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Mexia, TX

6,867 Population
7.2 square miles 954.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.7 ±2.6 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Limestone County: 42 ±0.9
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$19,640 ±$1,984 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Limestone County: $27,878 ±$1,723
  • about half the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$36,589 ±$9,555 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Limestone County: $58,109 ±$5,096
  • about half the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

34.6% ±6.4% (2,272  ±420) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Limestone County: 19.4% † 4,154 (±2.8% / ±590)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

20.2 minutes ±2.7 (48,930  ±8,428) Mean travel time to work
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Limestone County: 28.9 224,190 (±2.6 / ±24,233)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

2,415 ±189 Number of households
  • Limestone County: 8,318 ±215
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
2.7 ±0.2 (6,402  ±41) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Limestone County: 2.6 21,304 (±0.1 / ±23)
  • about the same as the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

5.9% ±4.4% (84  ±63) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Limestone County: 9.8% † 420 (±4.1% / ±174)
  • a little higher than the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

2,846 ±199 Number of housing units
  • Limestone County: 10,430 ±40
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$92,900 ±$18,704 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Limestone County: $154,400 ±$11,286
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

8.7% ±2.9% (587  ±197.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Limestone County: 10% † 2,178 (±1.9% / ±417.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

83.7% ±7.5% (3,848  ±384.4) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in Limestone County: 85.6% 13,307 (±4.4% / ±697.9)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
11.1% ±3% (512  ±138.2) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Limestone County: 19.1% † 2,975 (±2% / ±312.8)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

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

14.7% ±3.1% (1,006  ±211) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Limestone County: 9.1% 2,016
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

6.1% ±1.8% (317  ±96) Population with veteran status
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Limestone County: 8.7% † 1,492 (±1.3% / ±230)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
317 Total veterans ±96 300 Male ±100 17 Female ±15

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