Terrell, TX

Census Place

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2024 Population
20,366
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.6
1.51% 1-year decrease
2024 Poverty Rate
15.9%
5.66% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$65,842
3.21% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$218,500
15% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,558
0.54% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Terrell, 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.

91.8% of the residents in Terrell, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Terrell, TX are Southwestern Christian College (19 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Terrell, TX was $218,500, and the homeownership rate was 58.7%.

Most people in Terrell, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 27.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Terrell, TX was 2 cars per household.

United StatesTexasKaufman County, TXDallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXKaufman County PUMA, TX

Population & Diversity

Terrell, TX is home to a population of 20.4k people, from which 91.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 12.1% of Terrell, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.46k people).

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.54k people) in Terrell, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.87k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.06k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

91.8%
2024 Citizenship
90.6%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 91.8% of Terrell, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Terrell, TX was 90.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Terrell, TX
  1. White (Non-Hispanic)
    7.54k ± 938
  2. Black or African American (Non-Hispanic)
    4.87k ± 986
  3. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    4.06k ± 1.03k
35.5%
Hispanic Population
7.22k people

In 2024, there were 1.55 times more White (Non-Hispanic) residents (7.54k people) in Terrell, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.87k Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) and 4.06k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

35.5% of the people in Terrell, TX are hispanic (7.22k people).

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

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Global Diversity

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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

12.1%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.46k people
13.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.6k people

As of 2024, 12.1% of Terrell, TX residents (2.46k 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 Terrell, TX was 13.7%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    332 ± 176
  2. Vietnam
    200 ± 74
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    156 ± 112

Terrell, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.66 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Terrell, TX employs 8.56k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Terrell, TX were Retail Trade (1,132 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,026 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,016 people), and the highest paying industries were Finance & Insurance ($65,139), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($61,136), and Manufacturing ($54,896).

Employment

Occupations

8.56k
2024 Value
± 951
0.54%
1 Year growth
± 15.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Terrell, TX grew at a rate of 0.54%, from 8.51k employees to 8.56k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Terrell, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (949 people), Management Occupations (840 people), and Sales & Related Occupations (822 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Terrell, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.56k
2024 Value
± 951
0.54%
1 Year growth
± 15.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Terrell, TX grew at a rate of 0.54%, from 8.51k employees to 8.56k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Terrell, TX, are Retail Trade (1,132 people), Accommodation & Food Services (1,026 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (1,016 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Terrell, TX, though some of these residents may live in Terrell, 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

$46,128
Median earning men ± $3,902
$32,145
Median earning women ± $7,637

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($79,250), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($78,374), and Wholesale Trade ($61,522).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Retail Trade ($43,192), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($41,750), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($38,379).

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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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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

Voting results are not available for Terrell, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Terrell, TX awarded 19 degrees. The student population of Terrell, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 54 male students and 74 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Terrell, TX are Black or African American (15 and 78.9%), Hispanic or Latino (3 and 15.8%), and Two or More Races (1 and 5.26%).

The largest universities in Terrell, TX by number of degrees awarded are Southwestern Christian College (19 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Terrell, TX are Liberal Arts & Sciences (18 and 94.7%) and Biblical Studies (1 and 5.26%).

The median tuition cost for private four year colleges is $10,070.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 128 students enrolled in Terrell, TX, 42.2% men and 57.8% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Black or African American with 116 records, of which 58.6% were women and 41.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Liberal Arts & Sciences
Most Common
18 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Terrell, TX was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 18 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Southwestern Christian College
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
19 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwestern Christian College with 19 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 6 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Terrell, TX, which is 0.462 times less than the 13 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Black or African American students. These 15 degrees mean that there were 5 times more degrees awarded to Black or African American students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, Hispanic or Latino, with 3 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($10,070) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($2,051) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above ($1,903) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Terrell, TX was $218,500 in 2024, which is 0.657 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $190,000 to $218,500, a 15% increase. The homeownership rate in Terrell, TX is 58.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Terrell, TX have an average commute time of 27.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Terrell, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$218,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$23,722
$3,436
Median Property Taxes
±$464

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 Terrell, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

58.7%
Homeownership
2024
63%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 58.7% of the housing units in Terrell, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 59.6%.

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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.
$65,842
Median Household Income
± $6,108
5.86k
Number of Households
± 642

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.86k households in Terrell, TX grew to $65,842 from the previous year's value of $63,795.

The following chart displays the households in Terrell, 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 $60k - $75k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Terrell, 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 (77%)
  2. Carpooled (15.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (4.94%)

In 2024, 77% of workers in Terrell, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.4%) and those who worked at home (4.94%).

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

27.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Terrell, TX have a longer commute time (27.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.01% of the workforce in Terrell, 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 Terrell, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Terrell, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Terrell, TX (3.14k out of 19.8k 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 Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 16 - 17 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Terrell, TX is Black, followed by Hispanic 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

82.7% of the population of Terrell, TX has health coverage, with 37.8% on employee plans, 19.2% on Medicaid, 9.2% on Medicare, 13.3% on non-group plans, and 3.21% 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, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.8% under 18 years, 23.7% between 18 and 34 years, 33.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 12.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 44.6% were men and 55.4% were women.

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Uninsured People

17.3%
Uninsured
37.8%
Employer Coverage
19.2%
Medicaid
9.2%
Medicare
13.3%
Non-Group
3.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Terrell, TX grew by 20.6% from 14.4% to 17.3%.

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