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Alvarado, Texas

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StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Total Population6,30730,188,424334,922,499
Median Household Income$80,523$78,476$80,734
Median Age31.335.638.9
Bachelor's Degree or Higher9.8%33.8%35.7%
Median Home Value$249,000$283,800$332,700
Median Gross Rent$788$1,403$1,413
Poverty Rate13.5%13.8%12.5%
Unemployment Rate5.0%5.3%5.2%
Foreign Born10.3%17.6%14.1%
Homeownership Rate74.6%62.6%65.2%
Average Commute Time31.126.726.4
Worked from Home4.3%14.4%15.1%
Married-Couple Households62.3%48.9%46.9%

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Race and ethnicity in Alvarado, Texas

Age in Alvarado, Texas

StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Median Age31.335.638.9
Under 18 %27.5%25.0%22.0%
Age 18-24 %10.1%9.7%9.1%
Age 25-34 %17.7%14.5%13.7%
Age 35-44 %10.7%14.1%13.2%
Age 45-64 %21.6%23.3%24.8%
Age 65 and Over %12.3%13.4%17.2%

Households and families in Alvarado, Texas

StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Households1,81710,992,816129,227,496
Average Household Size3.42.72.5
Family Households82.5%67.7%64.2%
Households with Children44.7%34.7%29.5%
Single-Parent Families20.2%18.8%17.3%
People Living Alone13.1%26.2%28.7%
Never Married27.3%34.1%34.4%

Income and poverty in Alvarado, Texas

StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Per Capita Income$29,711$40,752$44,673
Households Under $25,00016.0%14.6%14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,99921.6%16.1%15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,99922.0%17.3%17.5%
Households $200,000 or More6.7%12.5%13.4%
Poverty Rate13.5%13.8%12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty29.2%31.5%28.2%
SNAP Households16.0%11.4%n/a

Housing in Alvarado, Texas

StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Housing Units2,14812,128,515143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes75.0%64.4%61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units8.2%20.8%19.1%
Vacancy Rate15.4%9.4%10.1%
Median Year Structure Built1,999.01,992.01,980.0
Renter-Occupied25.4%37.4%34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income31.4%30.9%30.6%
Median Property Tax$4,250$4,232n/a

Education in Alvarado, Texas

StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Less than High School24.4%14.0%10.4%
High School Graduate39.8%24.3%26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree26.0%27.9%27.9%
Bachelor's Degree5.8%21.5%21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree4.0%12.3%14.1%

Work and commuting in Alvarado, Texas

StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Labour Force Participation58.7%65.3%63.5%
Drove Alone to Work79.2%71.4%68.8%
Public Transit0.0%0.9%3.2%
Walked to Work1.7%1.5%2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes28.7%24.7%26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour13.0%8.2%8.6%
Households Without a Car13.2%5.4%n/a

Origins and language in Alvarado, Texas

StatisticAlvaradoTexasUnited States
Born in State of Residence74.1%58.3%57.3%
Naturalised Citizens0.8%7.4%7.4%
Non-Citizens9.4%10.2%6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home79.1%64.9%77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home20.3%28.1%13.6%
Limited English Proficiency11.1%24.6%16.7%

Cities near Alvarado

Figures are American Community Survey five-year estimates for the place itself, not for the county around it. Small places carry wide margins of error.