Alvarado city, Texas
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
People
Population
Population estimates, July 1, 2025, (V2025) 7,539
Population estimates, July 1, 2024, (V2024) 7,312
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2025) 5,341
Population estimates base, April 1, 2020, (V2024) 5,361
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2025, (V2025) 41.2%
Population, percent change - April 1, 2020 (estimates base) to July 1, 2024, (V2024) 36.4%
Population, Census, April 1, 2020 4,739
Population, Census, April 1, 2010 3,785
Age and Sex
Persons under 5 years, percent 7.7%
Persons under 18 years, percent 27.5%
Persons 65 years and over, percent 12.3%
Female persons, percent 51.4%
Race and Hispanic Origin
White alone, percent 72.7%
Black alone, percent(a) 6.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent(a) 0.8%
Asian alone, percent(a) 0.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent(a) 0.0%
Two or More Races, percent 16.1%
Hispanic or Latino, percent(b) 25.7%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent 62.2%
Population Characteristics
Veterans, 2020-2024 216
Foreign-born persons, percent, 2020-2024 10.3%
Housing
Housing Units, July 1, 2025, (V2025) X
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2020-2024 74.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2020-2024 $249,000
Median selected monthly owner costs - with a mortgage, 2020-2024 $2,029
Median selected monthly owner costs - without a mortage, 2020-2024 $587
Median gross rent, 2020-2024 $788
Building Permits, 2025 X
Families & Living Arrangements
Households, 2020-2024 1,817
Persons per household, 2020-2024 3.36
Living in the same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+ , 2020-2024 87.0%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2020-2024 20.9%
Computer and Internet Use
Households with a computer, percent, 2020-2024 86.0%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2020-2024 86.7%
Education
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 75.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2020-2024 9.8%
Health
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2020-2024 14.0%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent 17.0%
Economy
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 58.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2020-2024 50.6%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 30,335
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 8,357
Total transportation and warehousing receipts/revenue, 2022 ($1,000)(c) D
Total retail sales, 2022 ($1,000)(c) 335,622
Total retail sales per capita, 2022(c) $56,779
Transportation
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2020-2024 31.1
Income & Poverty
Median households income (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $80,523
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2024 dollars), 2020-2024 $29,711
Persons in poverty, percent 13.5%
Businesses
Businesses
Total employer establishments, 2023 X
Total employment, 2023 X
Total annual payroll, 2023 ($1,000) X
Total employment, percent change, 2022-2023 X
Total nonemployer establishments, 2023 X
All employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Male-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Female-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Minority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Nonminority-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Veteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Nonveteran-owned employer firms, Reference year 2023 X
Geography
Geography
Population per square mile, 2020 1,141.1
Population per square mile, 2010 923.9
Land area in square miles, 2020 4.15
Land area in square miles, 2010 4.10
FIPS Code 4802260