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Rio Grande City, TX

15,396 Population
11.4 square miles 1,356.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.9 ±3.3 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 29.4 ±0.2
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$19,539 ±$2,347 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: $18,829 ±$1,691
  • about half the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$44,577 ±$7,194 Median household income
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: $37,639 † ±$4,431
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

30.8% ±5.9% (4,595  ±874) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 33.5% 21,981 (±3.2% / ±2,118)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

19.3 minutes ±1.5 (102,115  ±12,610) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 22.6 478,935 (±1.5 / ±39,952)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

4,525 ±321 Number of households
  • the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 19,157 ±453
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.3 ±0.2 (14,903  ±37) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 3.4 65,531 (±0.1 / ±20)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.3% ±2.4% (160  ±92) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 6.3% † 999 (±1.8% / ±283)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

5,168 ±330 Number of housing units
  • the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 23,139 ±29
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$113,200 ±$11,089 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 20 percent higher than the amount in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: $95,100 ±$7,540
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

12.7% ±4.4% (1,937  ±665.4) Moved since previous year
  • about 1.5 times the rate in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 7.9% † 5,171 (±1.8% / ±1,143)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

69.5% ±5.7% (6,253  ±692.3) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 60.4% 22,473 (±3.3% / ±1,210.2)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
18.8% ±3.8% (1,688  ±364.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.4 times the rate in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 13.6% † 5,051 (±1.5% / ±570.5)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about half the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

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

24% ±3.6% (3,688  ±552) Foreign-born population
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 27.2% 17,968
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

1.9% ±0.9% (203  ±97) Population with veteran status
  • a little less than the rate in the Rio Grande City-Roma, TX Micro Area: 2% † 885 (±0.6% / ±275)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about one-third of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
203 Total veterans ±97 203 Male ±97 N/A Female ±23

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