Donna, Texas demographics

Donna, TX demographics: median age 28.2; 13.7% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Donna city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4820884. The survey estimates a population of 16,833 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Donna is 28.2 years, with a 90% margin of error of 2.6 years. There are 4,924 households (±431). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	28.2 ±2.6	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	6,563 ±867	39.0% ±5.2 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,357 ±445	19.9% ±2.6 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	4,479 ±529	26.6% ±3.1 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,434 ±343	14.5% ±2.0 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	8,319 ±404	49.4% ±2.4 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	8,514 ±398	50.6% ±2.4 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	7,572 ±1,265	45.0% ±7.5 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	20 ±32 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	4 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	8 ±13 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,439 ±461	8.5% ±2.7 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	7,790 ±1,223	46.3% ±7.3 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,394 ±478	8.3% ±2.8 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	15,439 ±477	91.7% ±2.8 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,255 ±263	45.8% ±3.5 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	216 ±107	4.4% ±2.1 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,233 ±232	25.0% ±4.2 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,111 ±351	22.6% ±6.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	109 ±74 · low precision	2.2% ±1.5 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,166 ±198	44.0% ±1.2 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	2,758 ±464	56.0% ±8.0 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,924
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,111 ±351	22.6% ±6.8 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,295 ±239	26.3% ±4.3 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	612 ±172	12.4% ±3.3 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	630 ±190	12.8% ±3.7 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	590 ±190	12.0% ±3.7 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	367 ±173	7.5% ±3.4 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	319 ±128	6.5% ±2.5 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 16,833
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	13,725 ±574	81.5% ±3.4 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	3,108 ±575	18.5% ±3.4 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,103
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	4,034 ±849	26.7% ±5.6 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	11,056 ±974	73.2% ±6.2 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	9 ±16 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	4 ±6 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 9,084
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,186 ±467	35.1% ±4.6 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,631 ±394	29.0% ±3.9 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	1,738 ±326	19.1% ±3.4 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	288 ±130	3.2% ±1.4 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	815 ±210	9.0% ±2.2 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	426 ±171	4.7% ±1.9 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 16,368
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	14,351 ±746	87.7% ±4.4 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,430 ±673	8.7% ±4.1 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	181 ±152 · low precision	1.1% ±0.9 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	166 ±112 · low precision	1.0% ±0.7 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	240 ±237 · low precision	1.5% ±1.4 pp · low precision	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

20.5% of Donna residents (±3.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 81.1% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Donna	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	20.5% ±3.1 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	81.1% ±9.5 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.5% ±1.7 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for Donna . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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