Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Marfa, TX

2,482 Population
1.6 square miles 1,529.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

47.7 ±7.5 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Presidio County: 41.2 ±2
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$33,472 ±$12,122 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Presidio County: $23,915 † ±$5,468
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$44,306 ±$13,130 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in Presidio County: $43,802 † ±$8,138
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

26.9% ±11.2% (667  ±281) Persons below poverty line
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Presidio County: 32% † 1,896 (±12.8% / ±757)
  • about double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)

5.9 minutes ±1.4 (6,715  ±2,109) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Presidio County: 9.1 † 20,195 (±2.5 / ±6,248)
  • about one-fifth of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

1,165 ±151 Number of households
  • Presidio County: 2,418 ±211
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
2.1 ±0.3 (2,477  ±153) Persons per household
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Presidio County: 2.5 5,925 (±0.2 / ±10)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696

15.6% ±18.7% (69  ±85) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Presidio County: 14.4% † 164 (±10% / ±117)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)

Housing

1,485 ±190 Number of housing units
  • Presidio County: 3,273 ±205
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$251,400 ±$112,207 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • more than double the amount in Presidio County: $121,300 † ±$29,566
  • about 90 percent of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

7.4% ±6.1% (179  ±148.6) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Presidio County: 4.7% † 265 (±3.2% / ±177.2)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

78.3% ±14.8% (1,486  ±318.8) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Presidio County: 67.3% † 2,634 (±10.8% / ±461.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
38.1% ±11.1% (722  ±222.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Presidio County: 28% † 1,097 (±7.1% / ±287.5)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

13.6% ±9.5% (338  ±237) Foreign-born population
  • about half the rate in Presidio County: 30.6% 1,813
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

4.9% ±3.8% (102  ±78) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Presidio County: 3% † 130 (±2.3% / ±100)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
102 Total veterans ±78 102 Male ±78 N/A Female ±15

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.