Demographics of Cuero city, Texas

Cuero city, Texas had 8,264 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +93 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cuero city, in four figures

8,264
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 8,165 ±21.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +93 people.; 39.4 ±3.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $56,480 ±$16,870
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.

Cuero city, Texas's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cuero 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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The figures

Cuero city, Texas's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cuero 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	8,171	100.0	100.0
2021	8,173	100.0	100.2
2022	8,137	99.6	100.7
2023	8,239	100.8	101.6
2024	8,284	101.4	102.5
2025	8,264	101.1	103.1

Population of Cuero city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,171	—
2021	8,173	+2
2022	8,137	−36
2023	8,239	+102
2024	8,284	+45
2025	8,264	−20

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 39.4 ±3.2: for men 39.5 ±2.6 and for women 38.0 ±9.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cuero city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	487 ±136	6.0% ±1.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,355 ±302	16.6% ±3.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	649 ±222	7.9% ±2.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,417 ±334	29.6% ±4.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,074 ±296	25.4% ±3.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,183 ±205	14.5% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $56,480 ±$16,870, and income per person $23,929 ±$3,371, 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 Cuero city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	562 ±174	25.0% ±7.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	447 ±144	19.9% ±6.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	430 ±164	19.1% ±7.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	314 ±148	14.0% ±6.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	236 ±104	10.5% ±4.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	21 to 137	1.0% to 6.1%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	179 ±77	8.0% ±3.3	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 Cuero city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,404 ±425	21.7% ±6.6	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	478 ±231	26.5% ±11.6	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	642 ±255	20.0% ±7.6	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	284 ±120	19.4% ±7.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cuero city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cuero city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,059 ±231	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	73.5% ±4.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	26.5% ±5.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.3% ±6.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.7% ±8.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$176,900 ±$38,863	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$903 ±$59	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1977 ±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 Cuero city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,866 ±348	47.3% ±4.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,011 ±368	36.9% ±4.5	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	815 ±153	10.0% ±1.9	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 45	0% to 0.6%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 61	0% to 0.7%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 44	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	208 to 614	2.5% to 7.5%	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).

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People in Cuero city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	6,990 ±251	85.6% ±3.1	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	891 ±210	10.9% ±2.6	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	16 to 102	0.2% to 1.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	225 ±111	2.8% ±1.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	16 to 96	0.2% to 1.2%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	79 to 259	1.0% to 3.2%	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%.

Cuero city among the places of Texas

316th 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 Cuero city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Los Fresnos city	8,291 ±31
Northlake town	8,283 ±28
Fort Stockton city	8,278 ±22
Camp Swift CDP	8,239 ±1,142
West Livingston CDP	8,199 ±810
Cuero city	8,165 ±21
Kirby city	8,117 ±30
Floresville city	8,007 ±30
Dalhart city	7,902 ±518
Lake Dallas city	7,822 ±30
Jersey Village city	7,817 ±31

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