Census place 4821892

Eagle Pass

A Census profile of the people, homes, and daily patterns that shape this place.

Official Census name: Eagle Pass city

Relocation snapshot

What stands out in Eagle Pass.

According to the 2025 estimate, Eagle Pass has a population of 28,926 and 1,984 residents per square mile. Of the six relocation measures evaluated, the three largest relative differences from the median among 256 covered Texas places are: median gross rent is $880, below the comparison median of $1,360; median home value is $188,000, below the comparison median of $256,600; and median household income is $57,207, below the comparison median of $73,005. These unweighted medians compare covered Census places and are not statewide estimates.

median gross rent
$880
Below the comparison median of $1,360
median home value
$188,000
Below the comparison median of $256,600
median household income
$57,207
Below the comparison median of $73,005

National context

Follow the metrics.

Compare Eagle Pass's values with other covered Census places. Rankings are descriptive, not recommendations.

At a glance

A city in numbers.

Population
28,926
2025 estimate
Annual change
+0.5%
Population estimate
Density
1,984/sq mi
14.6 sq mi land area
Median age
30 years
ACS 5-year estimate

Living here

The everyday equation.

Households, homes, education, and the time it takes to get around.

Median household income
$57,207
Median home value
$188,000
Median gross rent
$880
Bachelor’s degree or higher
21.6%
Typical commute
20.1 min
Drive-alone commute
81.8%
Public transit commute
0%
Walked to work
2.3%

Housing

Who rents, and what it takes.

Renter share and rent burden help describe the housing choices visible in this place.

Renter-occupied homes
39.7%
Renters paying 30%+ of income
47.9%

Work

How the workday lands.

Employment status and working-from-home share add context to income and commuting patterns.

Employed residents 16+
55.4%
Unemployed residents 16+
4%
Working from home
5.1%

Community

The everyday infrastructure.

Access, mobility, housing growth, and household composition add another layer to a place's day-to-day picture.

Households with broadband
87.4%
Homes built 2020+
2.5%
Households without a vehicle
8.1%
Households with children
41.9%
Residents with a disability
12.6%
Residents without insurance
22.4%

Environmental context

A record of declared events.

FEMA declarations for Maverick County provide historical context, not a forecast or a property-level risk assessment.

Environmental declarations since 2000
9
Hurricane declarations
4
Fire declarations
2
Severe Ice Storm declarations
2

Climate normals

The long view of weather.

Thirty-year averages, not a forecast. Temperature and precipitation describe the typical conditions recorded from 1991 through 2020.

Representative station: DEL RIO INTL AP (55 mi from place center)
Average high
85.2°F
Average low
62.6°F
Annual rainfall
19.8"
Annual snowfall
0.1"

Month by month

A year in Eagle Pass.

Typical high and low °F
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Typical precipitation inches

Data vintage

Population is from the 2025 Population Estimates Program. Household, housing, education, and commute data are from the 2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-year release. Disaster declarations are from FEMA's OpenFEMA dataset and are refreshed with this edition.

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