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Uvalde County, TX

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

AI Overview

Uvalde County is a rural South Texas county of approximately 24,810 residents with an economy rooted in agriculture and regional services, reflected in a GDP per capita of $38,904 against median worker earnings of just $30,063. The labor pool is modest, with a 56.9% labor force participation rate, 20.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 3.2%. Housing costs are low—median home value of $144,400 and median gross rent of $966/month—but the county has seen an 8.1% population decline over five years alongside a 21.9% poverty rate, signaling demographic contraction and limited wage growth.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

24,810

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Household Income

$53,801

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

34.5 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-8.1% since 2018

Uvalde County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • White Alone14,609 (58.7%)
  • Two Races Including Some Other Race5,196 (20.9%)
  • Some Other Race Alone3,677 (14.8%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races521 (2.1%)
  • Asian Alone425 (1.7%)
  • American Indian & Alaska Native Alone367 (1.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish10,972
  2. 2.Other Asian and Pacific Island177
  3. 3.Other Indo-European26
  4. 4.German or other West Germanic11

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

26.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

57.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

16.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

10.9%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

1,246

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$38,904

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

—

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Per Capita Income

$26,437

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

3.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,806
  2. 2.Construction (Group)1,023
  3. 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services965
  4. 4.Other Services, Except Public Administration (Group)869
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services727

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations3,508
  2. 2.Service Occupations2,354
  3. 3.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,744
  4. 4.Sales & Office Occupations1,686
  5. 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations974

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 5.05×)843
  2. 2.Other Services (LQ 1.80×)888
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.44×)713
  4. 4.Construction (LQ 1.25×)906
  5. 5.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.12×)271

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$144,400

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$966/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

70.6%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $150,000 to $174,999703 (11.8%)
  • $250,000 to $299,999566 (9.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,999491 (8.3%)
  • $80,000 to $89,999458 (7.7%)
  • $40,000 to $49,999446 (7.5%)
  • $200,000 to $249,999426 (7.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

78.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

56.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,063

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

19.7 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.2%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone8,353 (83.1%)
  • Carpooled707 (7.0%)
  • Worked At Home491 (4.9%)
  • Walked299 (3.0%)
  • Other198 (2.0%)
  • Public Transit0 (0.0%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.