Demographics of Penitas city, Texas

Penitas city, Texas had 6,495 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +45 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Penitas city, in four figures

6,495
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 6,444 ±18.; +0.7%
Change since July 2020: +45 people.; 32.6 ±6.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $48,993 ±$14,016
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.

Penitas city, Texas's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Penitas 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

Penitas city, Texas's population grew 0.7% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Penitas 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	6,450	100.0	100.0
2021	6,392	99.1	100.2
2022	6,389	99.1	100.7
2023	6,384	99.0	101.6
2024	6,549	101.5	102.5
2025	6,495	100.7	103.1

Population of Penitas city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	6,450	—
2021	6,392	−58
2022	6,389	−3
2023	6,384	−5
2024	6,549	+165
2025	6,495	−54

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.6 ±6.0: for men 31.4 ±6.3 and for women 34.5 ±6.8. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Penitas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	486 ±237	7.5% ±3.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,556 ±416	24.1% ±6.5	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	558 ±246	8.7% ±3.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	1,585 ±372	24.6% ±5.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,563 ±399	24.3% ±6.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	696 ±247	10.8% ±3.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $48,993 ±$14,016, and income per person $21,466 ±$5,458, 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 Penitas city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	190 to 576	21.2% ±10.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	579 ±225	32.0% ±11.7	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	32 to 252	1.8% to 13.9%	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	76 to 316	4.3% to 17.3%	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	43 to 237	2.5% to 13.0%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	48 to 610	2.8% to 33.6%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 85	0% 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).

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Poverty rate in Penitas city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,536 ±660	23.8% ±10.2	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	749 ±299	36.7% ±11.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	570 ±224	17.8% ±6.3	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	71 to 363	7.8% to 28.3%	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 Penitas city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Penitas city	Texas	United States
Housing units	1,980 ±269	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	91.3% ±17.0	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.9% to 14.5%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	85.8% ±9.1	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	5.3% to 23.1%	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$167,000 ±$27,977	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$70 to $1,324	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2004 ±3	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 Penitas city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	6,294 ±197	97.7% ±3.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	0 to 346	0% to 5.4%	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	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 21	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.3%	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 Penitas city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	4,031 ±439	62.6% ±6.8	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	128 to 608	2.0% to 9.4%	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 116	0% to 1.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,996 ±453	31.0% ±7.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	796 ±381	12.4% ±5.9	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,200 ±260	18.6% ±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%.

Penitas city among the places of Texas

363rd 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 Penitas city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Lavon city	6,498 ±23
Bulverde city	6,486 ±31
Savannah CDP	6,469 ±1,153
San Leon CDP	6,458 ±727
Pecan Plantation CDP	6,452 ±665
Penitas city	6,444 ±18
Wilmer city	6,391 ±15
Crockett city	6,364 ±32
Highlands CDP	6,335 ±1,418
Bridgeport city	6,331 ±25
Olivarez CDP	2,999 to 9,653

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 1 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 1 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 3 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 3 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 51 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

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