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78827

Asherton, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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

Total population
663
Median household income
$23,167
People below poverty
34.4%
Median home value
$87,600

Income

The median income of households in 78827 was $23,167. An estimated 10.1% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.3% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 10.1
$10,000 to $14,999 24.2
$15,000 to $24,999 21.7
$25,000 to $34,999 6
$35,000 to $49,999 21.7
$50,000 to $74,999 1.4
$75,000 to $99,999 3
$100,000 to $149,999 1.9
$150,000 to $199,999 6.8
$200,000 or more 3.3

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male NaN
Female 48472

An estimated 47% of households received earnings. An estimated 43.5% of households received Social Security and an estimated 35.1 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,481. 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 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 47
Social Security 43.5
Retirement income 35.1
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 5.4
Cash public assistance income 0

Note: The presence of NaN means that the estimate could not be calculated or cannot be published for this topic or geography.


Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 34.4 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 22.7% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 38.4% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 35.3% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 34.4
Children under 18 years below poverty 22.7
People 65 years old and over below poverty 38.4
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 35.3

In 2020-2024, 28.3 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 2.9% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 48.1% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 24% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78827 in 2020-2024, 87.6% had health insurance coverage and 12.4% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 26.5% and public coverage was 68.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.


In 2020-2024, 78827 had a total population of 663 - 401 (60.5%) females and 262 (39.5%) males. The median age was 58.1 years. An estimated 16.6% of the population was under 18 years, 27.8% was 19 to 44 years, 13.9% was 45 to 64 years, and 38.9 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 78827 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 0 58
5 to 9 7 22
10 to 14 9 14
15 to 19 0 19
20 to 24 13 0
25 to 29 8 0
30 to 34 1 16
35 to 39 64 28
40 to 44 37 17
45 to 49 0 0
50 to 54 0 0
55 to 59 5 42
60 to 64 21 24
65 to 69 43 17
70 to 74 17 47
75 to 79 25 13
80 to 84 3 54
85 and over 9 30

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 2% were White; 0.2% were Black or African American; 0% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 0% were Asian; 0% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 83.4% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 86.3% of the people in 78827 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 1.1% of the people in 78827 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 368 households in 78827. The average household size was 1.79 people.

Married-couple households made up 25.3% of the households in 78827 while cohabiting couple households made up 10.3% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 42.7% of all households, while 21.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 21.5% of households were male householders living alone, and 33.4% were female householders living alone, for a total of 54.9% of all households.

In 78827, 10.1% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 53.3% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 25.3
Cohabiting Couples 10.3
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
21.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
42.7

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 37.8% of males and 27.7% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 48 24.4
Now married, except separated 37.8 27.7
Separated 2 11.4
Widowed 1.2 27.7
Divorced 11 8.8

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 78827, 5 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 100% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 94.4% of the people living in 78827 were U.S. natives. 90.5% of the 78827 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 5.6% of 78827 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 43.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 97.3 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78827 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 78827.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 100
Asia 0
Europe 0
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 78827 in 2020-2024, 84.6 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 84.6% of people at least five years old; 26.4% 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 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 84.6
Other Indo-European languages 0
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 0
Other languages 0

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 98.2 % of the people at least one year old living in 78827 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 98.2
Different house, same county 1.1
Different county, same state 0.6
Different state 0
Abroad 0.2

Education

In 2020-2024, 51.1 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 5.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 49% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78827 was 64 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 0 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 44. College or graduate school enrollment was 20.

Educational Attainment of People in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 49
High school diploma or equivalency 27.3
Some college, no degree 15.9
Associate's degree 2.7
Bachelor's degree 4.2
Graduate or professional degree 1

Disability

In 78827, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 41 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 35.3% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 65.1% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 78827, 32.5 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 62.7% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 80% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 15% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 144 80
Federal, state, or local government workers 27 15
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 9 5

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78827 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 5
Construction 0
Manufacturing 0
Wholesale trade 0
Retail trade 41.7
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 13.9
Information 0
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 0
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 30.6
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 1.1
Other Services, except public administration 2.8
Public administration 0

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 78827 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 36 20
Service occupations 35 19.4
Sales and office occupations 78 43.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 7 3.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 24 13.3

Commuting to Work

An estimated 75% of 78827 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 6.4% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 14.3 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 75
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 6.4
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0
Walked 0
Other means 12.2
Worked from home 6.4

In 2020-2024, 78827 had a total of 497 housing units. Of these housing units, 73% 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"). 15.3% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 11.7% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 73
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.3
Mobile homes 11.7
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

11.7% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 1.2% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78827 was 5.1 rooms, and of these housing units 71.2% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 78827 had 368 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 129 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 62.2% while renters occupied 37.8%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 1.74 and in renter-occupied houses it was 1.87.

0.8% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 22.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 22.8% and another 4.3% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78827:

House Heating Fuel Used in 78827 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 12.8
Electricity 87.2
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0
All other fuels 0
No fuel used 0

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78827 was $87,600.

Of the owner-occupied households, 10.5 % had a mortgage. 89.5% 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 $1,893 and for owners without a mortgage it was $338.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78827 was $456. 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.