Demographics of Terrell city, Texas

Terrell city, Texas had 23,921 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +6,091 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Terrell city, in four figures

23,921
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 20,366 ±36.; +34.2%
Change since July 2020: +6,091 people.; 32.6 ±1.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $65,842 ±$6,108
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.

Terrell city, Texas's population grew 34.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Terrell 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).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns

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Terrell city, Texas's population grew 34.2% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Terrell 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	17,830	100.0	100.0
2021	18,904	106.0	100.2
2022	20,274	113.7	100.7
2023	21,820	122.4	101.6
2024	23,016	129.1	102.5
2025	23,921	134.2	103.1

Population of Terrell city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	17,830	—
2021	18,904	+1,074
2022	20,274	+1,370
2023	21,820	+1,546
2024	23,016	+1,196
2025	23,921	+905

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.6 ±1.6: for men 34.1 ±3.7 and for women 32.1 ±1.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Terrell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,758 ±405	8.6% ±2.0	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	4,192 ±678	20.6% ±3.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,692 ±426	8.3% ±2.1	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	5,772 ±691	28.3% ±3.4	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	4,355 ±613	21.4% ±3.0	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,597 ±397	12.8% ±1.9	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $65,842 ±$6,108, and income per person $25,723 ±$2,468, 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 Terrell city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,014 ±269	17.3% ±4.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,186 ±316	20.2% ±5.2	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,227 ±264	20.9% ±4.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	904 ±249	15.4% ±4.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	763 ±250	13.0% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	441 ±148	7.5% ±2.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	322 ±156	5.5% ±2.6	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

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 Terrell city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,139 ±849	15.9% ±4.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,127 ±445	19.4% ±7.1	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,424 ±405	13.6% ±3.7	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	588 ±198	17.0% ±4.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Terrell city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Terrell city	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,167 ±382	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	95.0% ±8.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	2.1% to 8.0%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	58.7% ±3.9	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	41.3% ±5.0	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$218,500 ±$23,722	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,232 ±$81	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1984 ±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 Terrell city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	7,224 ±929	35.5% ±4.6	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	7,541 ±938	37.0% ±4.6	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	4,866 ±986	23.9% ±4.8	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 78	0% to 0.4%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 28	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 145	0% to 0.7%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	632 ±253	3.1% ±1.2	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 Terrell city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	13,780 ±911	67.7% ±4.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,927 ±878	19.3% ±4.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	14 to 386	0.1% to 1.9%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	2,459 ±464	12.1% ±2.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	785 ±306	3.9% ±1.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	1,674 ±423	8.2% ±2.1	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%.

Terrell city among the places of Texas

157th 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 Terrell city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Dickinson city	21,753 ±38
Stephenville city	21,682 ±30
Murphy city	21,188 ±56
Portland city	20,543 ±52
Boerne city	20,518 ±54
Terrell city	20,366 ±36
Alamo city	20,255 ±31
Alton city	20,214 ±42
Universal City city	20,189 ±153
Melissa city	20,136 ±33
Royse City city	20,037 ±47

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

Data retrieved September 25, 2026