City safety & data profile

Eagle PassTX

Eagle Pass, TX is a 29K-resident city in Maverick County with a median household income of $57,207.

Maverick County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Eagle Pass, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Eagle Pass has a population larger than 61% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $188,000, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

29K
Population (place)
Top 39%
By size
$57,207
Median income (place)
$188,000
Median home (place)
22%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Eagle Pass

Eagle Pass posts a median household income higher than 18% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Eagle Pass area.

Bottom 19%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Eagle Pass

Where Eagle Pass income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$57,207 Bottom 18% higher than 18% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Eagle Pass $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

Largest cities in TX

Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Highest median incomes in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Eagle Pass, TX beyond the headline numbers

Eagle Pass sits inside Maverick County, Texas, at roughly 28.71°N, -100.50°W. Population 28,765, $57,207 median household income. Median home value $188,000, median rent $880. Poverty rate 22%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

1 hospital in/around Eagle Pass, 3/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.

22% of Eagle Pass, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

The median home in Eagle Pass costs roughly 3.3 times median household income, below the midpoint for reporting cities, so ownership remains reachable on a typical local wage.

Only 5.1% of Eagle Pass workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 35.3% in Eagle Pass, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

Public transit carries 0% of Eagle Pass workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Eagle Pass's median age is 30 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Eagle Pass from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

Population (place)
28,765
Eagle Pass · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$57,207
-36% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$188,000
-55% vs avg
Median Age (place)
30
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Maverick County): Eagle Pass's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
58K+6%
Median Income
$49,568+58%
Median Home Value
$158,700+84%
Poverty Rate
22.8%-25%
Unemployment
7.7%-37%

Economics

Economics indicators for Eagle Pass, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$880/mo
Poverty Rate
22% +77% vs avg
Unemployment 6.7%
Bachelor's Degree+ 21.6%
Work From Home 5.1%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 26.1%
African American 0.2%
Asian 0.4%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
43.5%
Physical Inactivity
41.7%
Short Sleep Duration
38.5%
High Blood Pressure
37.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
35.3%
Diabetes
19.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
17.8%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.6%
Binge Drinking
14.3%
Current Smoking
13.2%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 44%
Annual Checkup 73.6%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
8.8%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.7%
Stroke
4.2%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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1
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0
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0
Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
FORT DUNCAN MEDICAL CENTER
EAGLE PASS · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - Eagle Pass Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Eagle Pass right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

Frequently Asked Questions 6

What is the population of Eagle Pass, TX? ▼
Eagle Pass, TX has a population of 28,765 people, located in Maverick County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Eagle Pass? ▼
The median household income in Eagle Pass, TX is $57,207 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 22%.
What is the median home value in Eagle Pass? ▼
The median home value in Eagle Pass, TX is $188,000. Median rent is $880/month.
What are the top health concerns in Eagle Pass? ▼
The top health indicators in Eagle Pass include Obesity (43.5%), Physical Inactivity (41.7%), Short Sleep Duration (38.5%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Eagle Pass? ▼
Eagle Pass has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Eagle Pass? ▼
The median age in Eagle Pass, TX is 30 years. 21.6% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Eagle Pass, TX is located in Maverick County, Texas. With a population of 29K and a $57,207 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and physical inactivity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Eagle Pass area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Eagle Pass, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (22% here).

Sanford, NC 22% Garfield Heights, OH 22% Dearborn Heights, MI 21.9% Hagerstown, MD 21.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($57,207 here).

Biloxi, MS $57,204 Wilmington, OH $57,199 Spring Valley, NY $57,196 Two Rivers, WI $57,222

Nearby Cities 8

Del Rio, TX 36K Uvalde, TX 16K Laredo, TX 256K Kerrville, TX 23K Leon Valley, TX 11K Boerne, TX 14K San Antonio, TX 1.5M Timberwood Park, TX 13K
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Using Eagle Pass's profile

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Eagle Pass area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Eagle Pass against Texas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Texas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Maverick County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.