Demographics of Alpine city, Texas

Alpine city, Texas had 5,989 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −37 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Alpine city, in four figures

5,989
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,014 ±20.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −37 people.; 39.5 ±7.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $60,139 ±$17,770
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Alpine city, Texas's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Alpine city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

About this chart

The figures

Alpine city, Texas's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Alpine city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	6,026	100.0	100.0
2021	5,998	99.5	100.2
2022	5,915	98.2	100.7
2023	6,040	100.2	101.6
2024	6,022	99.9	102.5
2025	5,989	99.4	103.1

Population of Alpine city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,026	—
2021	5,998	−28
2022	5,915	−83
2023	6,040	+125
2024	6,022	−18
2025	5,989	−33

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.5 ±7.2: for men 41.9 ±7.2 and for women 36.7 ±6.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alpine city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	288 ±141	4.8% ±2.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	553 ±209	9.2% ±3.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	521 ±206	8.7% ±3.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,009 ±419	33.4% ±7.0	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,159 ±299	19.3% ±5.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,484 ±296	24.7% ±4.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $60,139 ±$17,770, and income per person $35,696 ±$4,119, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Alpine city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	631 ±212	19.3% ±6.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	700 ±240	21.5% ±7.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	507 ±230	15.5% ±7.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	400 ±183	12.3% ±5.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	857 ±274	26.3% ±8.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	29 to 209	0.9% to 6.4%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 121	0% to 3.7%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Alpine city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	486 ±181	8.7% ±3.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 41	0% to 4.9%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	77 to 333	2.5% to 10.7%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	121 to 413	7.8% to 23.9%	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Alpine city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Alpine city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,682 ±235	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.6% ±1.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.4% ±4.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.7% ±7.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.3% ±8.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$219,800 ±$19,168	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$891 ±$188	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1976 ±5	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alpine city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,985 ±313	49.6% ±5.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,447 ±425	40.7% ±7.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	14 to 90	0.2% to 1.5%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 335	0% to 5.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 47	0% to 0.8%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	70 to 630	1.2% to 10.5%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Alpine city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	3,986 ±357	66.3% ±5.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,542 ±297	25.6% ±4.9	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 103	0% to 1.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	203 to 697	3.4% to 11.6%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	110 to 424	1.8% to 7.1%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 370	0% to 6.2%	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Alpine city among the places of Texas

378th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Alpine city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Crystal City city	6,159 ±15
Hempstead city	6,137 ±20
Lakehills CDP	6,130 ±866
Everman city	6,106 ±25
Edna city	6,027 ±22
Alpine city	6,014 ±20
Parker city	5,999 ±23
Canutillo CDP	5,962 ±1,000
Cameron Park CDP	5,955 ±977
Van Alstyne city	5,952 ±17
Oak Point city	5,887 ±25

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026