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Cameron County, TX

426,710 Population
891.7 square miles 478.5 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,283 ±$1,162 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $39,775 ±$250
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$52,210 ±$2,610 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $75,780 ±$472
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

23.5% ±2% (99,450  ±8,607) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.7% 4,086,851 (±0.3% / ±75,298)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

21.9 minutes ±1 (3,614,300  ±194,435) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 27.2 347,514,080 (±0.1 / ±2,192,679)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

143,033 ±2,516 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,260,645 ±19,354
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3 ±0.1 (423,261  ±83) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 † 29,898,096 (±49.3 / ±-555,555,600)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

5.4% ±1.5% (5,513  ±1,544) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in Texas: 5.5% 417,167 (±0.2% / ±13,744)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

162,060 ±68 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,394,809 ±3,110
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$154,200 ±$6,834 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Texas: $296,900 ±$1,483
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.7% ±1.6% (40,813  ±6,928.3) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 14.1% 4,240,926 (±0.2% / ±65,092.7)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

74.9% ±2.8% (195,116  ±7,308.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86.3% 17,292,906 (±0.4% / ±73,530.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
22.7% ±1.6% (59,270  ±4,276.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Texas: 34.2% 6,858,406 (±0.2% / ±45,043.8)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

23.4% ±30,470.2% (99,865  ±5,925) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 17.9% † 5,455,292 (±,325.7% / ±65,136)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

5.1% ±0.7% (15,517  ±2,248) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.1% 1,394,897 (±0.1% / ±21,106)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
15,517 Total veterans ±2,248 13,745 Male ±2,169 1,772 Female ±694

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