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Mexia, TX Urban Area

6,491 Population
4.5 square miles 1,445.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

37.8 ±2 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$22,183 ±$1,955 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$48,539 ±$9,269 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

29.7% ±5.7% (1,846  ±360) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.5 minutes ±2.5 (48,885  ±8,103) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

2,463 ±201 Number of households
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
2.5 ±0.2 (6,049  ±196) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

6.6% ±5.7% (79  ±69) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

2,920 ±215 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$114,300 ±$30,062 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

10% ±3.6% (638  ±230.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

80.8% ±7.1% (3,607  ±368.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
12.3% ±3.3% (550  ±149.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

17.3% ±3.4% (1,120  ±223) Foreign-born population
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

5.8% ±1.7% (289  ±84) Population with veteran status
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
289 Total veterans ±84 270 Male ±79 19 Female ±20

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