Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US metro and micro areas.

Safety32#625/924
Economy6#866/925
Housing73#250/925
Health30#646/925
Healthcare1#916/923
Environment57#394/917
Education18#761/925
Infrastructure17#771/925
Community29#653/925
Leisure & amenities4#886/925

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Uvalde, TX micropolitan area ranks highest and lowest among US metro and micro areas (score = percentile, 100 = best).

Strengths

Rent-burdened households · low37.5%
92/100Texas 51.7%United States 51.1%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25070
Comfortable days · high32.8%
92/100Texas 30.7%United States 26.8%2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Depression · low21.0%
85/100Texas 21.2%United States 20.7%2023Centers for Disease Control and PreventionAggregated from counties
Public libraries · high1.2 /10k
81/100Texas 0.3 /10kUnited States 0.5 /10k2024Institute of Museum and Library ServicesAggregated from counties
Rent as share of income · low26.3%
81/100Texas 30.9%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071
Average commute time · low19.8 min
80/100Texas 26.7 minUnited States 26.4 min2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08013

Weaknesses

Grocery stores · low0.4 /10k
0/100Texas 1.1 /10kUnited States 1.7 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsAggregated from counties
Hot days · high134 days
2/100Texas 111 daysUnited States 42 days2016-2025NOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationAggregated from counties
Flu vaccinations · low25.0%
2/100Texas 40.0%United States 44.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteAggregated from counties
Public transit commuters · low0.0%
3/100Texas 0.9%United States 3.2%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B08301
Uninsured residents (under 65) · high22.2%
3/100Texas 19.1%United States 9.8%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B27010
High school diploma or higher · low77.8%
4/100Texas 86.0%United States 89.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B15003

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Drought exposureWorsening
32% (2021) → 51% (Oct 2025–Sep 2026)
+20 pts5 yearsUS 40% → 43%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
65.2% (2015-2019) → 84.6% (2020-2024)
+19 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Traffic deathsWorsening
19.3 /100k (2015-2019) → 33.0 /100k (2020-2024)
+71%5 yearsUS 11.3 /100k → 12.3 /100k
Gyms and fitness centersWorsening
1.2 /10k (2020) → 0.4 /10k (2025)
−67%5 yearsUS 1.2 /10k → 1.3 /10k
New business applicationsImproving
6.9 /1k (2020) → 11.0 /1k (2025)
+59%5 yearsUS 13.1 /1k → 16.6 /1k
Access to exercise opportunitiesWorsening
72.0% (2010 & 2021) → 60.3% (2022 & 2024)
−12 pts3 yearsUS 79.8% → 84.5%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Uvalde, TX micropolitan area improved on 8 of 31 measures with a comparison and declined on 7. 11 moved within the margin of error and 5 barely changed.

Earlier period
Latest period
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among metro and micro areas: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts. Periods differ by measure (most compare 2015-2019 with 2020-2024); each row names its own in its tooltip and in the table.

Improved8

Broadband+19 points65.2% → 84.6%
Libraries+7.3%1.1 /10k → 1.2 /10k
Property crime−58%2,629 /100k → 1,096 /100k
New businesses+59%6.9 /1k → 11.0 /1k
Weekly wage+25%$750 → $937

Declined7

Arts & recreation−55%4.5 /10k → 2.0 /10k
Traffic deaths+71%19.3 /100k → 33.0 /100k
Gyms−67%1.2 /10k → 0.4 /10k
Overdose deaths+23%8.7 /100k → 10.7 /100k
Restaurants−11%8.5 /10k → 7.6 /10k

