Stanton, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

2,638

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

32.9

1.86% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

5.04%

42.6% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$92,923

22% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$100,000

5.75% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Stanton, TX is home to a population of 2.64k people, from which 93.6% are citizens.

As of 2024, 9.67% of Stanton, TX residents were born outside of the country (255 people).

In 2024, there were 1.19 times more White (Hispanic) residents (955 people) in Stanton, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 805 White (Non-Hispanic) and 390 Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.6%

2024 Citizenship

94.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.6% of Stanton, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Stanton, TX was 94.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Stanton, TX

White (Hispanic)
955 ± 294
White (Non-Hispanic)
805 ± 190
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
390 ± 173

66%

Hispanic Population

1.74k people

66% of the people in Stanton, TX are hispanic (1.74k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Stanton, 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

9.67%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

255 people

10.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

274 people

As of 2024, 9.67% of Stanton, TX residents (255 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 Stanton, TX was 10.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Gulf War (1990s)

Most Common Service Period

43 ± 62

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Stanton, TX.

Economy

The economy of Stanton, TX employs 1.26k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Stanton, TX were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (263 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (191 people), and Educational Services (179 people), and the highest paying industries were Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($140,864), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($140,864), and Utilities ($84,046).

Employment

Occupations

1.26k

2024 Value

± 257

0.561%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stanton, TX grew at a rate of 0.561%, from 1.25k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Stanton, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (216 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (209 people), and Production Occupations (174 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Stanton, 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

1.26k

2024 Value

± 257

0.561%

1 Year growth

± 32.2%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Stanton, TX grew at a rate of 0.561%, from 1.25k employees to 1.26k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Stanton, TX, are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction (263 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (191 people), and Educational Services (179 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Stanton, TX, though some of these residents may live in Stanton, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,226

Median earning men ± $12,233

$35,938

Median earning women ± $1,333

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($140,864), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($52,324), and Retail Trade ($11,875).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($35,800) and Retail Trade ($31,951).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Stanton, TX was $100,000 in 2024, which is 0.301 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $106,100 to $100,000, a 5.75% decrease. The homeownership rate in Stanton, TX is 78.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Stanton, TX have an average commute time of 19 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Stanton, TX is higher than the national average, with an average of 5 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$100,000

Median Property Value 2024

±$36,709

$736

Median Property Taxes

±$181

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

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

Rent vs Own

78.4%

Homeownership

2024

65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 78.4% of the housing units in Stanton, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

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

$92,923

Median Household Income

± $39,227

939

Number of Households

± 217

In 2024, the median household income of the 939 households in Stanton, TX grew to $92,923 from the previous year's value of $76,157.

The following chart displays the households in Stanton, 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 Stanton, 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (88.9%)
Carpooled (11.1%)

In 2024, 88.9% of workers in Stanton, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.1%) 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

19 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Stanton, TX have a shorter commute time (19 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.17% of the workforce in Stanton, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

5 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Stanton, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Stanton, TX have 5 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

5.04% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Stanton, TX (130 out of 2.58k 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 Males 16 - 17, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 55 - 64.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Stanton, 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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