2022 population: 281,629 ( 17,307 from 2010 , 631 from 2020)
Land area: 4359.9 square miles
Population density: 64.6 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	10,179	3.61%	10.6%
Black:	1,212	0.43%	143.4%
Indian:	134	0.05%	20.7%
Asian:	1,367	0.49%	0.6%
2+ races:	404	0.14%	46.9%
Hispanic:	268,333	95.28%	6.2%

Total non-White:	271,450	96.39%	6.4%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	10,055	17.9
Deaths:	4,917	8.7
Net Migration:	-6,004	-10.7
Net Immigration:	1,329	2.4

Change in White population:	973	0.4
Change in Non-White pop.:	16,334	6.2

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
264,322
9,206	3.48%
498	0.19%
111	0.04%
1,359	0.51%
275	0.10%
252,737	95.62%
255,116	96.52%

2000
205,299
11,279	5.49%
316	0.15%
152	0.07%
817	0.40%
315	0.15%
192,398	93.72%
194,020	94.51%

1990
142,518
9,310	6.53%
37	0.03%
8	0.01%
581	0.41%
n/a
132,582	93.03%
133,208	93.47%

1980
105,886
9,716	9.18%
39	0.04%
70	0.07%
80	0.08%
n/a
95,865	90.54%
96,170	90.82%

1970
77,211
10,493	13.59%
176	0.23%
5	0.01%
8	0.01%
n/a
66,364	85.95%
66,718	86.41%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
58,125	28.3
10,364	5.0
-9,811	-4.8
13,626	6.6

-2,073	-1.0
61,096	29.8

Number	Rate
1990's
51,443	36.1
9,035	6.3
5,345	3.8
20,484	14.4

1,969	1.4
60,812	42.7

Number	Rate
1980's
31,135	29.4
7,218	6.8
13,598	12.8
n/a

-406	-0.4
37,038	35.0

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
9,757	12.6
n/a

-777	-1.0
29,452	38.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Laredo, TX Market Area

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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
29.5
89,650	31.8%
191,979	68.2%
27,852	9.9%

82,377
3.38

65,402	79.4%
41,780	63.9%
10,048	15.4%
16,975	20.6%

2010
Number	Percent
27.8
92,963	35.2%
171,359	64.8%
20,967	7.9%

71,403
3.65

59,773	83.7%
40,783	68.2%
8,261	13.8%
11,630	16.3%

2000
Number	Percent
26.8
73,991	36.0%
131,308	64.0%
16,607	8.1%

54,574
3.71

46,895	85.9%
35,426	75.5%
5,054	10.8%
7,679	14.1%

1990
Number	Percent
25.9
52,270	36.7%
90,248	63.3%
11,696	8.2%

37,388
3.76

32,140	86.0%
24,513	76.3%
3,446	10.7%
5,248	14.0%

1980
Number	Percent
24.1
41,430	39.1%
64,456	60.9%
9,339	8.8%

28,024
3.74

23,871	85.2%
19,026	79.7%
2,042	8.6%
4,153	14.8%

2022 Housing Data for Laredo, TX Market Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,688	6.9%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,665	5.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,942	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	4,301	5.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,441	5.4%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,428	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,958	4.8%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,365	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,215	2.7%
$50,000 to $59,999	6,037	7.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,471	9.1%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,099	13.5%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,517	9.1%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,516	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,760	5.8%
$200,000 or more	3,974	4.8%

Median Household Income	58,598
Per Capita Income	23,206

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,051	7.3%
Public Assistance	1,475	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	20,832	25.3%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,622	71.6%
Unemployed	320	4.1%
In Armed Forces	17	0.2%

Total Labor Force	5,959	75.9%
Not in Labor Force	1,891	24.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	46,336	34,043	57.6%
Non-Profit	1,737	1,982	46.7%
Self-Employed	7,671	4,051	65.4%

Local Government	4,688	6,669	41.3%
State Government	1,623	2,671	37.8%
Federal Government	3,459	1,195	74.3%

Total Private + Self	54,007	38,094	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,507	12,517	47.9%
Total	65,514	50,611	56.4%

Pct. Govt.	17.5%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	12,373	10.6%
Sales and Office Occupations	28,742	24.7%
Professional, Technical	17,771	15.3%
Service Occupations	25,937	22.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	228	0.2%
All others	31,626	27.2%

