Terrell, Texas demographics

Terrell, TX demographics: median age 32.6; 15.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Terrell city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4872284. The survey estimates a population of 20,366 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Terrell is 32.6 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.6 years. There are 5,857 households (±359). 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	32.6 ±1.6	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	5,950 ±790	29.2% ±3.9 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	5,007 ±673	24.6% ±3.3 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	6,812 ±762	33.4% ±3.7 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	2,597 ±397	12.8% ±1.9 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	9,120 ±563	44.8% ±2.8 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	11,246 ±560	55.2% ±2.7 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: 20,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	8,570 ±1,046	42.1% ±5.1 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	4,866 ±986	23.9% ±4.8 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	20 ±37 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	31 ±47 · low precision	0.2% ±0.2 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	1,810 ±711	8.9% ±3.5 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	5,069 ±1,136	24.9% ±5.6 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 20,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	13,142 ±936	64.5% ±4.6 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7,224 ±929	35.5% ±4.6 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: 5,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	2,771 ±263	47.3% ±3.4 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	309 ±184 · low precision	5.3% ±3.1 pp · low precision	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	1,210 ±225	20.7% ±3.6 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	1,340 ±284	22.9% ±4.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	227 ±107	3.9% ±1.8 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	2,548 ±293	43.5% ±4.2 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	3,309 ±478	56.5% ±7.4 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 5,857
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	1,340 ±284	22.9% ±4.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	1,457 ±288	24.9% ±4.7 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	1,158 ±284	19.8% ±4.7 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	824 ±261	14.1% ±4.4 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	700 ±238	12.0% ±4.0 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	214 ±111 · low precision	3.7% ±1.9 pp · low precision	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	164 ±154 · low precision	2.8% ±2.6 pp · low precision	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: 20,366
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	17,907 ±471	87.9% ±2.3 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	2,459 ±464	12.1% ±2.3 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 18,608
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	13,760 ±847	73.9% ±4.3 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	4,643 ±811	25.0% ±4.3 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	43 ±68 · low precision	0.2% ±0.4 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	8 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	55 ±109 · low precision	0.3% ±0.6 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	12 ±28 · low precision	0.1% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	5 ±14 · low precision	0.0% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±28 · low precision	0.0% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	82 ±114 · low precision	0.4% ±0.6 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: 12,724
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	2,617 ±484	20.6% ±3.7 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	4,215 ±601	33.1% ±4.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	2,928 ±540	23.0% ±4.1 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	949 ±262	7.5% ±2.0 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	1,493 ±397	11.7% ±3.1 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	522 ±192	4.1% ±1.5 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: 20,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	16,553 ±919	82.5% ±4.5 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	1,514 ±637	7.5% ±3.2 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,667 ±754	8.3% ±3.8 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	296 ±206 · low precision	1.5% ±1.0 pp · low precision	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	39 ±62 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 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

17.3% of Terrell residents (±2.9 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 84.5% 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	Terrell	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	17.3% ±2.9 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Not statistically different
Households with a broadband subscription Households	84.5% ±3.3 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Lower
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	6.8% ±1.5 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Not statistically different

Reading and reusing the estimates

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