Cameron County, TX

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2024 Population
426,120
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
32.7
0.926% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
24.8%
1.66% 1-year increase
2024 Median Household Income
$52,601
2.47% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$136,500
13.8% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
174,043
1.1% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Cameron County, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.8% of the residents in Cameron County, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Cameron County, TX are Texas Southmost College (1,109 degrees awarded in 2023), Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville (582 degrees), and Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen (451 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Cameron County, TX was $136,500, and the homeownership rate was 65.2%.

Most people in Cameron County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Cameron County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Cameron County, TX borders Hidalgo County, TX and Willacy County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Cameron County, TX is home to a population of 426k people, from which 85.8% are citizens. As of 2024, 23.2% of Cameron County, TX residents were born outside of the country (98.7k people).

In 2024, there were 1.92 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (219k people) in Cameron County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 114k White (Hispanic) and 42k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.8%
2024 Citizenship
86%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 85.8% of Cameron County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Cameron County, TX was 86%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Cameron County, TX
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    219k ± 5.32k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    114k ± 4.65k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    42k ± 2.91k
89.3%
Hispanic Population
381k people

In 2024, there were 1.92 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (219k people) in Cameron County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 114k White (Hispanic) and 42k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

89.3% of the people in Cameron County, TX are hispanic (381k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Cameron County, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the County level, so we are showing data for Texas.
Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
  2. India
    325,248 ± 13,925 people
  3. El Salvador
    221,729 ± 11,517 people

In 2023, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,397,739 Texas residents, followed by India with 325,248 and El Salvador with 221,729.

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Foreign-Born Population

23.2%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
98.7k people
22.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
96k people

As of 2024, 23.2% of Cameron County, TX residents (98.7k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Cameron County, TX was 22.7%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    3,652 ± 471
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    3,395 ± 503
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    2,218 ± 369

Cameron County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.08 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Cameron County, TX employs 174k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Cameron County, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (32,013 people), Educational Services (21,728 people), and Retail Trade (19,367 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($91,167), Management of Companies & Enterprises ($75,357), and Utilities ($57,857).

Employment

Occupations

174k
2024 Value
± 3,798
1.1%
1 Year growth
± 3.04%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cameron County, TX grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 172k employees to 174k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cameron County, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (19,962 people), Sales & Related Occupations (16,126 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (14,740 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cameron County, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

174k
2024 Value
± 3,798
1.1%
1 Year growth
± 3.04%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Cameron County, TX grew at a rate of 1.1%, from 172k employees to 174k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cameron County, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (32,013 people), Educational Services (21,728 people), and Retail Trade (19,367 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cameron County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Cameron County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,966
Median earning men ± $1,139
$28,913
Median earning women ± $1,019

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($62,719), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($53,484), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($45,261).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Construction ($46,480), Public Administration ($43,944), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($37,317).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis
4.59%
Year-over-year growth
Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

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Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments
  1. 405
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. 383
    Retail Trade
  3. 366
    Other Services (except Public Administration)

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $1.33M
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $548k
    Retail Trade
  3. $291k
    Accommodation and Food Services

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Presidential Elections

Voting results are not available for Cameron County, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.
2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

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Education

In 2023, universities in Cameron County, TX awarded 2,604 degrees. The student population of Cameron County, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 4,179 male students and 5,533 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Cameron County, TX are Hispanic or Latino (2,173 and 83.7%), White (377 and 14.5%), Unknown (17 and 0.655%), and Black or African American (15 and 0.578%).

The largest universities in Cameron County, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas Southmost College (1,109 and 42.6%), Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville (582 and 22.4%), and Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen (451 and 17.3%).

The most popular majors in Cameron County, TX are General Studies (534 and 20.5%), Medical Assistant (380 and 14.6%), and Electrician (202 and 7.76%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 9,712 students enrolled in Cameron County, TX, 43% men and 57% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 8,359 records, of which 57.7% were women and 42.3% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. General Studies
    534 degrees awarded
  2. Criminal Justice - Safety Studies
    100 degrees awarded
  3. General Business
    61 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in Cameron County, TX was General Studies with 534 degrees awarded.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. Texas Southmost College
    1,109 degrees awarded
  2. Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
    582 degrees awarded
  3. Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
    451 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas Southmost College with 1,109 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 1,087 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cameron County, TX, which is 0.717 times less than the 1,517 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 2,173 degrees mean that there were 5.76 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 377 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 2-year ($1,800) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,948) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 2-year ($1,680) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Cameron County, TX was $136,500 in 2024, which is 0.41 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $120,000 to $136,500, a 13.8% increase. The homeownership rate in Cameron County, TX is 65.2%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Cameron County, TX have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Cameron County, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

In 2025, 21.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cameron County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.66%.

Housing

Property

$136,500
Median Property Value 2024
±$3,909
$90,278
Median Property Taxes
±$2,454

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cameron County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cameron County, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

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Rent vs Own

65.2%
Homeownership
2024
64.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 65.2% of the housing units in Cameron County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.2%.

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Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$52,601
Median Household Income
± $1,632
138k
Number of Households
± 3,317

In 2024, the median household income of the 138k households in Cameron County, TX grew to $52,601 from the previous year's value of $51,334.

The following chart displays the households in Cameron County, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Cameron County, TX is from Texas.
0.475
2023 Wage GINI in Texas
0.476
2022 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2023, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.208% decline from 2022 to 2023, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (75.6%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (9.08%)

In 2024, 75.6% of workers in Cameron County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (9.08%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

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Commute Time

21.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cameron County, TX have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.37% of the workforce in Cameron County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cameron County, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cameron County, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Severe Housing Problems

In 2025, 21.8% of the population was living with severe housing problems in Cameron County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 3.66%.

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Poverty & Diversity

24.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cameron County, TX (105k out of 422k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Cameron County, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

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Children in Poverty

In 2025, 33.9% of the children was living in poverty in Cameron County, TX. From 2014 to 2025, the indicator declined 14.3%.

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Security

Crimes & Accidents

Indicator

In 2022, the number of reported violent crimes offenses per 100,000 population was 319 in Cameron County, TX. From 2014 to 2022, the indicator declined 0.115 per 100,000 population.

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Health

74.2% of the population of Cameron County, TX has health coverage, with 29.1% on employee plans, 25.1% on Medicaid, 8.8% on Medicare, 9.91% on non-group plans, and 1.22% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Cameron County, TX see 2,034 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,034 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3127 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1028 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

2,034 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Cameron County, TX

Primary care physicians in Cameron County, TX see an average of 2,034 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (2,034 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Cameron County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.5% under 18 years, 22.2% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.3% were men and 50.7% were women.

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Uninsured People

25.8%
Uninsured
29.1%
Employer Coverage
25.1%
Medicaid
8.8%
Medicare
9.91%
Non-Group
1.22%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Cameron County, TX declined by 3.48% from 26.7% to 25.8%.

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Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2025, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was 45.4 in Cameron County, TX.

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Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of the adult population (age 18 and older) that reports a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 30 kg/m2 (age-adjusted) was 47.6% in Cameron County, TX.

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Clinical Care

Indicator

In 2025, the percentage of population under age 65 without health insurance was 25.2% in Cameron County, TX.

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