Demographics of Roma city, Texas

Roma city, Texas had 11,543 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +32 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Roma city, in four figures

11,543
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 11,545 ±40.; +0.3%
Change since July 2020: +32 people.; 28.0 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $24,579 ±$5,710
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.

Roma city, Texas's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Roma 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

Roma city, Texas's population grew 0.3% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Roma 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	11,511	100.0	100.0
2021	11,494	99.9	100.2
2022	11,458	99.5	100.7
2023	11,515	100.0	101.6
2024	11,566	100.5	102.5
2025	11,543	100.3	103.1

Population of Roma city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	11,511	—
2021	11,494	−17
2022	11,458	−36
2023	11,515	+57
2024	11,566	+51
2025	11,543	−23

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 28.0 ±2.8: for men 26.5 ±4.9 and for women 29.0 ±2.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Roma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,587 ±366	13.7% ±3.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,756 ±503	23.9% ±4.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	934 ±290	8.1% ±2.5	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,641 ±441	22.9% ±3.8	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	1,915 ±313	16.6% ±2.7	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,712 ±368	14.8% ±3.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $24,579 ±$5,710, and income per person $19,915 ±$8,898, 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 Roma city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,667 ±388	50.5% ±10.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	756 ±240	22.9% ±6.9	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	369 ±151	11.2% ±4.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	109 to 323	6.5% ±3.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	62 to 242	1.9% to 7.3%	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	8 to 76	0.3% to 2.3%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	28 to 166	0.9% to 5.0%	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 Roma city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	4,288 ±782	37.1% ±6.8	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	2,030 ±516	46.7% ±9.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,301 ±353	26.5% ±6.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	957 ±299	41.7% ±10.3	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Roma city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Roma city	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,134 ±349	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.8% ±5.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.2% ±3.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	55.2% ±7.5	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	44.8% ±8.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$94,400 ±$20,958	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$563 ±$170	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1993 ±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

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People in Roma city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	11,151 ±347	96.6% ±3.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	53 to 735	0.5% to 6.4%	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	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 23	0% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	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 Roma city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,501 ±693	65.0% ±6.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	288 ±125	2.5% ±1.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	113 to 433	1.0% to 3.8%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	3,483 ±704	30.2% ±6.1	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	1,405 ±358	12.2% ±3.1	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,078 ±723	18.0% ±6.3	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%.

Roma city among the places of Texas

241st 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 Roma city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
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
Port Lavaca city	11,358 ±285

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. 5 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 7 Places by poverty rate
No. 196 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