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76501

Temple, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

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

Total population
17,752
Median household income
$62,532
People below poverty
20.5%
Median home value
$172,500

Income

The median income of households in 76501 was $62,532. An estimated 8.5% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 2.9% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 8.5
$10,000 to $14,999 6.8
$15,000 to $24,999 9.3
$25,000 to $34,999 7.3
$35,000 to $49,999 10.3
$50,000 to $74,999 17.9
$75,000 to $99,999 14.5
$100,000 to $149,999 14.6
$150,000 to $199,999 7.8
$200,000 or more 2.9

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 48530
Female 46020

An estimated 73.1% of households received earnings. An estimated 34.7% of households received Social Security and an estimated 20.3 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,215. 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 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 73.1
Social Security 34.7
Retirement income 20.3
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 8.8
Cash public assistance income 2.1

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 20.5 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.9% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 17.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 20% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 20.5
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.9
People 65 years old and over below poverty 17.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 20

In 2020-2024, 20 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 43.6% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 39% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 25.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 76501 in 2020-2024, 81.4% had health insurance coverage and 18.6% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 52.9% and public coverage was 39.5%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 12.2%.


In 2020-2024, 76501 had a total population of 17,752 - 9,156 (51.6%) females and 8,596 (48.4%) males. The median age was 36.2 years. An estimated 26.9% of the population was under 18 years, 30.7% was 19 to 44 years, 23.6% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 76501 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 510 615
5 to 9 933 498
10 to 14 221 947
15 to 19 1020 812
20 to 24 469 411
25 to 29 371 406
30 to 34 745 668
35 to 39 723 730
40 to 44 514 410
45 to 49 391 627
50 to 54 687 477
55 to 59 437 424
60 to 64 430 698
65 to 69 419 422
70 to 74 340 266
75 to 79 149 452
80 to 84 149 139
85 and over 88 154

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 50.7% were White; 15.7% were Black or African American; 9.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.4% were Asian; 4.8% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 19.2% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 37.6% of the people in 76501 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 43.1% of the people in 76501 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,546 households in 76501. The average household size was 2.7 people.

Married-couple households made up 42.1% of the households in 76501 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.8% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 35.8% of all households, while 17.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 10.8% of households were male householders living alone, and 20.1% were female householders living alone, for a total of 30.9% of all households.

In 76501, 34.4% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 31.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 42.1
Cohabiting Couples 4.8
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
17.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
35.8

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 45% of males and 40.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 41.5 33.2
Now married, except separated 45 40.7
Separated 1.5 4
Widowed 1.3 9.5
Divorced 10.6 12.5

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 76501, 613 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 57.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 92.5% of the people living in 76501 were U.S. natives. 66.6% of the 76501 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 7.5% of 76501 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 29.8% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 61.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 76501 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 76501.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 90.8
Asia 1.7
Europe 7.3
Africa 0.2
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 76501 in 2020-2024, 19.8 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 19.2% of people at least five years old; 7.2% 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 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 19.2
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.3
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 88.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 76501 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 88.3
Different house, same county 6.3
Different county, same state 3.7
Different state 0.9
Abroad 0.8

Education

In 2020-2024, 85.7 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 20.4% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 14.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 76501 was 4,978 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 196 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,943. College or graduate school enrollment was 839.

Educational Attainment of People in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 14.3
High school diploma or equivalency 32.5
Some college, no degree 23.9
Associate's degree 9
Bachelor's degree 15.1
Graduate or professional degree 5.3

Disability

In 76501, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.1 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 2.2% of people under 18 years old, to 15.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 37.3% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 76501, 54.2 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 41.5% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 78.5% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 10.1% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 11.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 5,894 78.5
Federal, state, or local government workers 756 10.1
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 831 11.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 76501 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 0.4
Construction 9.6
Manufacturing 9
Wholesale trade 2.2
Retail trade 11.4
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 8.7
Information 0.5
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 7.8
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 7
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24.1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.8
Other Services, except public administration 4.1
Public administration 2.4

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 76501 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,326 31
Service occupations 1,495 19.9
Sales and office occupations 1,576 21
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 774 10.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 1,338 17.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 69.4% of 76501 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 12.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 21.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 69.4
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 12.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.6
Walked 1.2
Other means 1.3
Worked from home 14.8

In 2020-2024, 76501 had a total of 7,492 housing units. Of these housing units, 75.6% 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"). 19.8% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 4.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 75.6
Apartments in multi-unit structures 19.8
Mobile homes 4.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 0.3

9.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 10.7% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 76501 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 62.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 76501 had 6,546 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 946 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 63.9% while renters occupied 36.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.84 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.44.

4.5% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 10.9% and another 22% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 76501:

House Heating Fuel Used in 76501 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 26.8
Electricity 69.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 1.3
No fuel used 2.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 76501 was $172,500.

Of the owner-occupied households, 51.5 % had a mortgage. 48.5% 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 $1,501 and for owners without a mortgage it was $493.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 76501 was $1,021. 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.