Snyder, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
16,488
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
36.9
1.37% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
11.6%
18.5% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$60,039
4.23% 1-year decline
2024 Median Property Value
$113,800
2.71% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
6,726
1.51% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Snyder, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

97% of the residents in Snyder, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Snyder, TX are Western Texas College (399 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Snyder, TX was $113,800, and the homeownership rate was 76.8%.

Most people in Snyder, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 20.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Snyder, TX was 2 cars per household.

Snyder, TX borders Sweetwater, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Snyder, TX is home to a population of 16.5k people, from which 97% are citizens. As of 2024, 6.13% of Snyder, TX residents were born outside of the country (1.01k people).

In 2024, there were 3.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.08k people) in Snyder, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.55k White (Hispanic) and 2.23k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

97%
2024 Citizenship
97.5%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 97% of Snyder, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Snyder, TX was 97.5%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Snyder, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    8.08k ± 137
  2. White (Hispanic)
    2.55k ± 609
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    2.23k ± 789
43.3%
Hispanic Population
7.15k people

In 2024, there were 3.16 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (8.08k people) in Snyder, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 2.55k White (Hispanic) and 2.23k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

43.3% of the people in Snyder, TX are hispanic (7.15k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

6.13%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
1.01k people
4.67%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
777 people

As of 2024, 6.13% of Snyder, TX residents (1.01k 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 Snyder, TX was 4.67%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (1990s)
    261 ± 152
  2. Vietnam
    232 ± 143
  3. Gulf War (2001-)
    218 ± 132

Snyder, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (1990s), 1.13 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Snyder, TX employs 6.73k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Snyder, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (918 people), Educational Services (764 people), and Retail Trade (699 people), and the highest paying industries were Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services ($99,007), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($98,327), and Finance & Insurance ($90,000).

Employment

Occupations

6.73k
2024 Value
± 753
−1.51%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Snyder, TX declined at a rate of −1.51%, from 6.83k employees to 6.73k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Snyder, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (972 people), Management Occupations (732 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (616 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Snyder, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.73k
2024 Value
± 753
−1.51%
1 Year decline
± 16%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Snyder, TX declined at a rate of −1.51%, from 6.83k employees to 6.73k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Snyder, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (918 people), Educational Services (764 people), and Retail Trade (699 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Snyder, TX, though some of these residents may live in Snyder, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$53,472
Median earning men ± $3,219
$29,834
Median earning women ± $2,543

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($99,136), Other Services Except Public Administration ($85,572), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($60,222).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,226), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($59,135), and Construction ($53,929).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 31
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  2. 22
    Retail Trade
  3. 21
    Construction

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The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $47.9k
    Transportation and Warehousing
  2. $43.9k
    Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction
  3. $28k
    Wholesale Trade

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Snyder, TX awarded 399 degrees. The student population of Snyder, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 701 male students and 733 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Snyder, TX are Hispanic or Latino (167 and 45.8%), White (158 and 43.3%), Black or African American (27 and 7.4%), and Two or More Races (8 and 2.19%).

The largest universities in Snyder, TX by number of degrees awarded are Western Texas College (399 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Snyder, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (145 and 36.3%), Plant Nursery Operations & Management (51 and 12.8%), and Welding Technology (36 and 9.02%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 1,434 students enrolled in Snyder, TX, 48.9% men and 51.1% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in White with 650 records, of which 50.6% were women and 49.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    145 degrees awarded
  2. General Business Administration & Management
    22 degrees awarded
  3. General Health & Physical Education
    12 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Snyder, TX was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 145 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in Snyder, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Western Texas College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
399 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Western Texas College with 399 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 268 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Snyder, TX, which is 2.05 times more than the 131 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 167 degrees mean that there were 1.06 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 158 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,510) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,320) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,558) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Snyder, TX was $113,800 in 2024, which is 0.342 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $110,800 to $113,800, a 2.71% increase. The homeownership rate in Snyder, TX is 76.8%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Snyder, TX have an average commute time of 20.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Snyder, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$113,800
Median Property Value 2024
±$17,969
$4,514
Median Property Taxes
±$577

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 Snyder, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

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Rent vs Own

76.8%
Homeownership
2024
57.1%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 76.8% of the housing units in Snyder, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 77.1%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Snyder, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,039
Median Household Income
± $7,010
5.88k
Number of Households
± 664

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.88k households in Snyder, TX declined from $60,039 from the previous year's value of $62,689.

The following chart displays the households in Snyder, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Snyder, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (79.2%)
  2. Carpooled (12.6%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.33%)

In 2024, 79.2% of workers in Snyder, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.6%) and those who worked at home (4.33%).

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.

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Commute Time

20.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Snyder, TX have a shorter commute time (20.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 5.99% of the workforce in Snyder, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Snyder, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Snyder, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

11.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Snyder, TX (1.69k out of 14.6k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is lower than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 35 - 44 and then Males 6 - 11.

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

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.

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Health

83.2% of the population of Snyder, TX has health coverage, with 46.8% on employee plans, 12.1% on Medicaid, 13.3% on Medicare, 10.7% on non-group plans, and 0.336% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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1,657 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29% under 18 years, 20.6% between 18 and 34 years, 34.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 16% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 47.4% were men and 52.6% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

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Uninsured People

16.8%
Uninsured
46.8%
Employer Coverage
12.1%
Medicaid
13.3%
Medicare
10.7%
Non-Group
0.336%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Snyder, TX declined by 11.7% from 19% to 16.8%.

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