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Harlingen-San Benito CCD, Cameron County, TX

148,964 Population
319.3 square miles 466.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.1 ±0.8 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Cameron County: 32.4 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.5 ±0.1

Economics

$24,377 ±$771 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in Cameron County: $23,142 ±$469
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $39,446 ±$156
$53,360 ±$2,548 Median household income
  • a little higher than the amount in Cameron County: $51,334 ±$1,640
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $76,292 ±$265

23.6% ±1.9% (34,948  ±2,857) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in Cameron County: 24.4% 102,583 (±1% / ±4,345)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,005,417 (±0.2% / ±42,798)

19.2 minutes ±0.6 (1,041,910  ±45,431) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cameron County: 20.6 3,227,715 (±0.4 / ±81,643)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.7 325,128,060 (±0.1 / ±1,129,828)

Families

49,994 ±1,021 Number of households
  • Cameron County: 135,435 ±1,061
  • Texas: 10,747,240 ±15,647
3 ±0.1 (147,460  ±2,611) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in Cameron County: 3.1 420,104 (±0 / ±58)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,034,526

5.2% ±0.9% (1,745  ±299) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Cameron County: 5.3% † 5,273 (±0.7% / ±701)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.7% 413,078 (±0.1% / ±6,578)

Housing

57,599 ±1,055 Number of housing units
  • Cameron County: 157,565 ±81
  • Texas: 11,890,808 ±698

$112,800 ±$4,489 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • a little less than the amount in Cameron County: $120,000 ±$2,519
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $260,400 ±$738

7.1% ±1.1% (10,440  ±1,673.3) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Cameron County: 8.8% 36,781 (±0.7% / ±3,029.5)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 14.3% 4,197,721 (±0.1% / ±35,125.8)

Social

74.9% ±2% (68,657  ±2,214.9) High school grad or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in Cameron County: 71.6% 182,021 (±1.4% / ±3,648.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 85.7% 16,534,908 (±0.2% / ±41,819.2)
18.5% ±1% (16,991  ±979.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Cameron County: 20.6% 52,232 (±0.8% / ±1,982.5)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 33.1% 6,381,971 (±0.1% / ±26,865.5)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

15.7% ±0.9% (23,376  ±1,367) Foreign-born population
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Cameron County: 22.7% 95,956
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 17.2% 5,095,888

6.3% ±0.7% (6,644  ±722) Population with veteran status
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Cameron County: 4.2% 12,632 (±0.3% / ±995)
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 6.4% 1,408,009 (±0.1% / ±11,267)
6,644 Total veterans ±722 5,811 Male ±630 833 Female ±278

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