Demographics of Tomball city, Texas

Tomball city, Texas had 15,768 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +3,459 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Tomball city, in four figures

15,768
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 13,655 ±28.; +28.1%
Change since July 2020: +3,459 people.; 37.7 ±2.5
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $78,562 ±$9,128
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.

Tomball city, Texas's population grew 28.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Tomball 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

Tomball city, Texas's population grew 28.1% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Tomball 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	12,309	100.0	100.0
2021	12,733	103.4	100.2
2022	13,659	111.0	100.7
2023	14,342	116.5	101.6
2024	15,123	122.9	102.5
2025	15,768	128.1	103.1

Population of Tomball city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	12,309	—
2021	12,733	+424
2022	13,659	+926
2023	14,342	+683
2024	15,123	+781
2025	15,768	+645

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.7 ±2.5: for men 36.2 ±3.6 and for women 38.8 ±3.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Tomball city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	882 ±263	6.5% ±1.9	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,257 ±373	16.5% ±2.7	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,116 ±364	8.2% ±2.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,933 ±571	28.8% ±4.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,810 ±461	20.6% ±3.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,657 ±408	19.5% ±3.0	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $78,562 ±$9,128, and income per person $45,630 ±$5,438, 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 Tomball city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	742 ±256	14.2% ±4.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	1,108 ±323	21.3% ±6.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	587 ±185	11.3% ±3.4	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	872 ±308	16.7% ±5.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	660 ±181	12.7% ±3.3	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	520 ±201	10.0% ±3.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	724 ±182	13.9% ±3.3	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 Tomball city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,212 ±436	9.2% ±3.3	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	115 to 467	3.9% to 14.7%	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	612 ±269	8.7% ±3.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	135 to 483	4.7% to 15.7%	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 Tomball city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Tomball city	Texas	United States
Housing units	5,565 ±442	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.7% ±10.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	3.2% to 9.4%	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	51.9% ±5.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	48.1% ±6.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$364,300 ±$27,351	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,226 ±$78	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1994 ±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 Tomball city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,544 ±757	26.0% ±5.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,266 ±805	60.5% ±5.9	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,016 ±451	7.4% ±3.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	64 to 522	0.5% to 3.8%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 29	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 71	0% to 0.5%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	187 to 799	1.4% to 5.9%	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 Tomball city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,430 ±607	54.4% ±4.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	3,917 ±702	28.7% ±5.1	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	134 to 718	1.0% to 5.3%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,882 ±532	13.8% ±3.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	916 ±243	6.7% ±1.8	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	966 ±386	7.1% ±2.8	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%.

Tomball city among the places of Texas

221st 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 Tomball city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Forest Hill city	14,062 ±29
Lumberton city	13,963 ±46
Seabrook city	13,768 ±40
Trophy Club town	13,733 ±287
Port Neches city	13,664 ±49
Tomball city	13,655 ±28
Wells Branch CDP	13,523 ±1,376
Kilgore city	13,470 ±42
Andrews city	13,468 ±19
Beeville city	13,412 ±29
Henderson city	13,385 ±36

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