Del Rio, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

47,741

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Poverty Rate

16.6%

9.33% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$66,100

10.8% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$164,600

8.65% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

19,272

Population & Diversity

Del Rio, TX is home to a population of 47.7k people, from which 90.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 19.9% of Del Rio, TX residents were born outside of the country (9.49k people).

In 2024, there were 1.08 times more White (Hispanic) residents (16k people) in Del Rio, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 14.9k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 7.34k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.2%

2024 Citizenship

90.7%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 90.2% of Del Rio, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Del Rio, TX was 90.7%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Del Rio, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Del Rio, TX

White (Hispanic)
16k ± 1.85k
Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
14.9k ± 1.74k
White (Non-Hispanic)
7.34k ± 86

81.2%

Hispanic Population

38.8k people

81.2% of the people in Del Rio, TX are hispanic (38.8k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

19.9%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

9.49k people

19%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

9.05k people

As of 2024, 19.9% of Del Rio, TX residents (9.49k 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 Del Rio, TX was 19%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Del Rio, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,398 ± 320
Vietnam
761 ± 198
Gulf War (1990s)
306 ± 127

Del Rio, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.84 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Del Rio, TX.

Economy

The economy of Del Rio, TX employs 19.3k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Del Rio, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (3,068 people), Public Administration (2,945 people), and Educational Services (1,924 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,551), Transportation & Warehousing ($76,199), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($71,537).

Employment

Occupations

19.3k

2024 Value

± 1,290

−0.593%

1 Year decline

± 9.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Del Rio, TX declined at a rate of −0.593%, from 19.4k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Del Rio, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (2,447 people), Construction & Extraction Occupations (1,691 people), and Management Occupations (1,678 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Del Rio, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

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

Industries

Employment by Industries

19.3k

2024 Value

± 1,290

−0.593%

1 Year decline

± 9.49%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Del Rio, TX declined at a rate of −0.593%, from 19.4k employees to 19.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Del Rio, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (3,068 people), Public Administration (2,945 people), and Educational Services (1,924 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Del Rio, TX, though some of these residents may live in Del Rio, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$52,968

Median earning men ± $3,369

$29,560

Median earning women ± $2,619

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($85,000), Public Administration ($82,025), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($74,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($70,936), Information ($70,547), and Public Administration ($53,027).

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

55
Retail Trade
52
Other Services (except Public Administration)
41
Retail Trade

The visualization shows the distribution of establishments by industry and by size according to the number of employees.

The visualization shows the number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll

$97.8k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$66.3k
Retail Trade
$65.3k
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

The chart shows the total annual payroll and the average annual payroll by industry.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Del Rio, TX was $164,600 in 2024, which is 0.495 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $151,500 to $164,600, a 8.65% increase. The homeownership rate in Del Rio, TX is 69.1%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Del Rio, TX have an average commute time of 19.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Del Rio, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$164,600

Median Property Value 2024

±$6,688

$11,608

Median Property Taxes

±$856

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 Del Rio, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

Rent vs Own

69.1%

Homeownership

2024

66.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.1% of the housing units in Del Rio, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 66.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Del Rio, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$66,100

Median Household Income

± $5,286

16.8k

Number of Households

± 1,127

In 2024, the median household income of the 16.8k households in Del Rio, TX grew to $66,100 from the previous year's value of $59,673.

The following chart displays the households in Del Rio, 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Del Rio, TX is from Texas.

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (73.5%)
Carpooled (15.4%)
Worked At Home (5.82%)

In 2024, 73.5% of workers in Del Rio, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (15.4%) and those who worked at home (5.82%).

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.

Commute Time

19.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Del Rio, TX have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.2% of the workforce in Del Rio, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Del Rio, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

16.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Del Rio, TX (7.63k out of 46k 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 Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 75+ and then Females 6 - 11.

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

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.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798, followed by New York (5,087).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

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