Demographics of Elgin city, Texas

Elgin city, Texas had 13,327 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,524 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Elgin city, in four figures

13,327
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,563 ±488.; +35.9%
Change since July 2020: +3,524 people.; 36.6 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $91,114 ±$13,867
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.

Elgin city, Texas's population grew 35.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Elgin 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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Elgin city, Texas's population grew 35.9% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Elgin 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	9,803	100.0	100.0
2021	10,457	106.7	100.2
2022	11,368	116.0	100.7
2023	12,355	126.0	101.6
2024	12,542	127.9	102.5
2025	13,327	135.9	103.1

Population of Elgin city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	9,803	—
2021	10,457	+654
2022	11,368	+911
2023	12,355	+987
2024	12,542	+187
2025	13,327	+785

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 36.6 ±1.6: for men 36.6 ±1.7 and for women 36.5 ±4.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Elgin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	745 ±261	6.4% ±2.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,220 ±481	19.2% ±4.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	852 ±327	7.4% ±2.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,303 ±543	28.6% ±4.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,958 ±551	25.6% ±4.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,485 ±353	12.8% ±3.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $91,114 ±$13,867, and income per person $40,631 ±$5,717, 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 Elgin city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	396 ±185	9.1% ±4.1	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	653 ±236	14.9% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	669 ±281	15.3% ±6.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	852 ±362	19.5% ±8.0	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	838 ±291	19.2% ±6.4	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	204 to 682	4.8% to 15.5%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	251 to 797	5.8% to 18.1%	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 Elgin city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	285 to 903	2.6% to 8.1%	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	0 to 343	0% to 12.6%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	48 to 306	0.8% to 4.8%	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	92 to 448	4.7% to 20.4%	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 Elgin city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Elgin city	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,493 ±438	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	97.4% ±1.2	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	0.7% to 4.6%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	71.4% ±8.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	28.6% ±6.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$326,400 ±$18,848	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,440 ±$92	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1990 ±14	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 Elgin city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	5,420 ±875	46.9% ±7.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	3,818 ±743	33.0% ±6.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,907 ±685	16.5% ±5.9	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 84	0% to 0.7%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	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 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 270	0% to 2.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	101 to 413	0.9% to 3.6%	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 Elgin city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,517 ±728	65.0% ±5.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	2,018 ±523	17.5% ±4.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	94 to 682	0.8% to 5.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,640 ±474	14.2% ±4.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	673 ±245	5.8% ±2.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	967 ±460	8.4% ±4.0	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%.

Elgin city among the places of Texas

240th 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 Elgin city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Webster city	12,366 ±25
Borger city	12,226 ±23
El Campo city	12,202 ±23
Granbury city	12,136 ±28
Four Corners CDP	11,692 ±1,868
Elgin city	11,563 ±488
Roma city	11,545 ±40
Selma city	11,503 ±104
Fort Bliss CDP	11,460 ±1,115
Leon Valley city	11,446 ±68
Fredericksburg city	11,419 ±22

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