Demographics of Pearsall city, Texas

Pearsall city, Texas had 9,170 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +389 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Pearsall city, in four figures

9,170
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,045 ±17.; +4.4%
Change since July 2020: +389 people.; 31.4 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $49,198 ±$13,793
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.

Pearsall city, Texas's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Pearsall 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

Pearsall city, Texas's population grew 4.4% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Pearsall 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	8,781	100.0	100.0
2021	8,778	100.0	100.2
2022	8,868	101.0	100.7
2023	9,059	103.2	101.6
2024	9,168	104.4	102.5
2025	9,170	104.4	103.1

Population of Pearsall city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	8,781	—
2021	8,778	−3
2022	8,868	+90
2023	9,059	+191
2024	9,168	+109
2025	9,170	+2

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.4 ±2.6: for men 30.7 ±3.4 and for women 32.8 ±7.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Pearsall city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	519 ±220	5.7% ±2.4	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,714 ±359	18.9% ±4.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,431 ±525	15.8% ±5.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,475 ±447	27.4% ±4.9	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,836 ±301	20.3% ±3.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,070 ±253	11.8% ±2.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $49,198 ±$13,793, and income per person $21,023 ±$2,761, 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 Pearsall city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	828 ±255	30.4% ±8.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	579 ±239	21.3% ±8.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	150 to 446	11.0% ±5.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	160 to 534	6.0% to 19.5%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	235 to 803	8.8% to 29.3%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	24 to 232	0.9% to 8.5%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 66	0% to 2.4%	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 Pearsall city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	2,279 ±598	28.0% ±7.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	858 ±255	38.4% ±8.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	901 ±341	19.9% ±6.9	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	520 ±210	38.2% ±12.2	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Pearsall city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Pearsall city	Texas	United States
Housing units	3,065 ±287	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.8% ±3.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.2% ±4.7	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	54.6% ±9.8	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	45.4% ±10.3	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$106,700 ±$17,225	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$948 ±$100	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±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 Pearsall city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	8,063 ±319	89.1% ±3.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	497 ±205	5.5% ±2.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	160 to 546	1.8% to 6.0%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 31	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 33	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 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 67	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 227	0% to 2.5%	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 Pearsall city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,261 ±577	80.3% ±6.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	643 ±269	7.1% ±3.0	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 356	0% to 3.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	478 to 1,498	5.3% to 16.6%	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	24 to 292	0.3% to 3.2%	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	335 to 1,325	3.7% to 14.6%	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%.

Pearsall city among the places of Texas

285th 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 Pearsall city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Kennedale city	9,439 ±25
Jacinto City city	9,432 ±26
Commerce city	9,383 ±20
Whitehouse city	9,122 ±19
Dayton city	9,058 ±25
Pearsall city	9,045 ±17
Travis Ranch CDP	9,025 ±1,446
Mont Belvieu city	9,020 ±18
Cleveland city	8,984 ±277
Aransas Pass city	8,972 ±549
Murillo CDP	8,883 ±1,869

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 17 Places by poverty rate
No. 24 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 48 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 178 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 179 Places in Texas by median age

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