Demographics of Uvalde city, Texas

Uvalde city, Texas had 15,455 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +236 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Uvalde city, in four figures

15,455
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 15,417 ±26.; +1.6%
Change since July 2020: +236 people.; 34.3 ±2.8
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,141 ±$6,045
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.

Uvalde city, Texas's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Uvalde 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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Uvalde city, Texas's population grew 1.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Uvalde 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	15,219	100.0	100.0
2021	15,360	100.9	100.2
2022	15,397	101.2	100.7
2023	15,457	101.6	101.6
2024	15,464	101.6	102.5
2025	15,455	101.6	103.1

Population of Uvalde city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	15,219	—
2021	15,360	+141
2022	15,397	+37
2023	15,457	+60
2024	15,464	+7
2025	15,455	−9

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 34.3 ±2.8: for men 32.5 ±3.1 and for women 36.6 ±4.9. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Uvalde city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,023 ±199	6.6% ±1.3	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	3,168 ±394	20.5% ±2.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,662 ±439	10.8% ±2.8	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	4,010 ±535	26.0% ±3.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,909 ±402	18.9% ±2.6	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	2,645 ±392	17.2% ±2.5	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,141 ±$6,045, and income per person $24,523 ±$2,888, 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 Uvalde city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	1,661 ±454	31.6% ±8.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	916 ±239	17.4% ±4.4	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	1,156 ±339	22.0% ±6.3	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	578 ±271	11.0% ±5.1	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	589 ±223	11.2% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	53 to 325	1.0% to 6.2%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	75 to 265	1.4% 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 Uvalde city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,546 ±958	23.9% ±6.5	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,489 ±426	36.1% ±8.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,217 ±396	16.3% ±5.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	840 ±250	26.2% ±6.8	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Uvalde city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Uvalde city	Texas	United States
Housing units	6,061 ±326	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.8% ±3.3	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.2% ±4.4	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.4% ±6.4	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.6% ±6.7	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$136,800 ±$29,466	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$994 ±$144	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1978 ±5	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 Uvalde city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	12,074 ±536	78.3% ±3.5	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	2,702 ±506	17.5% ±3.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 117	0% to 0.8%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	224 ±50	1.5% ±0.3	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 174	0% to 1.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.1%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	128 to 446	0.8% to 2.9%	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 Uvalde city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	11,807 ±607	76.6% ±3.9	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,539 ±432	10.0% ±2.8	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	28 to 370	0.2% to 2.4%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	1,872 ±462	12.1% ±3.0	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	992 ±393	6.4% ±2.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	880 ±368	5.7% ±2.4	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%.

Uvalde city among the places of Texas

204th 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 Uvalde city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
South Houston city	16,033 ±27
Live Oak city	15,984 ±47
Palmview city	15,921 ±35
Buda city	15,859 ±32
Canyon city	15,723 ±67
Uvalde city	15,417 ±26
Rio Grande City city	15,396 ±33
Lockhart city	15,326 ±36
Mineral Wells city	15,244 ±75
West University Place city	14,982 ±38
Hereford city	14,840 ±16

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