Uvalde County, TX

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2024 Population

24,881

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

34.5

0.289% 1-year decrease

2024 Poverty Rate

22.2%

1.48% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$53,801

7% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$150,800

4.43% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

10,266

1.88% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Uvalde County, 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.

94.1% of the residents in Uvalde County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Uvalde County, TX are Southwest Texas Junior College (1,182 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2024, the median property value in Uvalde County, TX was $150,800, and the homeownership rate was 70.6%.

Most people in Uvalde County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Uvalde County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Uvalde County, TX borders Bandera County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Frio County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, and Zavala County, TX.

United States Texas Uvalde, TX

Population & Diversity

Uvalde County, TX is home to a population of 24.9k people, from which 94.1% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.9% of Uvalde County, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.72k people).

In 2024, there were 1.3 times more White (Hispanic) residents (8.25k people) in Uvalde County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.36k White (Non-Hispanic) and 5.02k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

94.1%

2024 Citizenship

93.9%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 94.1% of Uvalde County, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Uvalde County, TX was 93.9%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Uvalde County, TX

White (Hispanic)
8.25k ± 1.04k
White (Non-Hispanic)
6.36k ± 112
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
5.02k ± 848

70.9%

Hispanic Population

17.6k people

70.9% of the people in Uvalde County, TX are hispanic (17.6k people).

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

Global Diversity

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

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

10.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

2.72k people

10.1%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

2.5k people

As of 2024, 10.9% of Uvalde County, TX residents (2.72k 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 Uvalde County, TX was 10.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
501 ± 216
Vietnam
287 ± 164
Gulf War (1990s)
184 ± 117

Uvalde County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.75 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Uvalde County, TX employs 10.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Uvalde County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,494 people), Educational Services (1,312 people), and Construction (1,023 people), and the highest paying industries were Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation ($105,000), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($66,050), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,288).

Employment

Occupations

10.3k

2024 Value

± 1,008

−1.88%

1 Year decline

± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Uvalde County, TX declined at a rate of −1.88%, from 10.5k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Uvalde County, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,066 people), Management Occupations (991 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (893 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Uvalde County, 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

10.3k

2024 Value

± 1,008

−1.88%

1 Year decline

± 14%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Uvalde County, TX declined at a rate of −1.88%, from 10.5k employees to 10.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Uvalde County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,494 people), Educational Services (1,312 people), and Construction (1,023 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Uvalde County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Uvalde County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$43,688

Median earning men ± $4,358

$27,365

Median earning women ± $6,404

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($81,422), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($78,958), and Manufacturing ($73,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Wholesale Trade ($64,432), Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($44,068), and Public Administration ($42,319).

Employment by Industry Sector

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

Y-Axis

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

46
Retail Trade
40
Other Services (except Public Administration)
29
Construction

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

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

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$94.5k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$44.9k
Wholesale Trade
$43.9k
Retail Trade

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

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

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

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 Texas

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Uvalde County, TX awarded 1,182 degrees. The student population of Uvalde County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 2,704 male students and 3,875 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Uvalde County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (1,059 and 89.6%), White (88 and 7.45%), American Indian or Alaska Native (8 and 0.677%), and Two or More Races (8 and 0.677%).

The largest universities in Uvalde County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Southwest Texas Junior College (1,182 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Uvalde County, TX are General Studies (543 and 45.9%), Welding Technology (96 and 8.12%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (95 and 8.04%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 6,579 students enrolled in Uvalde County, TX, 41.1% men and 58.9% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 5,775 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

General Studies
543 degrees awarded
Registered Nursing
39 degrees awarded
General Business
25 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Uvalde County, TX was General Studies with 543 degrees awarded.

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

Universities

Gender

Race

Southwest Texas Junior College

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

1,182 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Southwest Texas Junior College with 1,182 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2023, 527 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Uvalde County, TX, which is 0.805 times less than the 655 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 1,059 degrees mean that there were 12 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 88 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($3,240) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,086) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,929) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Uvalde County, TX was $150,800 in 2024, which is 0.453 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $144,400 to $150,800, a 4.43% increase. The homeownership rate in Uvalde County, TX is 70.6%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Uvalde County, TX have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Uvalde County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Uvalde County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.2%.

Housing

Property

$150,800

Median Property Value 2024

±$14,707

$5,939

Median Property Taxes

±$664

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

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

Rent vs Own

70.6%

Homeownership

2024

57.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 70.6% of the housing units in Uvalde County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Uvalde County, 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.

$53,801

Median Household Income

± $6,171

8.42k

Number of Households

± 875

In 2024, the median household income of the 8.42k households in Uvalde County, TX declined from $53,801 from the previous year's value of $57,849.

The following chart displays the households in Uvalde County, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Uvalde County, 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.

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 (83.1%)
Carpooled (7.04%)
Worked At Home (4.89%)

In 2024, 83.1% of workers in Uvalde County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (7.04%) and those who worked at home (4.89%).

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

19.7 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Uvalde County, TX have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 4.35% of the workforce in Uvalde County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 13.3% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Uvalde County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 10.2%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the population living with severe housing problems.

Poverty & Diversity

22.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Uvalde County, TX (5.32k out of 24k 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 35 - 44, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Uvalde County, 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.

Children in Poverty

In 2025, 32.4% of the children was living in poverty in Uvalde County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 9.1%.

The graph shows the trend of the percentage of the children living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 268 in Uvalde County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 17.8 per 100,000 population.

The graph shows the trend in the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population.

Health

81.3% of the population of Uvalde County, TX has health coverage, with 33.6% on employee plans, 21.4% on Medicaid, 10.4% on Medicare, 14.7% on non-group plans, and 1.29% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Uvalde County, TX see 3,091 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,091 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2771 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1189 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

3,091 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Uvalde County, TX

Primary care physicians in Uvalde County, TX see an average of 3,091 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (3,091 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.9% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 32.6% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.9% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

18.7%

Uninsured

33.6%

Employer Coverage

21.4%

Medicaid

10.4%

Medicare

14.7%

Non-Group

1.29%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Uvalde County, TX declined by 7.24% from 20.1% to 18.7%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Uvalde County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 139 in Uvalde County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Uvalde County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 41.6% in Uvalde County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Uvalde County, TX.