Starr County, TX

Micropolitan Statistical Area: Rio Grande City-Roma, TX
Designated Market Area: Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Low Employment, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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Tracts in Starr County, TX

2022 population: 65,728 ( 4,760 from 2010 , 190 from 2020)
Land area: 1223.2 square miles
Population density: 53.7 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	2,272	3.46%	7.2%
Black:	124	0.19%	726.7%
Indian:	27	0.04%	58.8%
Asian:	118	0.18%	0.8%
2+ races:	46	0.07%	76.9%
Hispanic:	63,141	96.06%	8.2%

Total non-White:	63,456	96.54%	8.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	2,394	18.2
Deaths:	1,459	11.1
Net Migration:	-1,179	-8.9
Net Immigration:	16	0.1

Change in White population:	-177	-0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,937	8.1

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
60,968
2,449	4.02%
15	0.02%
17	0.03%
119	0.20%
26	0.04%
58,337	95.68%
58,519	95.98%

2000
53,597
1,082	2.02%
6	0.01%
27	0.05%
156	0.29%
37	0.07%
52,278	97.54%
52,515	97.98%

1990
40,518
978	2.41%
0	0.00%
8	0.02%
11	0.03%
n/a
39,521	97.54%
39,540	97.59%

1980
27,266
785	2.88%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
64	0.23%
n/a
26,409	96.86%
26,481	97.12%

1970
17,707
333	1.88%
2	0.01%
1	0.01%
1	0.01%
n/a
17,330	97.87%
17,374	98.12%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
13,657	25.5
2,755	5.1
-4,974	-9.3
3,426	6.4

1,367	2.6
6,004	11.2

Number	Rate
1990's
13,747	33.9
2,044	5.0
-2,420	-6.0
7,311	18.0

104	0.3
12,975	32.0

Number	Rate
1980's
7,726	28.3
1,700	6.2
7,580	27.8
n/a

193	0.7
13,059	47.9

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
4,666	26.4
n/a

452	2.6
9,107	51.4

Age, Family & Household Data for Starr County, 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
28.6
21,447	32.6%
44,281	67.4%
7,544	11.5%

18,634
3.50

14,539	78.0%
8,496	58.4%
3,032	20.9%
4,095	22.0%

2010
Number	Percent
29.0
20,678	33.9%
40,290	66.1%
6,285	10.3%

17,001
3.54

14,480	85.2%
10,357	71.5%
1,693	11.7%
2,521	14.8%

2000
Number	Percent
26.2
20,033	37.4%
33,564	62.6%
4,362	8.1%

14,378
3.70

12,675	88.2%
9,655	76.2%
1,436	11.3%
1,703	11.8%

1990
Number	Percent
24.1
15,969	39.4%
24,549	60.6%
2,884	7.1%

10,379
3.89

9,235	89.0%
7,453	80.7%
802	8.7%
1,144	11.0%

1980
Number	Percent
22.9
11,383	41.7%
15,883	58.3%
2,435	8.9%

6,870
3.94

5,965	86.8%
4,894	82.0%
470	7.9%
905	13.2%

2022 Housing Data for Starr County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	2,261	12.1%
$10,000 to $14,999	2,224	11.9%
$15,000 to $19,999	1,444	7.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	1,294	6.9%
$25,000 to $29,999	1,175	6.3%
$30,000 to $34,999	731	3.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	942	5.1%
$40,000 to $44,999	1,133	6.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	1,024	5.5%
$50,000 to $59,999	1,070	5.7%
$60,000 to $74,999	1,102	5.9%
$75,000 to $99,999	1,587	8.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	809	4.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	846	4.5%
$150,000 to $199,999	517	2.8%
$200,000 or more	475	2.5%

Median Household Income	35,979
Per Capita Income	16,934

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	82
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	2,771	14.9%
Public Assistance	161	0.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	7,483	40.2%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	833	66.3%
Unemployed	0	0.0%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	833	66.3%
Not in Labor Force	424	33.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		33.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	7,886	6,226	55.9%
Non-Profit	316	733	30.1%
Self-Employed	2,070	923	69.2%

Local Government	1,222	1,763	40.9%
State Government	891	1,632	35.3%
Federal Government	257	119	68.4%

Total Private + Self	9,956	7,149	58.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	2,686	4,247	38.7%
Total	12,642	11,396	52.6%

Pct. Govt.	24.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	1,877	7.8%
Sales and Office Occupations	3,718	15.4%
Professional, Technical	4,168	17.3%
Service Occupations	6,670	27.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	203	0.8%
All others	7,676	31.8%