White Collar		50.6%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	16,638	14.3%
Retail trade	15,623	13.4%
Educational services	13,845	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	12,270	10.5%
Accommodation and food services	9,020	7.7%
Public administration	7,937	6.8%
Construction	7,837	6.7%
Other services	5,330	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,129	4.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,688	4.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,719	3.2%
Manufacturing	3,618	3.1%
Wholesale trade	3,337	2.9%
Finance and insurance	3,147	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,359	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,021	0.9%
Information	879	0.8%
Utilities	541	0.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	487	0.4%
Management	24	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	253,076	90.01%
Puerto Rican	1,264	0.45%
Cuban	388	0.14%
Dominican	90	0.03%

Total Central American	1,415	0.50%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	373	0.13%
Honduran	240	0.09%
Nicaraguan	135	0.05%
Panamanian	98	0.03%
Salvadoran	508	0.18%
Other Central American	61	0.02%

Total South American	1,280	0.46%
Argentinean	37	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	455	0.16%
Ecuadorian	61	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	692	0.25%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	35	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10,739	3.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	427	0.15%
Chinese	314	0.11%
Filipino	290	0.10%
Korean	179	0.06%
Indian	101	0.04%
Japanese	64	0.02%
Thai	29	0.01%
Taiwanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	225,880	87.7%
English	29,687	11.5%
Vietnamese	406	0.2%
Chinese	280	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	263	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	212	0.1%
Korean	158	0.1%
Other	133	0.1%
Other Indo-European	127	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,504	1.2%
German	2,667	0.9%
Irish	1,555	0.6%
English	1,089	0.4%
Italian	804	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	694	0.2%
Polish	456	0.2%
French	425	0.2%
Dutch	225	0.1%
European	214	0.1%
African	181	0.1%
Russian	156	0.1%
Bulgarian	149	0.1%
Other Subsaharan African	121	0.0%
Scottish	109	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	234,268	83.3%
Not a citizen	46,910	16.7%

Native	211,184	75.1%
Foreign-born	69,994	24.9%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
25,465	16.1%	23,732	15.0%	35,295	22.3%	42,068	26.6%	22,803	14.4%	9,079	5.7%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	25,465	16.1%
9-12 Years	23,732	15.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	35,295	22.3%
Some College	42,068	26.6%
Bach. Degree	22,803	14.4%
Grad Degree	9,079	5.7%
Average years of education: 11.8

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	58,419	51,317	7,102	12.2%
1991	61,578	54,547	7,031	11.4%
1992	65,016	57,589	7,427	11.4%
1993	68,184	60,749	7,435	10.9%
1994	72,193	64,888	7,305	10.1%
1995	74,887	63,358	11,529	15.4%
1996	73,754	64,354	9,400	12.7%
1997	74,682	66,865	7,817	10.5%
1998	77,355	69,844	7,511	9.7%
1999	77,681	70,701	6,980	9.0%

2000	75,105	70,397	4,708	6.3%
2001	77,312	72,220	5,092	6.6%
2002	82,430	76,395	6,035	7.3%
2003	85,881	79,477	6,404	7.5%
2004	88,050	82,099	5,951	6.8%
2005	91,082	85,515	5,567	6.1%
2006	92,877	87,755	5,122	5.5%
2007	94,324	89,801	4,523	4.8%
2008	97,638	92,403	5,235	5.4%
2009	99,737	91,140	8,597	8.6%

2010	110,958	101,624	9,334	8.4%
2011	114,309	105,496	8,813	7.7%
2012	115,681	108,241	7,440	6.4%
2013	117,195	109,947	7,248	6.2%
2014	117,962	111,877	6,085	5.2%
2015	118,031	112,221	5,810	4.9%
2016	119,107	112,962	6,145	5.2%
2017	120,489	115,206	5,283	4.4%
2018	121,618	116,911	4,707	3.9%
2019	123,582	118,937	4,645	3.8%

2020	120,795	110,405	10,390	8.6%
2021	121,130	113,305	7,825	6.5%
2022	121,944	116,795	5,149	4.2%
2023	125,087	119,986	5,101	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	91,479
Median Value	$155,850

Occupied	82,377	90.1%
Vacant	9,102	9.9%

Owned	52,640	63.9%
Rented	29,737	36.1%
Median Rent	$936

Single-Family Units	63,962	69.9%
Detached	61,500	67.2%
Attached	2,462	2.7%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,590	13.8%
Mobile Homes	9,123	10.0%

Laredo, TX Market Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Laredo, TX Market Area

2022 Housing Data for Laredo, TX Market Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Laredo, TX Market Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Laredo, TX Market Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Laredo, TX Market Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Laredo, TX Market Area