place

Elgin, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Elgin, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

Population

10,996

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$91,114

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

36.6 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+14.4% since 2018

Elgin added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone5,049 (43.7%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,931 (16.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone1,926 (16.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race1,781 (15.4%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races457 (4.0%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone336 (2.9%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish3,341
  2. 2.German or other West Germanic33
  3. 3.Korean4

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

22.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

63.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

12.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Veterans

336

Census ACS · as of 2023

Economy

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Per Capita Income

$40,935

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care1,452
  2. 2.Retail Trade766
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management685
  4. 4.Manufacturing605
  5. 5.Public Administration568

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,528
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations1,043
  3. 3.Service Occupations989
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations930
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations651

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Public Administration (LQ 1.99×)568
  2. 2.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.33×)186
  3. 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.22×)432
  4. 4.Retail Trade (LQ 1.16×)766
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.15×)483

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$267,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$1,289/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

68.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Home Value Distribution

  • $300,000 to $399,999694 (23.2%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999404 (13.5%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999389 (13.0%)
  • $500,000 to $749,999331 (11.1%)
  • $400,000 to $499,999221 (7.4%)
  • $175,000 to $199,999214 (7.2%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

22.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

81.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

73.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$49,076

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

34.4 min

Census ACS · as of 2023

Households Without a Vehicle

4.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone4,251 (71.3%)
  • Worked at Home1,100 (18.4%)
  • Carpooled587 (9.8%)
  • Taxi, Motorcycle, or Other27 (0.5%)

Census ACS · as of 2023

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.