Demographics of Donna city, Texas

Donna city, Texas had 16,698 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −104 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Donna city, in four figures

16,698
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 16,833 ±30.; −0.6%
Change since July 2020: −104 people.; 28.2 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $40,438 ±$5,175
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Donna 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

Donna city, Texas's population shrank 0.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Donna 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	16,802	100.0	100.0
2021	16,803	100.0	100.2
2022	16,805	100.0	100.7
2023	16,858	100.3	101.6
2024	16,860	100.3	102.5
2025	16,698	99.4	103.1

Population of Donna city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	16,802	—
2021	16,803	+1
2022	16,805	+2
2023	16,858	+53
2024	16,860	+2
2025	16,698	−162

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.2 ±2.6: for men 25.3 ±4.9 and for women 30.2 ±3.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Donna city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,730 ±413	10.3% ±2.5	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,833 ±762	28.7% ±4.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,186 ±268	7.0% ±1.6	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,881 ±491	23.1% ±2.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,769 ±407	16.4% ±2.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,434 ±343	14.5% ±2.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $40,438 ±$5,175, and income per person $16,316 ±$1,675, 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 Donna city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,883 ±366	38.2% ±6.6	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,021 ±237	20.7% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	759 ±206	15.4% ±4.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	532 ±146	10.8% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	584 ±170	11.9% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	33 to 149	0.7% to 3.0%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	11 to 97	0.2% to 2.0%	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 Donna city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	6,850 ±1,162	40.7% ±6.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	4,047 ±910	61.8% ±10.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	2,245 ±374	31.4% ±4.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	558 ±165	17.9% ±4.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Donna city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Donna city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,865 ±535	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.0% ±10.6	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	16.0% ±4.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	57.5% ±5.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	42.5% ±5.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$86,100 ±$16,041	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$806 ±$97	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1989 ±3	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 Donna city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	15,439 ±477	91.7% ±2.8	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,289 ±470	7.7% ±2.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 52	0% to 0.3%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	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 53	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 139	0% to 0.8%	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 Donna city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	11,862 ±655	70.5% ±3.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,795 ±353	10.7% ±2.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4 to 132	< 0.1% to 0.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,108 ±575	18.5% ±3.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	604 ±202	3.6% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,504 ±541	14.9% ±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%.

Donna city among the places of Texas

190th 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 Donna city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Bellaire city	17,206 ±62
Aldine CDP	17,167 ±2,320
Taylor city	17,136 ±46
Red Oak city	17,077 ±64
Groves city	16,976 ±39
Donna city	16,833 ±30
Mercedes city	16,733 ±45
Pampa city	16,659 ±26
Humble city	16,521 ±40
Hewitt city	16,432 ±25
Sulphur Springs city	16,401 ±24

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