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Texas·Brazoria County
8 tracts·18K people·$229K median·722/mi²
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The median home value in Alvin is $228,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.5× the US median of $458,812.
Alvin has 28,333 residents across 4 census tracts and 5 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 33.7; the population is 48.4% White, 40.6% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% Black, 1.7% Multiracial, 0.6% Asian and 0.6% Other; the average household has 2.7 people; 20.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 9.2% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
MELBA PASSMORE EL (51%), ALVIN EL (38%) and WALT DISNEY EL (38%) lead the elementary schools; FAIRVIEW J H (50%), ALVIN J H (42%) and G W HARBY J H (37%) lead the middle schools; RISE (41%) and ALVIN H S (39%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,215/month, 23% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Alvin is $71,477 a year, 17% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Alvin, median rent is $1,215/month and the median home value is $228,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Alvin reported 1.9 violent crimes and 15.4 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 92°F; winter lows average 47°F; there are 112 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 56 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alvin are tornado (81), drought (80) and lightning (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Alvin, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).