All 31 measures

Change of every measure of Uvalde, TX micropolitan area between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4.5 /10k2020	2.0 /10k2025	−55%	Declined	0%
Average commute time	19.0 min2015-2019	19.7 min2020-2024	+0.8 min	Within the margin of error	37%
Average weekly wage	$7502020	$9372025	+25%	Improved	66%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.9%2015-2019	19.8%2020-2024	+1.9 points	Within the margin of error	29%
Broadband subscriptions	65.2%2015-2019	84.6%2020-2024	+19 points	Improved	97%
Child poverty rate	25.8%2015-2019	30.9%2020-2024	+5.1 points	Within the margin of error	4%
Distance to an airport	80 mi2020	80 mi2025	0 mi	Little change	50%
Drug overdose deaths	8.7 /100k2020	10.7 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026	+23%	Declined	16%
Effective property tax rate	0.79%2015-2019	1.16%2020-2024	+0.4 points	Within the margin of error	0%
Firearm deaths	11.2 /100k2020	11.8 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+5.4%	Declined	40%
Grocery stores	0.4 /10k2020	0.4 /10k2025	−1.6%	Little change	44%
Gyms and fitness centers	1.2 /10k2020	0.4 /10k2025	−67%	Declined	2%
High school diploma or higher	75.8%2015-2019	77.8%2020-2024	+2 points	Within the margin of error	59%
Home price to income ratio	2.1×2015-2019	2.8×2020-2024	+0.7×	Declined	28%
Income adjusted for local prices	$49,4252019	$64,0892024	+30%	Improved	34%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.4562015-2019	0.4952020-2024	+0.039	Within the margin of error	3%
Median household income	$41,6792015-2019	$53,8012020-2024	+29%	Improved	61%
New business applications	6.9 /1k2020	11.0 /1k2025	+59%	Improved	68%
Pharmacies	1.2 /10k2020	1.2 /10k2025	−1.6%	Little change	66%
Poverty rate	17.9%2015-2019	22.2%2020-2024	+4.2 points	Within the margin of error	1%
Property crime rate	2,629 /100k2020	1,096 /100k2025	−58%	Improved	94%
Public libraries	1.1 /10k2019	1.2 /10k2024	+7.3%	Improved	89%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	84%
Rent as share of income	24.3%2015-2019	26.3%2020-2024	+2 points	Within the margin of error	21%
Rent-burdened households	43.6%2015-2019	37.5%2020-2024	−6.2 points	Within the margin of error	92%
Restaurants and bars	8.5 /10k2020	7.6 /10k2025	−11%	Declined	11%
Suicide rate	15.5 /100k2020	16.2 /100kMay 2025–Apr 2026	+4.5%	Little change	51%
Traffic deaths	19.3 /100k2015-2019	33.0 /100k2020-2024	+71%	Declined	2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%2020	4.3%2025	−2.4 points	Improved	33%
Uninsured residents (under 65)	20.5%2015-2019	22.2%2020-2024	+1.7 points	Within the margin of error	11%
Violent crime rate	349 /100k2020	344 /100k2025	−1.6%	Little change	28%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 708 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: Regional Economic Accounts; Local Area Unemployment Statistics; Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; Mapping Injury, Overdose, and Violence; American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates; Business Formation Statistics; Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master files; Public Libraries Survey; Fatality Analysis Reporting System; Distance to airports and intercity rail. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 925 metro and micro areas that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Metro and micro areas like Uvalde, TX micropolitan area five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Uvalde, TX micropolitan area in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Uvalde, TX micropolitan area itself moved −11.1 points in standing on average over the same 30 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

24,881 residents

Men
Women

80 and over
70–79
60–69
50–59
40–49
30–39
20–29
10–19
Under 10

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 10–19 women (−2.3 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

24,881 residents

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

White26%6,360
Black0.3%†80
Hispanic or Latino71%17,635
Asian1.1%267
American Indian and Alaska Native0.3%†72
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races1.9%†467

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Other or two or more races (+1.2 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

15,561 residents (±166)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

No high school diploma22%3,459
High school or GED23%3,545
Some college24%3,678
Associate degree12%1,800
Bachelor's degree14%2,121
Graduate degree6.2%958

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: High school or GED (−6.6 points).

