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Census Tract 125.17, Cameron, TX

5,836 Population
1.2 square miles 4,799.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.2 ±3.2 Median age
  • about the same as the figure in Brownsville: 31.2 ±0.5
  • a little less than the figure in Cameron County: 32.7 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$31,023 ±$2,889 Per capita income
  • about 1.4 times the amount in Brownsville: $22,512 ±$785
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Cameron County: $24,089 ±$545
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$101,913 ±$7,321 Median household income
  • about double the amount in Brownsville: $52,130 ±$2,503
  • nearly double the amount in Cameron County: $52,601 ±$1,632
  • about 1.3 times the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

5.7% ±4.3% (330  ±252) Persons below poverty line
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Brownsville: 23.7% 44,354 (±1.5% / ±2,800)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Cameron County: 24.8% 104,877 (±1% / ±4,334)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)

29.3 minutes ±6.4 (72,175  ±20,560) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Brownsville: 21.4 1,541,430 (±0.4 / ±47,272)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Cameron County: 21.3 3,342,005 (±0.4 / ±75,136)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

1,762 ±170 Number of households
  • Brownsville: 59,839 ±850
  • Cameron County: 138,433 ±877
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
3.3 ±0.1 (5,835  ±597) Persons per household
  • a little higher than the figure in Brownsville: 3.1 187,378 (±0 / ±65)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Cameron County: 3.1 422,811 (±0 / ±39)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696

7.9% ±7.2% (124  ±114) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Brownsville: 4.7% † 2,268 (±0.8% / ±375)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Cameron County: 4.8% † 4,835 (±0.5% / ±546)
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)

Housing

1,792 ±165 Number of housing units
  • Brownsville: 64,878 ±840
  • Cameron County: 159,679 ±95
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$202,600 ±$16,705 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Brownsville: $139,900 ±$6,107
  • about 1.5 times the amount in Cameron County: $136,500 ±$3,909
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

3.9% ±3.6% (224  ±206.2) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Brownsville: 9% † 16,917 (±1.3% / ±2,342.1)
  • about half the rate in Cameron County: 8.5% 35,646 (±0.8% / ±3,150.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

93.2% ±9.5% (3,168  ±494.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Brownsville: 72% 80,752 (±1.9% / ±2,346.4)
  • about 1.3 times the rate in Cameron County: 72.6% 186,703 (±1.4% / ±3,482.2)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
49% ±9% (1,665  ±364.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about double the rate in Brownsville: 24.5% 27,483 (±1.2% / ±1,429)
  • more than double the rate in Cameron County: 22.1% 56,819 (±0.8% / ±2,002.8)
  • about 1.5 times 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

25.9% ±7.9% (1,514  ±488) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Brownsville: 27.5% 52,057 (±1.1% / ±1,981)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Cameron County: 23.2% 98,730
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

2.1% ±2% (78  ±77) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Brownsville: 2.8% † 3,775 (±0.4% / ±505)
  • about half the rate in Cameron County: 4.1% 12,584 (±0.3% / ±879)
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
78 Total veterans ±77 78 Male ±77 N/A Female ±21

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