Demographics of Muleshoe city, Texas

Muleshoe city, Texas had 5,162 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +56 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Muleshoe city, in four figures

5,162
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 5,667 ±542.; +1.1%
Change since July 2020: +56 people.; 33.1 ±4.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $69,097 ±$18,288
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.

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

The July 1 estimate of Muleshoe 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

Muleshoe city, Texas's population grew 1.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Muleshoe 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	5,106	100.0	100.0
2021	5,054	99.0	100.2
2022	5,069	99.3	100.7
2023	5,047	98.8	101.6
2024	5,108	100.0	102.5
2025	5,162	101.1	103.1

Population of Muleshoe city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	5,106	—
2021	5,054	−52
2022	5,069	+15
2023	5,047	−22
2024	5,108	+61
2025	5,162	+54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.1 ±4.0: for men 33.0 ±5.3 and for women 33.1 ±5.4. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Muleshoe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	474 ±124	8.4% ±2.0	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	996 ±222	17.6% ±3.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	743 ±251	13.1% ±4.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,637 ±338	28.9% ±5.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	704 ±207	12.4% ±3.5	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,113 ±292	19.6% ±4.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $69,097 ±$18,288, and income per person $32,533 ±$7,869, 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 Muleshoe city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	451 ±181	25.3% ±9.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	332 ±142	18.6% ±7.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	109 to 335	12.4% ±6.1	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	35 to 207	2.1% to 11.5%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	490 ±205	27.5% ±10.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	0 to 129	0% to 7.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	13 to 197	0.8% to 11.0%	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 Muleshoe city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	585 ±220	10.6% ±3.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	58 to 236	4.3% to 15.9%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	186 ±90	6.8% ±3.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	97 to 407	9.0% to 30.1%	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 Muleshoe city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Muleshoe city	Texas	United States
Housing units	2,155 ±211	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	82.8% ±7.9	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.7% to 26.6%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	79.8% ±10.2	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	20.2% ±8.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$98,600 ±$17,878	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$938 ±$82	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1968 ±4	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 Muleshoe city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	4,081 ±503	72.0% ±5.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	1,354 ±283	23.9% ±4.4	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 109	0% to 1.9%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	63 to 315	1.1% to 5.5%	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 Muleshoe city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	3,772 ±697	66.6% ±10.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	719 ±186	12.7% ±3.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 138	0% to 2.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,114 ±427	19.7% ±7.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	56 to 352	1.0% to 6.2%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	910 ±427	16.1% ±7.4	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%.

Muleshoe city among the places of Texas

400th 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 Muleshoe city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Slaton city	5,761 ±25
Livingston town	5,718 ±21
Shady Hollow CDP	5,709 ±962
Elsa city	5,697 ±17
Kermit city	5,689 ±197
Muleshoe city	5,667 ±542
Hickory Creek town	5,611 ±28
Sinton city	5,584 ±17
Luling city	5,531 ±19
Rockdale city	5,523 ±16
Marlin city	5,516 ±14

Rankings this appears in

No. 153 Places by Hispanic or Latino share

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