City safety & data profile

UvaldeTX

Uvalde, TX is a 16K-resident city in Uvalde County with a median household income of $51,141.

Uvalde County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Uvalde, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Uvalde has a population larger than 33% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $136,800, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-08-21

16K
Population (place)
Bottom 34%
By size
$51,141
Median income (place)
$136,800
Median home (place)
23.9%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Uvalde

Uvalde posts a median household income higher than 10% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Uvalde area.

Bottom 11%
by median income, US cities
1
hospital in & near Uvalde

Where Uvalde income ranks nationally

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

$51,141 Bottom 10% higher than 10% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Uvalde $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

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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 Uvalde, TX beyond the headline numbers

Uvalde sits inside Uvalde County, Texas, at roughly 29.21°N, -99.79°W. Population 16,476, $51,141 median household income. Median home value $136,800, median rent $994. Poverty rate 23.9%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

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

23.9% of Uvalde, 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.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Uvalde runs about 2.7 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 5.2% of Uvalde 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: 30.7% in Uvalde, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

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

Uvalde's median age is 34.3 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Uvalde 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)
16,476
Uvalde · Census Place
Median Income (place)
$51,141
-43% vs avg
Median Home Value (place)
$136,800
-67% vs avg
Median Age (place)
34.3
years · ACS place

10-Year Trends 2013–2024

County-level trend (Uvalde County): Uvalde'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
25K-6%
Median Income
$53,801+54%
Median Home Value
$150,800+120%
Poverty Rate
22.2%-16%
Unemployment
4.3%-59%

Economics

Economics indicators for Uvalde, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$994/mo
Poverty Rate
23.9% +93% vs avg
Unemployment 1.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 16.1%
Work From Home 5.2%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 53.6%
African American 0.4%
Asian 2.5%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
41.3%
Short Sleep Duration
38.9%
Physical Inactivity
37.1%
High Blood Pressure
36.9%
Lack of Health Insurance
30.7%
Diabetes
17.4%
Frequent Mental Distress
16.9%
Frequent Physical Distress
16.7%
Binge Drinking
15.2%
Current Smoking
13.4%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 46.9%
Annual Checkup 73.4%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9.1%
Coronary Heart Disease
7.4%
Stroke
4%

Hospitals 1 total

Rating Distribution
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Average Rating
3/5
Total Hospitals
1
With ER
1
UVALDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
UVALDE · Critical Access Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆

Alerts & News - Uvalde Area

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Uvalde 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 Uvalde, TX? ▼
Uvalde, TX has a population of 16,476 people, located in Uvalde County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Uvalde? ▼
The median household income in Uvalde, TX is $51,141 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 23.9%.
What is the median home value in Uvalde? ▼
The median home value in Uvalde, TX is $136,800. Median rent is $994/month.
What are the top health concerns in Uvalde? ▼
The top health indicators in Uvalde include Obesity (41.3%), Short Sleep Duration (38.9%), Physical Inactivity (37.1%). Data from CDC PLACES.
How many hospitals are in Uvalde? ▼
Uvalde has 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. 1 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Uvalde? ▼
The median age in Uvalde, TX is 34.3 years. 16.1% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.

Safety Context

Uvalde, TX is located in Uvalde County, Texas. With a population of 16K and a $51,141 median household income, the community faces health challenges including obesity and short sleep duration. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 3/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Uvalde area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.

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Primary source data

EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data

Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report

AirNow - Texas

Real-time AQI for every monitored Texas location

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NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories

CDC Air Quality & Health

Health-impact reference for every AQI category

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National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds

Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8

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

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (23.9% here).

New Haven, CT 23.9% Merced, CA 23.9% Lima, OH 23.9% Platteville, WI 23.9%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($51,141 here).

Lauderhill, FL $51,165 Auburn, NY $51,052 Altoona, PA $51,250 Elkhart, IN $51,028

Nearby Cities 8

Eagle Pass, TX 29K Kerrville, TX 23K Del Rio, TX 36K Leon Valley, TX 11K Boerne, TX 14K San Antonio, TX 1.5M Timberwood Park, TX 13K Fredericksburg, TX 11K
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Using Uvalde'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 Uvalde 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 Uvalde 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 (Uvalde 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.