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77591

Texas City, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
18,294
Median household income
$68,593
People below poverty
16.8%
Median home value
$222,600

Income

The median income of households in 77591 was $68,593. An estimated 7.3% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 4% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 7.3
$10,000 to $14,999 2.1
$15,000 to $24,999 5.5
$25,000 to $34,999 8.6
$35,000 to $49,999 12.2
$50,000 to $74,999 18
$75,000 to $99,999 15.3
$100,000 to $149,999 20.4
$150,000 to $199,999 6.7
$200,000 or more 4

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 50635
Female 48396

An estimated 80.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 25.6% of households received Social Security and an estimated 29.9 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $22,907. 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 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 80.2
Social Security 25.6
Retirement income 29.9
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 7.5
Cash public assistance income 4.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 16.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 21.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 13.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 16.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 21.8
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 13.3

In 2020-2024, 17 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 64.5% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 31.9% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 36.8% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77591 in 2020-2024, 88.1% had health insurance coverage and 11.9% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 60.6% and public coverage was 37%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 4.9%.


In 2020-2024, 77591 had a total population of 18,294 - 9,780 (53.5%) females and 8,514 (46.5%) males. The median age was 32.6 years. An estimated 25.4% of the population was under 18 years, 36.1% was 19 to 44 years, 22% was 45 to 64 years, and 14.2 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77591 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 564 829
5 to 9 511 264
10 to 14 632 921
15 to 19 745 589
20 to 24 884 642
25 to 29 839 854
30 to 34 587 770
35 to 39 484 588
40 to 44 519 441
45 to 49 321 498
50 to 54 436 553
55 to 59 387 570
60 to 64 421 846
65 to 69 428 475
70 to 74 401 343
75 to 79 153 106
80 to 84 117 141
85 and over 85 350

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 33.7% were White; 50.3% were Black or African American; 5.2% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1% were Asian; 13.7% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 11.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 23.6% of the people in 77591 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 24.2% of the people in 77591 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 6,985 households in 77591. The average household size was 2.57 people.

Married-couple households made up 40.8% of the households in 77591 while cohabiting couple households made up 6.6% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 37.1% of all households, while 15.5% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12% of households were male householders living alone, and 14.8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 26.8% of all households.

In 77591, 30.2% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 26.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 40.8
Cohabiting Couples 6.6
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.5
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
37.1

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 44.2% of males and 39.3% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 43.4 34.3
Now married, except separated 44.2 39.3
Separated 1.2 1.6
Widowed 0.8 10.8
Divorced 10.3 14

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77591, 391 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 46.8% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.7% of the people living in 77591 were U.S. natives. 76.5% of the 77591 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.3% of 77591 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 56.7% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 88.1 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77591 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 77591.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 63.6
Asia 16.7
Europe 14.8
Africa 4.9
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77591 in 2020-2024, 15.9 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 13.8% of people at least five years old; 4.6% 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 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 13.8
Other Indo-European languages 1.1
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.8
Other languages 0.2

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 86.3 % of the people at least one year old living in 77591 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 86.3
Different house, same county 7.5
Different county, same state 4.6
Different state 1.6
Abroad 0

Education

In 2020-2024, 90.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 23.8% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77591 was 5,608 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 306 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 3,364. College or graduate school enrollment was 1,938.

Educational Attainment of People in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 9
High school diploma or equivalency 25.6
Some college, no degree 27.8
Associate's degree 13.7
Bachelor's degree 15.3
Graduate or professional degree 8.5

Disability

In 77591, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 14.6 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.2% of people under 18 years old, to 12.8% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 45.6% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77591, 56.3 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 40.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 76% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.9% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 3.1 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 6,078 76
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,672 20.9
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 252 3.1

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77591 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 1.5
Construction 7.7
Manufacturing 5.2
Wholesale trade 1.6
Retail trade 10.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 5.5
Information 4.7
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 3.1
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 13.3
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 24
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 12.1
Other Services, except public administration 4.6
Public administration 5.9

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77591 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 2,667 33.3
Service occupations 1,679 21
Sales and office occupations 1,736 21.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,053 13.2
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 867 10.8

Commuting to Work

An estimated 87% of 77591 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 4.8% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 27.1 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 87
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 4.8
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.3
Walked 0
Other means 0.2
Worked from home 7.7

In 2020-2024, 77591 had a total of 7,645 housing units. Of these housing units, 65.4% 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"). 34.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 0.2% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 65.4
Apartments in multi-unit structures 34.4
Mobile homes 0.2
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

23.1% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.3% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77591 was 5.4 rooms, and of these housing units 57.3% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77591 had 6,985 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 660 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 55.4% while renters occupied 44.6%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.63 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.51.

6.9% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 9.1% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 7.1% and another 18.5% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77591:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77591 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 38.3
Electricity 60.8
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.2
All other fuels 0.4
No fuel used 0.4

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77591 was $222,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 59.5 % had a mortgage. 40.5% 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 $1,834 and for owners without a mortgage it was $603.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77591 was $1,332. 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.