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Texas · Census place 74588

Uvalde, TX population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Uvalde, Texas (Uvalde, TX — Census place “Uvalde city”) is 15,344 residents, ranking #205 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $50,967, the median home is worth $131,600 and median gross rent runs $1,013 a month. Looking for the Uvalde Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Uvalde, TX: 78801.

Population
15,344Uvalde city residents
Median household income
$50,967Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$131,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,013Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
33.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
63.8%Owner-occupied households

Uvalde ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Uvalde.

The Uvalde TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

What the numbers mean in Uvalde city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Uvalde city median would spend about 23.9% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 26.3% of residents and 63.8% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Uvalde city, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Uvalde city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 15,344 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #205 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 89% of them. The median age here is 33.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.

Households in Uvalde city earn a median of $50,967 a year, 35.1% below the national figure of $78,538 and 21% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 26.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in Uvalde city is valued at $131,600, 56.6% below the national figure and 27% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,013 a month, 28% below the national figure, or roughly $12,156 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.9% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 63.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Uvalde city?
Uvalde city has 15,344 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #205 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Uvalde city?
Median household income in Uvalde city is $50,967 a year, 35.1% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Uvalde city?
Median gross rent is $1,013 a month and the median home value is $131,600, so rent absorbs about 23.9% of median household income.
Is Uvalde city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 2.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Uvalde city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Uvalde city data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.