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77836

Caldwell, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
12,670
Median household income
$75,625
People below poverty
11.8%
Median home value
$215,100

Income

The median income of households in 77836 was $75,625. An estimated 4.9% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 7.8% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 4.9
$10,000 to $14,999 2.8
$15,000 to $24,999 4.9
$25,000 to $34,999 8.7
$35,000 to $49,999 13
$50,000 to $74,999 15
$75,000 to $99,999 15.5
$100,000 to $149,999 18.5
$150,000 to $199,999 8.9
$200,000 or more 7.8

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 60593
Female 47806

An estimated 72.8% of households received earnings. An estimated 38.3% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $24,370. 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 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 72.8
Social Security 38.3
Retirement income 35.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 2.5
Cash public assistance income 3.3

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 11.8 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 19.6% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 7.6% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 10% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 11.8
Children under 18 years below poverty 19.6
People 65 years old and over below poverty 7.6
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 10

In 2020-2024, 12.1 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 73.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 33.3% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 31.7% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 77836 in 2020-2024, 89.5% had health insurance coverage and 10.5% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 67.2% and public coverage was 39.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 5.2%.


In 2020-2024, 77836 had a total population of 12,670 - 6,630 (52.3%) females and 6,040 (47.7%) males. The median age was 44.7 years. An estimated 23.3% of the population was under 18 years, 24.7% was 19 to 44 years, 27.8% was 45 to 64 years, and 21.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 77836 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 268 428
5 to 9 405 505
10 to 14 591 335
15 to 19 349 367
20 to 24 312 231
25 to 29 194 318
30 to 34 353 416
35 to 39 328 399
40 to 44 278 299
45 to 49 357 465
50 to 54 494 461
55 to 59 510 454
60 to 64 348 432
65 to 69 414 570
70 to 74 449 458
75 to 79 162 158
80 to 84 143 245
85 and over 85 89

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 74% were White; 8.5% were Black or African American; 6.4% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0.2% were Asian; 4.4% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 13.8% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 21.8% of the people in 77836 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 66.1% of the people in 77836 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 5,139 households in 77836. The average household size was 2.43 people.

Married-couple households made up 56.7% of the households in 77836 while cohabiting couple households made up 1.7% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 26.4% of all households, while 15.3% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 12.3% of households were male householders living alone, and 12.9% were female householders living alone, for a total of 25.2% of all households.

In 77836, 31.6% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 38.7% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 56.7
Cohabiting Couples 1.7
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
15.3
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
26.4

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 57.4% of males and 56.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 28.1 15.6
Now married, except separated 57.4 56.1
Separated 3.1 4.7
Widowed 2.3 13.3
Divorced 9.1 10.3

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 77836, 265 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 48.3% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 93.8% of the people living in 77836 were U.S. natives. 80.3% of the 77836 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 6.2% of 77836 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 33% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 79 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 77836 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 77836.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 90.9
Asia 2.9
Europe 6.1
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 77836 in 2020-2024, 15.4 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 14.8% of people at least five years old; 5.4% 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 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 14.8
Other Indo-European languages 0.4
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0.2
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 93.8 % of the people at least one year old living in 77836 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 93.8
Different house, same county 1
Different county, same state 4.3
Different state 0.6
Abroad 0.3

Education

In 2020-2024, 87.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 21.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 12.9% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 77836 was 2,803 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 93 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 2,223. College or graduate school enrollment was 487.

Educational Attainment of People in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 12.9
High school diploma or equivalency 39.7
Some college, no degree 19.7
Associate's degree 6.5
Bachelor's degree 13.9
Graduate or professional degree 7.3

Disability

In 77836, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 15.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 7.3% of people under 18 years old, to 12.4% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 31.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 77836, 55.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 42.1% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 70.8% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 20.4% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 8.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 3,892 70.8
Federal, state, or local government workers 1,123 20.4
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 466 8.5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 77836 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 10.5
Construction 9.4
Manufacturing 6.7
Wholesale trade 0.9
Retail trade 12.6
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 7.1
Information 0.3
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5.5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 8.5
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 23.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.9
Other Services, except public administration 8.1
Public administration 5.1

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 77836 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 1,874 34.1
Service occupations 745 13.6
Sales and office occupations 1,333 24.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 744 13.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 802 14.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 76.1% of 77836 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 10.5% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 28.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 76.1
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 10.5
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0.2
Other means 1.4
Worked from home 11.8

In 2020-2024, 77836 had a total of 6,075 housing units. Of these housing units, 68.1% 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"). 4.5% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 26.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 68.1
Apartments in multi-unit structures 4.5
Mobile homes 26.4
Boat, RV, van, etc 1

21.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 5% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 77836 was 5.3 rooms, and of these housing units 63% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 77836 had 5,139 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 936 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 83.9% while renters occupied 16.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 2.42 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.44.

0.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 11.7% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 4% and another 31.1% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 77836:

House Heating Fuel Used in 77836 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 24.2
Electricity 74.1
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0.9
No fuel used 0.8

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 77836 was $215,100.

Of the owner-occupied households, 38.2 % had a mortgage. 61.8% 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 $1,733 and for owners without a mortgage it was $523.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 77836 was $1,017. 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.