Palmview, Texas demographics

Palmview, TX demographics: median age 38.8; 13.0% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Palmview city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4854804. The survey estimates a population of 15,921 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Palmview is 38.8 years, with a 90% margin of error of 4.7 years. There are 4,966 households (±311). 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	38.8 ±4.7	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,921
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	4,165 ±554	26.2% ±3.5 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	3,344 ±487	21.0% ±3.1 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	5,573 ±713	35.0% ±4.5 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,839 ±430	17.8% ±2.7 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,921
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	7,894 ±424	49.6% ±2.7 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	8,027 ±419	50.4% ±2.6 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: 15,921
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	2,491 ±673	15.6% ±4.2 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	13 ±12 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	22 ±34 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,055 ±505	6.6% ±3.2 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	12,340 ±871	77.5% ±5.5 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 15,921
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	1,229 ±291	7.7% ±1.8 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	14,692 ±294	92.3% ±1.8 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: 4,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,480 ±389	49.9% ±7.2 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	344 ±144	6.9% ±2.9 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,194 ±249	24.0% ±4.8 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	728 ±220	14.7% ±4.3 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	220 ±156 · low precision	4.4% ±3.1 pp · low precision	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	1,828 ±236	36.8% ±4.2 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,138 ±464	63.2% ±8.5 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 4,966
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	728 ±220	14.7% ±4.3 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,670 ±364	33.6% ±7.0 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	829 ±195	16.7% ±3.8 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	876 ±202	17.6% ±3.9 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	528 ±209	10.6% ±4.2 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	124 ±79 · low precision	2.5% ±1.6 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	211 ±100	4.2% ±2.0 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: 15,921
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	10,786 ±845	67.7% ±5.3 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	5,135 ±841	32.3% ±5.3 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 15,130
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	2,536 ±502	16.8% ±3.3 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	12,559 ±532	83.0% ±3.4 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	35 ±56 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 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	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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	0 ±23 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 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: 10,008
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	3,502 ±642	35.0% ±6.1 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	2,557 ±427	25.5% ±4.0 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,101 ±484	21.0% ±4.7 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	544 ±172	5.4% ±1.7 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	904 ±277	9.0% ±2.7 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	400 ±186	4.0% ±1.8 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: 15,760
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	14,352 ±591	91.1% ±3.7 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	891 ±522 · low precision	5.7% ±3.3 pp · low precision	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	23 ±35 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	197 ±141 · low precision	1.3% ±0.9 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	297 ±304 · low precision	1.9% ±1.9 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

31.4% of Palmview residents (±4.6 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 83.4% 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	Palmview	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	31.4% ±4.6 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	83.4% ±3.0 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.1% ±1.2 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 Palmview . 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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