La Feria city, TX

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 6,848 ( 454 from 2010 )
Land area: 4.3 square miles
Population density: 1587.8 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	482	7.04%	54.1%
Black:	15	0.22%	650.0%
Indian:	18	0.26%	157.1%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Hispanic:	6,333	92.48%	2.1%

Total non-White:	6,366	92.96%	1.8%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-567	-9.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	113	1.9

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
7,302
1,049	14.37%
2	0.03%
7	0.10%
25	0.34%
11	0.15%
6,204	84.96%
6,253	85.63%

2000
5,991
1,283	21.42%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
57	0.95%
0	0.00%
4,651	77.63%
4,708	78.58%

1990
4,360
774	17.75%
2	0.05%
0	0.00%
8	0.18%
n/a
3,576	82.02%
3,586	82.25%

1980
3,495
704	20.14%
38	1.09%
7	0.20%
5	0.14%
n/a
2,741	78.43%
2,791	79.86%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

-234	-3.9
1,545	25.8

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

509	11.7
1,122	25.7

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

70	2.0
795	22.7

Age, Family & Household Data for La Feria city, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
30.9
2,455	35.8%
4,393	64.2%
1,243	18.2%

2,378
2.88

1,529	64.3%
876	57.3%
326	21.3%
849	35.7%

2010
Number	Percent
33.6
2,253	30.9%
5,049	69.1%
1,174	16.1%

2,396
3.05

1,811	75.6%
1,222	67.5%
262	14.5%
585	24.4%

2000
Number	Percent
35.0
1,848	30.8%
4,143	69.2%
1,182	19.7%

1,985
3.02

1,613	81.3%
1,236	76.6%
176	10.9%
372	18.7%

1990
Number	Percent
29.4
1,542	35.4%
2,818	64.6%
616	14.1%

1,346
3.24

1,057	78.5%
798	75.5%
162	15.3%
289	21.5%

1980
Number	Percent
27.8
1,297	37.1%
2,198	62.9%
507	14.5%

1,078
3.24

888	82.4%
633	71.3%
117	13.2%
190	17.6%

2022 Housing Data for La Feria city, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	175	7.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	177	7.4%
$15,000 to $19,999	156	6.6%
$20,000 to $24,999	183	7.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	217	9.1%
$30,000 to $34,999	151	6.3%
$35,000 to $39,999	223	9.4%
$40,000 to $44,999	176	7.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	211	8.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	65	2.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	76	3.2%
$75,000 to $99,999	96	4.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	144	6.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	141	5.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	99	4.2%
$200,000 or more	88	3.7%

Median Household Income	38,656
Per Capita Income	21,150

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	134	5.6%
Public Assistance	14	0.6%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	604	25.4%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	108	73.0%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	108	73.0%
Not in Labor Force	40	27.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		27.0%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	631	898	41.3%
Non-Profit	0	28	0.0%
Self-Employed	171	262	39.5%

Local Government	91	121	42.9%
State Government	24	13	64.9%
Federal Government	212	0	100.0%

Total Private + Self	802	1,160	40.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	327	162	66.9%
Total	1,129	1,322	46.1%

Pct. Govt.	18.8%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	185	7.5%
Sales and Office Occupations	336	13.7%
Professional, Technical	467	19.1%
Service Occupations	928	37.9%
All others	535	21.8%

White Collar		40.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	603	24.6%
Educational services	340	13.9%
Public administration	272	11.1%
Accommodation and food services	252	10.3%
Construction	238	9.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	221	9.0%
Retail trade	114	4.7%
Professional, scientific, technical	89	3.6%
Other services	85	3.5%
Manufacturing	69	2.8%
Transportation and warehousing	59	2.4%
Finance and insurance	51	2.1%
Wholesale trade	42	1.7%
Utilities	10	0.4%
Information	6	0.2%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	6,188	90.36%
Puerto Rican	54	0.79%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	34	0.50%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	23	0.34%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	11	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	57	0.83%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	3,195	51.4%
English	3,023	48.6%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	291	4.2%
American	207	3.0%
German	160	2.3%
Irish	142	2.1%
French	43	0.6%
European	26	0.4%
Scottish	24	0.4%
Dutch	22	0.3%
Swedish	22	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	14	0.2%
Croatian	5	0.1%
Portuguese	5	0.1%
Welsh	5	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	6,211	90.7%
Not a citizen	637	9.3%

Native	5,922	86.5%
Foreign-born	926	13.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
593	15.3%	300	7.7%	1,258	32.4%	1,075	27.7%	400	10.3%	257	6.6%
Average years of education: 11.9

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	593	15.3%
9-12 Years	300	7.7%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,258	32.4%
Some College	1,075	27.7%
Bach. Degree	400	10.3%
Grad Degree	257	6.6%
Average years of education: 11.9

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +492	R +377	R + 14.8%
D +115
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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	70%	Joe Biden (D)	1,699	51.0%	Donald Trump* (R)	1,590	47.8%	40	1.2%	3,329	-4	1	0.03%
2016	58%	Hillary Clinton (D)	1,584	56.2%	Donald Trump (R)	1,098	39.0%	135	4.8%	2,817	-13	-7	0.03%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, La Feria city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

1,699

51.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

1,590

47.8%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

0.9%

Other

0.3%

TOTAL

3,329

Turnout: 70%	Diff (St): -4	Diff (US): 1

2016 President, La Feria city

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

1,584

56.2%

Donald Trump (R)

1,098

39.0%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

2.2%

Jill Stein (Grn)

0.9%

Other

1.7%

TOTAL

2,817

Turnout: 58%	Diff (St): -13	Diff (US): -7

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for La Feria city, TX

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2020	S2	67%	Mary Hegar (D)	1,644	51.1%	John Cornyn* (R)	1,494	46.4%	80 [+]	2.5%	3,218	-7	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2020: Kerry McKennon (Libertarian) 47 (1.5%); David Collins (Green) 33 (1.0%);
2018	S1	50%	Beto O'Rourke (D)	1,374	56.8%	Ted Cruz* (R)	1,020	42.2%	25 [+]	1.0%	2,419	-9	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Neal Dikeman (Libertarian) 25 (1.0%);
2018	G	50%	Greg Abbott* (R)	1,214	50.5%	Lupe Valdez (D)	1,160	48.2%	31 [+]	1.3%	2,405	-5	0.03%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Mark Tippetts (Libertarian) 31 (1.3%);

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	3,017
Median Value	$94,900

Occupied	2,378	78.8%
Vacant	639	21.2%

Owned	1,634	68.7%
Rented	744	31.3%
Median Rent	$862

Single-Family Units	1,797	59.6%
Detached	1,661	55.1%
Attached	136	4.5%
Buldings with 5+ Units	176	5.8%
Mobile Homes	801	26.5%

La Feria city, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for La Feria city, TX

2022 Housing Data for La Feria city, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for La Feria city, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for La Feria city, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for La Feria city, TX

Historical Presidential Election Results for La Feria city, TX

Historical Statewide Election Results for La Feria city, TX