White Collar		40.5%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	5,197	21.6%
Educational services	3,880	16.1%
Construction	2,863	11.9%
Retail trade	2,443	10.1%
Accommodation and food services	1,315	5.5%
Public administration	1,273	5.3%
Other services	1,175	4.9%
Transportation and warehousing	1,148	4.8%
Manufacturing	1,051	4.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	753	3.1%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	651	2.7%
Utilities	468	1.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	418	1.7%
Finance and insurance	395	1.6%
Professional, scientific, technical	335	1.4%
Real estate and rental and leasing	261	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	218	0.9%
Wholesale trade	188	0.8%
Information	77	0.3%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	59,935	91.20%
Puerto Rican	26	0.04%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	120	0.18%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	13	0.02%
Honduran	59	0.09%
Nicaraguan	5	0.01%
Panamanian	2	0.00%
Salvadoran	41	0.06%
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	3,164	4.81%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	34	0.05%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	54,240	91.0%
English	5,356	9.0%
Other Asian	29	0.0%
Tagalog	5	0.0%
French, Haitian, Cajun	2	0.0%
Arabic	1	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	415	0.6%
Irish	240	0.4%
German	134	0.2%
English	107	0.2%
Italian	86	0.1%
Swiss	66	0.1%
French	58	0.1%
Welsh	26	0.0%
Scottish	23	0.0%
British	20	0.0%
Czech	19	0.0%
Basque	18	0.0%
Greek	16	0.0%
Scotch-Irish	15	0.0%
Norwegian	9	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	53,782	81.8%
Not a citizen	11,934	18.2%

Native	48,405	73.7%
Foreign-born	17,311	26.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
9,495	26.0%	4,786	13.1%	9,707	26.6%	7,861	21.5%	3,343	9.2%	1,304	3.6%
Average years of education: 10.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	9,495	26.0%
9-12 Years	4,786	13.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	9,707	26.6%
Some College	7,861	21.5%
Bach. Degree	3,343	9.2%
Grad Degree	1,304	3.6%
Average years of education: 10.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	18,546	11,009	7,537	40.6%	6.4%
1991	19,565	11,831	7,734	39.5%	7.0%
1992	19,206	12,663	6,543	34.1%	7.7%
1993	20,188	14,106	6,082	30.1%	7.2%
1994	20,900	15,074	5,826	27.9%	6.6%
1995	21,803	15,492	6,311	28.9%	6.1%
1996	21,927	15,651	6,276	28.6%	5.8%
1997	20,795	14,894	5,901	28.4%	5.4%
1998	21,792	15,699	6,093	28.0%	5.0%
1999	21,459	16,101	5,358	25.0%	4.7%

2000	17,804	14,797	3,007	16.9%	4.4%
2001	18,642	15,690	2,952	15.8%	5.0%
2002	19,924	16,612	3,312	16.6%	6.3%
2003	21,139	17,763	3,376	16.0%	6.7%
2004	21,372	18,281	3,091	14.5%	6.0%
2005	21,288	18,482	2,806	13.2%	5.5%
2006	21,475	18,949	2,526	11.8%	5.0%
2007	21,314	19,020	2,294	10.8%	4.4%
2008	22,286	19,739	2,547	11.4%	4.9%
2009	24,489	20,479	4,010	16.4%	7.5%

2010	26,122	21,586	4,536	17.4%	8.2%
2011	26,232	21,862	4,370	16.7%	8.0%
2012	25,957	22,207	3,750	14.4%	6.7%
2013	26,311	22,345	3,966	15.1%	6.3%
2014	25,990	22,401	3,589	13.8%	5.2%
2015	25,911	22,395	3,516	13.6%	4.5%
2016	26,365	22,837	3,528	13.4%	4.6%
2017	26,116	23,023	3,093	11.8%	4.3%
2018	25,182	22,624	2,558	10.2%	3.9%
2019	25,148	22,664	2,484	9.9%	3.5%

2020	26,319	21,760	4,559	17.3%	7.6%
2021	25,577	21,581	3,996	15.6%	5.6%
2022	24,554	21,865	2,689	11.0%	3.9%
2023	24,458	22,172	2,286	9.3%	3.9%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	22,828
Median Value	$88,300

Occupied	18,634	81.6%
Vacant	4,194	18.4%

Owned	13,528	72.6%
Rented	5,106	27.4%
Median Rent	$670

Single-Family Units	18,506	81.1%
Detached	18,185	79.7%
Attached	321	1.4%
Buldings with 5+ Units	998	4.4%
Mobile Homes	2,236	9.8%

Starr County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Starr County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Starr County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Starr County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Starr County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Starr County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Starr County, TX