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

8,417 households (±344)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under $25k29%2,471
$25k–50k17%1,451
$50k–75k21%1,738
$75k–100k11%†947
$100k–150k11%967
$150k–200k4.7%†399
$200k or more5.3%†444

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $25k–50k (−11.5 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

8,417 households (±344)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Own71%5,939
Rent29%2,478

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

2,213 households (±396)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under $75025%†564
$750–1,00027%†600
$1,000–1,50035%†771

Home values

5,939 homes (±361)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under $150k50%2,947
$150k–250k22%1,331
$250k–400k18%1,057

Age of homes

10,095 homes (±21)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

2010 or later12%1,169
2000–200912%1,195
1980–199932%3,245

Size of homes

10,095 homes (±21)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Studio1.8%†182
1 bedroom9.9%1,001
2 bedrooms25%2,474

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

10,048 workers (±446)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Drive alone83%8,353
Carpool7.0%†707
Public transit0.0%0
Walk3.0%†299
Bike0.0%0
Work from home4.9%†491
Other2.0%†198

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Carpool (−7.8 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

9,557 workers (±468)

Uvalde, TX micropolitan area
United States share

Under 15 min56%5,337
15–29 min27%2,534
30–44 min7.7%†740

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes no occupation wages for Uvalde, TX micropolitan area.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

Uvalde, TX has 609 employer establishments, 244 for every 10,000 residents (0.98× the US rate of 248), with 7,455 paid employees at an average annual pay of $41,627. The Census Bureau also counts 2,977 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 609; 2,977 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 244; US 248
Paid employees: 7,455
Average annual pay: $41,627; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Uvalde, TX by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	46	18.4	1.00×About typical	952	$16,558	29
Ambulatory health care services	42	16.8	0.81×About typical	649	$89,422	71
Specialty trade contractors	36	14.4	0.93×About typical	232	$32,263	375
Religious organizations	27	10.8	1.95×More than typical	149	$20,389	—
Lessors of real estate	25	10	0.81×About typical	83	$42,458	232
Limited-service restaurants	23	9.2	1.15×About typical	612	$16,466	3
Gasoline stations	20	8	2.47×More than typical	188	$22,840	—
Traveler accommodation	20	8	4.44×More than typical	262	$32,527	14
Full-service restaurants	18	7.2	0.94×About typical	290	$16,959	20
Automotive repair and maintenance	16	6.4	1.27×More than typical	124	$48,758	83
Offices of physicians	16	6.4	0.99×About typical	335	$126,158	4
Building equipment contractors	15	6	1.00×About typical	105	$28,381	81

Rank places for an industry

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 24,946 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
A metro area's figures are the exact sums of its counties.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contract spending

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $1.9M on contracts performed in Uvalde, TX micropolitan area: $77.26 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $1.9M; +220% vs FY2025
Per resident: $77.26; US $1,994
Sole-source: 0.0%; US 30%
Single offer: 0.0%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Highway Administration$1.7M86%
U.S. Customs and Border Protection$558.7K29%
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service$104.5K5.4%
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement$4,5450.2%

Top recipients

RSA CONSTRUCTION LLC$1.7M86%
WIDEPOINT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CORP$555.4K29%
CATERPILLAR INC$87.5K4.5%
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO LLC$17K0.9%
PRICE MODERN LLC$4,5450.2%

Spending by fiscal year

741.9KFY2017
1.7MFY2018
333.6KFY2019
2.8MFY2020
2.9MFY2021
1.1MFY2022
454.8KFY2023
1.8M

Top industries (NAICS)

Highway, street, and bridge construction · 2373$1.7M86%
Other telecommunications · 5179$555.4K29%
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing · 3331$87.5K4.5%
Building equipment contractors · 2382$17K0.9%
Office furniture (including fixtures) manufacturing · 3372$4,5450.2%
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing · 3333$3,272

