Abram, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

1,741

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

19.6% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

34.3%

38.7% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$58,846

98.7% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$93,000

32.9% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Abram, TX is home to a population of 1.74k people, from which 84.9% are citizens.

As of 2024, 20% of Abram, TX residents were born outside of the country (348 people).

In 2024, there were 7 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (1.48k people) in Abram, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 211 White (Hispanic) and 52 Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.9%

2024 Citizenship

82.4%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 84.9% of Abram, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Abram, TX was 82.4%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Abram, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Abram, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
1.48k ± 805
White (Hispanic)
211 ± 224
Other (Hispanic)
52 ± 70

100%

Hispanic Population

1.74k people

100% of the people in Abram, TX are hispanic (1.74k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Abram, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

20%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

348 people

27.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

497 people

As of 2024, 20% of Abram, TX residents (348 people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Abram, TX was 27.1%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Abram, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Abram, TX employs 658 people. In 2024, the largest industries in Abram, TX were Retail Trade (150 people), Educational Services (149 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people), and the highest paying industries were Health Care & Social Assistance ($80,208), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,651), and Educational Services ($55,560).

Employment

Occupations

658

2024 Value

± 266

44.9%

1 Year growth

± 45.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Abram, TX grew at a rate of 44.9%, from 454 employees to 658 employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Abram, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (142 people), Production Occupations (88 people), and Installation, Maintenance, & Repair Occupations (62 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Abram, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

Industries

Employment by Industries

658

2024 Value

± 266

44.9%

1 Year growth

± 45.6%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Abram, TX grew at a rate of 44.9%, from 454 employees to 658 employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Abram, TX, are Retail Trade (150 people), Educational Services (149 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (77 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Abram, TX, though some of these residents may live in Abram, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$38,750

Median earning men ± $43,794

$40,946

Median earning women ± $14,976

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are .

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,104) and Retail Trade ($40,216).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Abram, TX was $93,000 in 2024, which is 0.28 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $70,000 to $93,000, a 32.9% increase. The homeownership rate in Abram, TX is 86.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Abram, TX have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Abram, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 3 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$93,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$23,280

$372

Median Property Taxes

±$165

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Abram, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Abram, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$58,846

Median Household Income

± $42,946

432

Number of Households

± 187

In 2024, the median household income of the 432 households in Abram, TX grew to $58,846 from the previous year's value of $29,609.

The following chart displays the households in Abram, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $150k - $200k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Abram, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Drove Alone (100%)

Most Common Commute in 2024

In 2024, 100% of workers in Abram, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (0%) and those who used public transit to get to work (0%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Abram, TX have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 0% of the workforce in Abram, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Abram, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

3 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Abram, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Abram, TX have 3 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

34.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Abram, TX (597 out of 1.74k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Males 45 - 54 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Abram, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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