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Laredo, TX

261,408 Population
109.1 square miles 2,396.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.3 ±0.4 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 30.4 ±0.3
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$26,411 ±$1,651 Per capita income
  • about the same as the amount in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: $25,893 ±$1,557
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$61,519 ±$5,680 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: $60,580 ±$5,180
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about three-quarters of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

19.5% ±3.1% (50,433  ±8,099) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 20.5% † 55,290 (±3.1% / ±8,313)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

21.8 minutes ±1 (2,502,780  ±144,986) Mean travel time to work
  • about the same as the figure in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 22.1 2,606,740 (±1 / ±146,128)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 27.5 362,382,530 (±0.1 / ±2,293,063)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 27.2 3,895,171,300 (±0 / ±7,663,316)

Families

80,968 ±1,562 Number of households
  • the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 84,177 ±1,440
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.2 ±0.1 (258,398  ±2,912) Persons per household
  • about the same as the figure in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 3.2 269,802 (±0.1 / ±457)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

7% ±2.4% (4,584  ±1,562) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 7.1% † 4,770 (±2.3% / ±1,569)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

87,698 ±764 Number of housing units
  • the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 91,163 ±144
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$210,100 ±$13,658 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about the same as the amount in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: $207,100 ±$13,112
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

8.2% ±1.9% (21,152  ±4,821.7) Moved since previous year
  • a little higher than the rate in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 7.9% † 21,163 (±1.8% / ±4,820.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

74.1% ±4.1% (112,382  ±6,361.7) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 73.2% 115,677 (±4.1% / ±6,443.1)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
24.2% ±2.6% (36,717  ±4,012.5) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • a little higher than the rate in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 23.3% † 36,861 (±2.5% / ±4,011.7)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

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

23.2% ±1.5% (60,686  ±4,082) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 23.5% 64,042
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

1.8% ±0.4% (3,209  ±797) Population with veteran status
  • a little higher than the rate in the Laredo, TX Metro Area: 1.7% † 3,249 (±0.4% / ±792)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,209 Total veterans ±797 3,105 Male ±755 104 Female ±184

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