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Census Tract 117.01, Cameron, TX

4,237 Population
2.6 square miles 1,607.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

33.8 ±6.6 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in San Benito: 33.8 † ±3.8
  • a little higher than the figure in Cameron County: 32.7 ±0.2
  • a little less than the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$17,580 ±$3,026 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in San Benito: $20,093 † ±$2,048
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Cameron County: $24,089 ±$545
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$37,264 ±$16,204 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in San Benito: $43,639 † ±$4,426
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Cameron County: $52,601 ±$1,632
  • about half the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

30.6% ±17% (1,296  ±768) Persons below poverty line
  • a little higher than the rate in San Benito: 29.7% † 7,223 (±7.5% / ±1,825)
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Cameron County: 24.8% 104,877 (±1% / ±4,334)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)

16.6 minutes ±7.2 (22,380  ±6,417) Mean travel time to work
  • a little less than the figure in San Benito: 17.5 † 140,990 (±2.8 / ±15,907)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Cameron County: 21.3 3,342,005 (±0.4 / ±75,136)
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

1,534 ±354 Number of households
  • San Benito: 8,351 ±710
  • Cameron County: 138,433 ±877
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
2.8 ±0.9 (4,237  ±858) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in San Benito: 2.9 24,495 (±0.3 / ±30)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Cameron County: 3.1 422,811 (±0 / ±39)
  • a little higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696

2% ±3.8% (19  ±37) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about half the rate in San Benito: 4.1% † 219 (±2.3% / ±123)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Cameron County: 4.8% † 4,835 (±0.5% / ±546)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)

Housing

1,636 ±364 Number of housing units
  • San Benito: 9,367 ±683
  • Cameron County: 159,679 ±95
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$110,900 ±$51,857 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.3 times the amount in San Benito: $85,300 ±$7,386
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Cameron County: $136,500 ±$3,909
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

4.2% ±4.4% (175  ±186.7) Moved since previous year
  • about half the rate in San Benito: 8.8% † 2,149 (±4.4% / ±1,069.2)
  • about half the rate in Cameron County: 8.5% 35,646 (±0.8% / ±3,150.2)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

83.1% ±6.2% (2,071  ±553.7) High school grad or higher
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in San Benito: 71.5% 10,626 (±4.4% / ±970.4)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Cameron County: 72.6% 186,703 (±1.4% / ±3,482.2)
  • a little less than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
3.9% ±3.1% (98  ±81) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about one-quarter of the rate in San Benito: 14.2% † 2,114 (±3.3% / ±503.2)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Cameron County: 22.1% 56,819 (±0.8% / ±2,002.8)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)

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

23.6% ±9.4% (1,000  ±448) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.3 times the rate in San Benito: 17.6% † 4,356 (±3.1% / ±753)
  • about the same as the rate in Cameron County: 23.2% 98,730
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

5.6% ±2.8% (161  ±88) Population with veteran status
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in San Benito: 5.1% † 913 (±1.3% / ±233)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Cameron County: 4.1% 12,584 (±0.3% / ±879)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
161 Total veterans ±88 161 Male ±88 N/A Female ±15

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