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75496

Wolfe City, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
2,893
Median household income
$64,808
People below poverty
13.2%
Median home value
$200,900

Income

The median income of households in 75496 was $64,808. An estimated 4.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 5.2% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.2
$10,000 to $14,999 5.4
$15,000 to $24,999 6
$25,000 to $34,999 9.8
$35,000 to $49,999 10.7
$50,000 to $74,999 22.1
$75,000 to $99,999 12.2
$100,000 to $149,999 17.6
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 5.2

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 58500
Female 42821

An estimated 74.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 45% of households received Social Security and an estimated 27.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $27,042. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 74.2
Social Security 45
Retirement income 27.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.4
Cash public assistance income 3.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 13.2 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 16.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 9.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.1% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 13.2
Children under 18 years below poverty 16.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 9.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.1

In 2020-2024, 11 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 62.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 17.4% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24.3% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 75496 in 2020-2024, 83.3% had health insurance coverage and 16.7% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 57.6% and public coverage was 41.4%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 19.6%.


In 2020-2024, 75496 had a total population of 2,893 - 1,552 (53.6%) females and 1,341 (46.4%) males. The median age was 41.2 years. An estimated 25.5% of the population was under 18 years, 27.8% was 19 to 44 years, 24.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 20.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 75496 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 35 73
5 to 9 133 112
10 to 14 87 146
15 to 19 113 68
20 to 24 134 99
25 to 29 55 68
30 to 34 84 29
35 to 39 63 96
40 to 44 95 78
45 to 49 3 150
50 to 54 35 87
55 to 59 76 101
60 to 64 188 80
65 to 69 37 100
70 to 74 159 141
75 to 79 20 58
80 to 84 8 15
85 and over 16 51

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 81.2% were White; 4.4% were Black or African American; 14.5% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.8% were Asian; 1.3% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 8.1% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 12.3% of the people in 75496 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 79.2% of the people in 75496 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 1,048 households in 75496. The average household size was 2.76 people.

Married-couple households made up 55.8% of the households in 75496 while cohabiting couple households made up 5.5% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 24.1% of all households, while 14.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 11.2% of households were male householders living alone, and 16.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 27.3% of all households.

In 75496, 35.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 40.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 55.8
Cohabiting Couples 5.5
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
14.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
24.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 56.2% of males and 49.8% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 33.9 19.4
Now married, except separated 56.2 49.8
Separated 0 2.1
Widowed 1.2 10.5
Divorced 8.7 18.2

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 75496, 152 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 69.7% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 95.9% of the people living in 75496 were U.S. natives. 76.3% of the 75496 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 4.1% of 75496 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 63% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 76.5 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 75496 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 75496.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 56.3
Asia 18.5
Europe 6.7
Africa 0
Northern America 10.9
Oceania 7.6

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 75496 in 2020-2024, 7.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 6.2% of people at least five years old; 3.2% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 6.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.9
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 75496 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.3
Different house, same county 3.8
Different county, same state 2.5
Different state 0.1
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 16.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 13.7% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 75496 was 665 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 24 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 598. College or graduate school enrollment was 43.

Educational Attainment of People in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 13.7
High school diploma or equivalency 43.4
Some college, no degree 21.2
Associate's degree 5.5
Bachelor's degree 8.1
Graduate or professional degree 8.1

Disability

In 75496, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 20.5 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 6.1% of people under 18 years old, to 23.1% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 75496, 57.9 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 77.2% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 7.3 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 1,008 77.2
Federal, state, or local government workers 199 15.2
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 95 7.3

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 75496 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 9.2
Construction 12.4
Manufacturing 9.9
Wholesale trade 3
Retail trade 6.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.4
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.3
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 20.8
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 7.5
Other Services, except public administration 6.6
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 75496 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 401 30.7
Service occupations 283 21.7
Sales and office occupations 246 18.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 238 18.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 137 10.5

Commuting to Work

An estimated 67.1% of 75496 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 8.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 31 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 67.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 8.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 5.8
Walked 1.9
Other means 2.5
Worked from home 14.6

In 2020-2024, 75496 had a total of 1,159 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.3% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 5.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 83.3
Apartments in multi-unit structures 5.5
Mobile homes 11.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

8.5% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 6.1% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 75496 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 70.8% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 75496 had 1,048 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 111 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.1% while renters occupied 21.9%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.85.

1.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 8% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.1% and another 31.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 75496:

House Heating Fuel Used in 75496 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 39.8
Electricity 52.6
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 6.6
No fuel used 1

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 75496 was $200,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 48 % had a mortgage. 52% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,490 and for owners without a mortgage it was $619.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 75496 was $850. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.