Largest awards

TX FLAP UV CR203(1) FISH HATCHERY ROAD 0.7 MILES OF ROAD RECONSTRUCTION$1.7M
RSA CONSTRUCTION LLC· Uvalde County, TX· Construction & real property· Jan 9, 2026 – Aug 3, 2026· 6982AF26C000008
MOBILE DEVICES AND SERVICE PLANS FROM VERIZON, T-MOBILE, AND AT&T SERVICE PROVIDERS$965K
WIDEPOINT INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS CORP· Uvalde County, TX· IT & telecom· Mar 31, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026· 70B02C25F00000259
EXPRESS REPORT: OY 04 03/15/2024 - 03/14/2025$202.8K
DIGNITY HEALTHCARE LLC· Uvalde County, TX· Health & medical· Feb 10, 2026 – Feb 10, 2026· 36C25726K0081
EXPRESS REPORT: BASE YEAR 03/15/2023 - 03/14/2024

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

Federal grants & assistance

Grants, loans (counted at their subsidy cost), direct payments and insurance, by fiscal year of the action (USAspending.gov, FABS). Reported apart from contracts and never added to them.

In FY2026, federal agencies obligated $167M in grants, loans, direct payments and insurance for Uvalde, TX micropolitan area: $6,690 per resident (US $12,955).

Assistance · FY2026: $167M; −2.2% vs FY2025
Per resident: $6,690; US $12,955
Loan face value: $4.1M; lent or guaranteed
To individuals: 3.0%; counted, never named

Top programs

96.002 · Social Security Retirement Insurance$81.6M49%
64.109 · Veterans Compensation for Service-Connected Disability$18M11%

Counties in Uvalde, TX

Whole counties, as the U.S. Office of Management and Budget delineates the area. Federal spending below is the exact sum of these counties.

Uvalde CountyCentral county1224,963

Principal cities

The cities the area is named for.

UvaldePrincipal city15,417

Largest cities and towns

By population, for places with most of their residents in the area.

Other metro and micro areas in Texas

Areas based in Texas, best score first.

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Places that share a border, best score first.

San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX32

Similar metro and micro areas

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

Mapping Injury, Overdose, and ViolenceCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2026-10-01
PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Daily county PM2.5 and ozone (EPA downscaler model)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection Agency · release 2022
Care Compare: Hospital General Information and Timely and Effective CareCenters for Medicare & Medicaid Services · release 2026-07-22
Distance to airports and intercity railFederal Aviation Administration · Bureau of Transportation Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau · release 2025+amtrak-2026-04-23
Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Return A master filesFederal Bureau of Investigation · release 2025
Public Libraries SurveyInstitute of Museum and Library Services · release FY2024
U.S. Drought Monitor county statisticsNational Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAA · release 2026-09-29
Fatality Analysis Reporting SystemNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration · release 2024
nClimGrid-Daily county averagesNOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · release 2025
Regional Economic AccountsU.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · release 2024
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2026 Q1
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Business Formation StatisticsU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-10-01
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Alternative Fuels Data Center station locatorU.S. Department of Energy · release 2026-10
Election Administration and Voting SurveyU.S. Election Assistance Commission · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Scores by category

Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

Weaknesses

Trends

What changed in five years

Improved8

Declined7

Metro and micro areas like Uvalde, TX micropolitan area five years ago that improved

Who lives here

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Income

Household income

Homes

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

Getting to work

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Jobs and pay

Local businesses

Federal contract spending

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Federal grants & assistance

Top programs

Counties in Uvalde, TX

Principal cities

Largest cities and towns

Other metro and micro areas in Texas

Neighboring metro and micro areas

Similar metro and micro areas

Data and sources

Improved8

Declined7

Age and sex

Race and Hispanic origin

Education

Household income

Owners and renters

Rent paid

Home values

Age of homes

Size of homes

How people get to work

Time to get to work

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

Top industries (NAICS)

Largest awards

Top programs

What was bought

Top recipients (organizations)

Top agencies

By type

Assistance by fiscal year

County aggregates