Demographics of Mexia city, Texas

Mexia city, Texas had 7,091 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +239 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Mexia city, in four figures

7,091
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,859 ±21.; +3.5%
Change since July 2020: +239 people.; 40.1 ±3.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $42,222 ±$13,056
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.

Mexia city, Texas's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Mexia 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

About this chart

The figures

Mexia city, Texas's population grew 3.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Mexia 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	6,852	100.0	100.0
2021	6,800	99.2	100.2
2022	6,866	100.2	100.7
2023	6,916	100.9	101.6
2024	7,036	102.7	102.5
2025	7,091	103.5	103.1

Population of Mexia city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,852	—
2021	6,800	−52
2022	6,866	+66
2023	6,916	+50
2024	7,036	+120
2025	7,091	+55

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 40.1 ±3.0: for men 34.6 ±4.5 and for women 45.3 ±6.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Mexia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	344 ±118	5.0% ±1.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,139 ±184	16.6% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	543 ±134	7.9% ±2.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,813 ±242	26.4% ±3.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,841 ±269	26.8% ±3.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,179 ±212	17.2% ±3.1	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $42,222 ±$13,056, and income per person $21,518 ±$1,842, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

2 more columns on a wider screen

Households in Mexia city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	758 ±187	29.2% ±6.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	649 ±167	25.0% ±6.1	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	633 ±145	24.4% ±5.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	193 ±75	7.4% ±2.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	232 ±75	8.9% ±2.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	27 to 105	1.1% to 4.0%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12 to 122	0.5% to 4.7%	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

Poverty rate in Mexia city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,126 ±395	32.3% ±6.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	470 ±141	31.7% ±7.9	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,222 ±273	32.3% ±6.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	434 ±148	32.9% ±9.6	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

1 more column on a wider screen

Housing in Mexia city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Mexia city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,084 ±211	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	84.2% ±2.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	15.8% ±4.1	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.3% ±4.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.7% ±5.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$109,900 ±$27,652	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$887 ±$119	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1979 ±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

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Mexia city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	2,670 ±291	38.9% ±4.2	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,151 ±301	31.4% ±4.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,900 ±263	27.7% ±3.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	6 to 80	0.1% to 1.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 12	0% to 0.2%	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 14	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	36 to 136	0.5% to 2.0%	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).

2 more columns on a wider screen

People in Mexia city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,993 ±256	72.8% ±3.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	657 ±138	9.6% ±2.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	8 to 170	0.1% to 2.5%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,120 ±223	16.3% ±3.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	78 to 270	1.1% to 3.9%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	946 ±228	13.8% ±3.3	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%.

Mexia city among the places of Texas

344th 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 Mexia city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Seminole city	7,184 ±24
Sealy city	7,053 ±26
Belterra CDP	6,978 ±966
La Feria city	6,891 ±24
Willis city	6,878 ±30
Mexia city	6,859 ±21
Silsbee city	6,842 ±29
Lackland AFB CDP	6,785 ±589
Venus town	6,745 ±221
Burnet city	6,732 ±33
Wolfforth city	6,701 ±37

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 15 Places by poverty rate
No. 15 Places in Texas by median age
No. 61 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 118 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 192 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