Demographics of Canyon city, Texas

Canyon city, Texas had 16,518 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,597 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Canyon city, in four figures

16,518
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,723 ±67.; +10.7%
Change since July 2020: +1,597 people.; 28.7 ±2.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,772 ±$7,813
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.

Canyon city, Texas's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Canyon 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Canyon city, Texas's population grew 10.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Canyon 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	14,921	100.0	100.0
2021	15,390	103.1	100.2
2022	15,772	105.7	100.7
2023	16,165	108.3	101.6
2024	16,392	109.9	102.5
2025	16,518	110.7	103.1

Population of Canyon city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,921	—
2021	15,390	+469
2022	15,772	+382
2023	16,165	+393
2024	16,392	+227
2025	16,518	+126

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.7 ±2.1: for men 28.9 ±2.6 and for women 28.6 ±2.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Canyon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	847 ±209	5.4% ±1.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,434 ±470	15.5% ±3.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	3,806 ±476	24.2% ±3.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,937 ±573	25.0% ±3.6	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,708 ±433	17.2% ±2.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,991 ±317	12.7% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,772 ±$7,813, and income per person $31,182 ±$2,297, 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 Canyon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,155 ±295	20.6% ±5.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	820 ±240	14.6% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	978 ±262	17.4% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	748 ±189	13.3% ±3.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	1,052 ±254	18.7% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	637 ±219	11.3% ±3.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	229 ±111	4.1% ±2.0	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Canyon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,840 ±478	13.1% ±3.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	54 to 270	1.7% to 8.1%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,341 ±399	16.3% ±4.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	337 ±142	13.1% ±5.2	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 Canyon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Canyon city	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,116 ±344	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.9% ±7.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	8.1% ±3.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.1% ±4.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.9% ±5.2	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$240,300 ±$22,166	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$984 ±$61	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1983 ±4	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

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People in Canyon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,067 ±515	19.5% ±3.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	11,748 ±596	74.7% ±3.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	491 ±236	3.1% ±1.5	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	21 to 257	0.1% to 1.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 50	0% to 0.3%	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 23	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	95 to 417	0.6% to 2.7%	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 Canyon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	10,848 ±533	69.0% ±3.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	4,135 ±547	26.3% ±3.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 56	0% to 0.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	713 ±318	4.5% ±2.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	118 to 368	0.8% to 2.3%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	164 to 776	1.0% to 4.9%	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%.

Canyon city among the places of Texas

203rd 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 Canyon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
West University Place city	14,982 ±38

Rankings this appears in

No. 77 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 139 Places in Texas by median household income
No. 167 Places in Texas by median home value
No. 175 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 237 Places in Texas by median rent
No. 240 Places in Texas by homeownership rate

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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026