Demographics of Vernon city, Texas

Vernon city, Texas had 9,747 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: −297 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Vernon city, in four figures

9,747
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 9,848 ±35.; −3.0%
Change since July 2020: −297 people.; 37.6 ±2.6
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $51,114 ±$6,577
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.

Vernon city, Texas's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Vernon 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

Vernon city, Texas's population shrank 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Vernon 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	10,044	100.0	100.0
2021	9,927	98.8	100.2
2022	9,786	97.4	100.7
2023	9,780	97.4	101.6
2024	9,748	97.1	102.5
2025	9,747	97.0	103.1

Population of Vernon city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	10,044	—
2021	9,927	−117
2022	9,786	−141
2023	9,780	−6
2024	9,748	−32
2025	9,747	−1

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 37.6 ±2.6: for men 36.4 ±2.3 and for women 41.2 ±3.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Vernon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	742 ±172	7.5% ±1.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	1,548 ±275	15.7% ±2.8	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	962 ±233	9.8% ±2.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	2,667 ±410	27.1% ±4.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	2,001 ±336	20.3% ±3.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,928 ±326	19.6% ±3.3	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $51,114 ±$6,577, and income per person $29,003 ±$4,528, 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 Vernon city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	876 ±243	23.6% ±6.3	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	929 ±259	25.1% ±6.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	563 ±176	15.2% ±4.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	690 ±211	18.6% ±5.5	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	506 ±184	13.6% ±4.9	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	13 to 147	0.4% to 4.0%	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	0 to 130	0% to 3.5%	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 Vernon city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	1,763 ±574	18.6% ±6.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	729 ±254	31.8% ±9.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	839 ±308	17.0% ±6.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	71 to 319	3.2% to 13.8%	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 Vernon city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Vernon city	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,648 ±179	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	79.8% ±4.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	20.2% ±6.0	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	62.9% ±7.6	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	37.1% ±7.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$87,000 ±$15,964	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$945 ±$43	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1963 ±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 Vernon city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	3,306 ±227	33.6% ±2.3	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	4,807 ±227	48.8% ±2.3	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	634 ±171	6.4% ±1.7	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	383 ±86	3.9% ±0.9	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 15	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 21	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 94	0% to 1.0%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	675 ±193	6.9% ±2.0	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 Vernon city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	7,302 ±441	74.1% ±4.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	1,780 ±344	18.1% ±3.5	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	0 to 215	0% to 2.2%	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	662 ±234	6.7% ±2.4	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	331 ±116	3.4% ±1.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	167 to 495	1.7% to 5.0%	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%.

Vernon city among the places of Texas

271st 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 Vernon city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Roanoke city	10,286 ±19
Robstown city	10,236 ±20
Raymondville city	10,185 ±19
San Elizario city	10,116 ±22
Ingleside city	9,997 ±44
Vernon city	9,848 ±35
Vidor city	9,708 ±38
Eidson Road CDP	9,684 ±1,480
Lago Vista city	9,650 ±26
Sanger city	9,641 ±42
Bridge City city	9,640 ±28

Rankings this appears in

No. 16 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 32 Places in Texas by median age
No. 117 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 153 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 174 Places in Texas by per capita income
No. 199 Places in Texas by foreign-born share

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