3.60%
75 years and over 1,765 14.20% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in Uvalde County. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 15,791 57.70% 5.70%
Black or African American 91 38.50% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaska Native 144 56.90% 0.00%
Asian 271 13.30% 0.00%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 875 49.80% 3.70%
Two or more races 1,830 68.30% 1.50%
Hispanic or Latino 13,098 59.20% 5.10%
Not Hispanic or Latino 5,272 56.40% 5.20%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations in Uvalde County as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in Uvalde County is 10,403, with median earnings of $29,090.00.

Women in Uvalde County, Texas earning approximately 60.50% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 10,403 $29,090.00
Male 5,092 $35,262.00
Female 5,311 $21,346.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 692 $34,898.00
Business and Financial 255 $36,655.00
Computer and Mathematical 72 $79,205.00
Architecture and Engineering 81 $57,750.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 276 $36,200.00
Community and Social Service 69 $47,813.00
Legal 35 $85,114.00
Educational and Library 704 $60,761.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 126 $2,499.00
Healthcare Practitioners 446 $66,316.00
Healthcare Support 327 $12,146.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 119 $30,212.00
Law Enforcement 294 $83,088.00
Food Preparation and Serving 572 $7,409.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 816 $17,324.00
Personal Care and Service 450 $11,440.00
Sales 1,087 $17,847.00
Office and Administrative Support 945 $29,238.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 272 $12,396.00
Construction and Extraction 922 $32,484.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 546 $32,782.00
Production 453 $21,681.00
Transportation and Material Moving 626 $35,158.00

Occupations by Gender

The table below shows the same occupations from the list above, but we have split them by male and female to see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 415 $51,583.00 277 $28,892.00
Business and Financial 14 $72,917.00 241 $36,516.00
Computer and Mathematical 22 $0.00 50 $0.00
Architecture and Engineering 70 $58,056.00 11 $0.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 186 $0.00 90 $0.00
Community and Social Service 17 $0.00 52 $44,667.00
Legal 11 $0.00 24 $0.00
Educational and Library 206 $44,662.00 498 $61,022.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 22 $0.00 104 $2,499.00
Healthcare Practitioners 153 $66,577.00 293 $65,583.00
Healthcare Support 17 $0.00 310 $12,217.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 119 $30,212.00 0 $0.00
Law Enforcement 235 $96,513.00 59 $24,493.00
Food Preparation and Serving 181 $4,485.00 391 $11,729.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 366 $30,987.00 450 $7,021.00
Personal Care and Service 30 $26,711.00 420 $11,225.00
Sales 351 $41,075.00 736 $9,399.00
Office and Administrative Support 143 $48,542.00 802 $28,557.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 188 $21,125.00 84 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 922 $32,484.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 533 $32,526.00 13 $0.00
Production 211 $18,695.00 242 $22,929.00
Transportation and Material Moving 512 $36,962.00 114 $30,085.00

Households and Family Size

A household defined bu the US Census Bureau is a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 8,324 households in Uvalde County, with an average household size of 2.93 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 5,705 families in Uvalde County with an average family size of 3.68 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each.

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 3,711 632 1,362 2,619
Average Household Size 3.7 3.52 3.94 1.15
Total Families 3,711 632 1,362 0
Average Household Size 3.7 3.19 3.88 0

Poverty

Of the 5,705 families in Uvalde County, 16.40% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in Uvalde County:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 10,146 housing units in Uvalde County, Texas.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 8,324 82.04%
Vacant 1,822 17.96%

21.16% of the total 10,146 housing units in Uvalde County are rental units. This is approximately 2,147 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 5,916 are occupied by the owner - or 58.31% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in Uvalde County is $868.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in Uvalde County that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    261
  • Less than $500
    406
  • $500 to $999
    855
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    857
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    16
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    13
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    0
  • $3,000 or more
    0

Property Value

The median value of a property in Uvalde County is $101,300.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in Uvalde County that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    1,537
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    1,391
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    1,170
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    705
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    548
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    353
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    118
  • $1,000,000 or more
    94

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in Uvalde County. The chart below shows the number of properties in Uvalde County that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    614
  • 1940 to 1949
    320
  • 1950 to 1959
    929
  • 1960 to 1969
    1,034
  • 1970 to 1979
    1,608
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,838
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,681
  • 2000 to 2009
    1,519
  • 2010 to 2013
    603
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in Uvalde County that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    635
  • 1 vehicle available
    2,879
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,314
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    1,496

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in Uvalde County get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in Uvalde County that commute to work in a particular way.

17.8 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in Uvalde County.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    504
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    2,937
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    2,006
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    1,607
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    799
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    239
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    641
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    111
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    210
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    217
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    322
  • 90 or more minutes
    237

Summary

We've covered a LOT of demographic and population data for Uvalde County, Texas in this article! Hopefully you have found it very useful in your research of the area.

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Places in Uvalde County, Texas

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