How the city has changed over 35 years: how many people live here, how many police officers there are, how much crime gets reported, and how much money comes in. Every figure comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, or the Texas Comptroller — and links to its source. Summaries are AI-generated from those verified figures: check them against the sources.
In 1990 Alamo had 9,518 residents, the smallest count in the record. The population first reached 10,000 in 1991 with 10,127 people. By 2000 the city had grown to 15,536, more than double the 1990 level. The count continued to rise each year, reaching 20,625 in 2025, the highest figure recorded. Over the 35‑year span the total increase was 11,107 people, or 117 %.
19901990 recorded the lowest population, with 9,518 people.
19911991 was the first year the city reached at least 10,000 residents, counting 10,127.
2000In 2000 the population rose to 15,536.
20252025 recorded the highest population, 20,625.
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9,518
people in 1990
20,625
people in 2025
+117% since 1990
People living in Alamo, year by year
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
Figures Alamo's own police department reports to the FBI. A year the department didn't fully report stays blank — never guessed. The per-1,000-residents rates are computed by us: FBI crime counts divided by Census population.
AI summary
Violent crimes reported increased from 16 in 1990 to 186 in 2024, a change of +121 cases (+756%). The rate per 1,000 residents rose from 1.7 in 1990 to 6.6 in 2025. Property crimes grew from 328 in 1990 to a peak of 1,493 in 2012, a change of +286 cases (+87%). The property‑crime rate per 1,000 residents fell from 34.5 in 1990 to 29.8 in 2025. Sworn officer numbers rose from 10 in 1990 to 38 in 2025, a change of +28 officers (+280%).
20242024 recorded the highest number of violent crimes at 186.
19931993 had the lowest property‑crime count at 275.
20002000 was the first year property crimes reached 1,000 or more, with 1,047 incidents.
20252025 had the highest count of sworn officers at 38.
19901990 recorded the lowest violent‑crime total at 16.
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Sworn police officers
Reported by the department to the FBI (count as of Oct 31). Gaps in the line are years the department didn't report.
· FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
Computed by us: crimes reported to the FBI ÷ Census population × 1,000. The original counts are in the table below.
Property crimes per 1,000 residents
Burglary, vehicle theft, larceny. Same computation as above.
In 2013 the state paid Alamo $3,372,058 in sales‑tax revenue, the lowest amount in the record. The payments grew each year, reaching $6,310,197 in 2023, the highest figure shown. 2022 was the first year the payment topped $5,000,000, with $5,616,985. By 2025 the total increase from 2013 was $2,752,269, an 82 % rise. After the 2023 peak, the 2024 payment fell to $6,039,872 before rising slightly to $6,124,327 in 2025.
20132013 recorded the lowest state sales‑tax payment to Alamo at $3,372,058.
20222022 was the first year the payment reached $5,616,985, crossing the $5 million mark.
20232023 saw the highest payment in the series, $6,310,197.
20252025 showed a total increase of $2,752,269 since 2013, an 82 % rise.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Alamo, summed per calendar year. The online public record starts in 2013.
Historical property tax rates and year-by-year city employee counts don't exist in any machine-readable public record reaching back to 1990. When the city or the state publishes them, they'll appear here. We don't show figures we can't link to a source — that's how we work.