Demographics of Buda city, Texas

Buda city, Texas had 16,166 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +865 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Buda city, in four figures

16,166
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,859 ±32.; +5.7%
Change since July 2020: +865 people.; 37.2 ±1.7
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $123,766 ±$7,555
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.

Buda city, Texas's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Buda 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

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Buda city, Texas's population grew 5.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Buda 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	15,301	100.0	100.0
2021	15,694	102.6	100.2
2022	16,154	105.6	100.7
2023	16,145	105.5	101.6
2024	16,172	105.7	102.5
2025	16,166	105.7	103.1

Population of Buda city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,301	—
2021	15,694	+393
2022	16,154	+460
2023	16,145	−9
2024	16,172	+27
2025	16,166	−6

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.2 ±1.7: for men 35.0 ±3.1 and for women 38.8 ±1.7. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Buda city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	894 ±338	5.6% ±2.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,524 ±762	22.2% ±4.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	959 ±374	6.0% ±2.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,021 ±782	31.7% ±4.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,381 ±770	27.6% ±4.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,080 ±308	6.8% ±1.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $123,766 ±$7,555, and income per person $50,848 ±$5,194, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Buda city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	124 to 654	2.1% to 10.8%	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	246 to 742	4.1% to 12.2%	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	804 ±380	13.3% ±6.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	193 to 673	3.2% to 11.1%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,999 ±522	33.0% ±8.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	945 ±366	15.6% ±6.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	994 ±326	16.4% ±5.3	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).

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Poverty rate in Buda city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	274 to 1,632	1.7% to 10.3%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 665	0% to 14.9%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	182 to 842	2.0% to 8.8%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	10 to 286	0.8% to 14.4%	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

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Housing in Buda city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Buda city	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,242 ±384	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.1% ±7.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0% to 6.2%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	76.6% ±6.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	23.4% ±5.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$446,600 ±$35,313	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,852 ±$139	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2012 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±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%.

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

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People in Buda city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,835 ±1,110	30.5% ±7.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	10,081 ±1,181	63.6% ±7.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	22 to 434	0.1% to 2.7%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 101	0% to 0.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 693	0% to 4.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	129 to 655	0.8% to 4.1%	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).

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People in Buda city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	9,833 ±992	62.0% ±6.3	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	5,043 ±861	31.8% ±5.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	48 to 430	0.3% to 2.7%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	297 to 1,191	1.9% to 7.5%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	217 to 701	1.4% to 4.4%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	0 to 653	0% to 4.1%	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%.

Buda city among the places of Texas

202nd 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 Buda city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mount Pleasant city	16,136 ±46
Highland Village city	16,101 ±34
South Houston city	16,033 ±27
Live Oak city	15,984 ±47
Palmview city	15,921 ±35
Buda city	15,859 ±32
Canyon city	15,723 ±67
Uvalde city	15,417 ±26
Rio Grande City city	15,396 ±33
Lockhart city	15,326 ±36
Mineral Wells city	15,244 ±75

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