Frio County, TX

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2022 Population

18,151

1.5% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

33.1

3.12% 1-year increase

2022 Poverty Rate

20.7%

17.3% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$56,042

4.13% 1-year decline

2022 Median Property Value

$98,000

2.49% 1-year decline

About

In 2022, Frio County, TX had a population of 18.2k people with a median age of 33.1 and a median household income of $56,042. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Frio County, TX declined from 18,428 to 18,151, a −1.5% decrease and its median household income declined from $58,456 to $56,042, a −4.13% decrease.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Frio County, TX are White (Hispanic) (49.1%), Two+ (Hispanic) (24.2%), White (Non-Hispanic) (15.2%), Other (Hispanic) (5.6%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (4.13%).

None of the households in Frio 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.

88.3% of the residents in Frio County, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Frio County, TX was $98,000, and the homeownership rate was 61.5%.

Most people in Frio County, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Frio County, TX was 2 cars per household.

Frio County, TX borders Atascosa County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Medina County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, and Zavala County, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Frio County, TX is home to a population of 18.2k people, from which 88.3% are citizens. As of 2022, 13.1% of Frio County, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.39k people).

In 2022, there were 2.03 times more White (Hispanic) residents (8.91k people) in Frio County, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.39k Two+ (Hispanic) and 2.76k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

88.3%

2022 Citizenship

83.6%

2021 Citizenship

As of 2022, 88.3% of Frio County, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.5%. In 2021, the percentage of US citizens in Frio County, TX was 83.6%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Frio County, TX

White (Hispanic)
8.91k ± 1.01k
Two+ (Hispanic)
4.39k ± 1.08k
White (Non-Hispanic)
2.76k ± 293

79.4%

Hispanic Population

14.4k people

79.4% of the people in Frio County, TX are hispanic (14.4k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Frio County, TX as a share of the total population.

Foreign-Born Population

13.1%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

2.39k people

18.3%

2021 Foreign-Born Population

3.37k people

As of 2022, 13.1% of Frio County, TX residents (2.39k people) were born outside of the United States, which is lower than the national average of 13.6%. In 2021, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Frio County, TX was 18.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
446 ± 342
Vietnam
147 ± 94
Korea
88 ± 87

Frio County, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 3.03 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Frio County, TX employs 6.93k people. The largest industries in Frio County, TX are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,055 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (737 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (663 people), and the highest paying industries are Finance & Insurance ($82,500), Wholesale Trade ($71,022), and Utilities ($68,988).

Employment

Occupations

6.93k

2022 Value

± 966

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 19.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Frio County, TX grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 6.69k employees to 6.93k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Frio County, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (686 people), Farming, Fishing, & Forestry Occupations (646 people), and Office & Administrative Support Occupations (576 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Frio County, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

6.93k

2022 Value

± 966

3.56%

1 Year growth

± 19.6%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Frio County, TX grew at a rate of 3.56%, from 6.69k employees to 6.93k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Frio County, TX, are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting (1,055 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (737 people), and Other Services, Except Public Administration (663 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Frio County, TX, though some of these residents may live in Frio County, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$42,117

Median earning men ± $4,200

$25,302

Median earning women ± $7,042

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Wholesale Trade ($71,250), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($68,214), and Construction ($60,838).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services ($59,201), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($55,227), and Public Administration ($46,473).

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.

Establishments by Size

The industries with the most establishments

19
Other Services (except Public Administration)
17
Accommodation and Food Services
16
Transportation and Warehousing

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

Depending on the option selected, the visualization shows the number of employees or number of establishments and its share across establishment sizes.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Frio County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 53.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.436%).

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (53.5%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.9%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (0.436%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Frio County, TX went to Donald J. Trump with 53.5% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (45.9%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (0.436%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Frio County, TX for each registered party from 1976 to 2020.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn

Senator from Texas

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 Texas

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.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Completions

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Frio County, TX was $98,000 in 2022, which is 0.348 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $100,500 to $98,000, a 2.49% decrease. The homeownership rate in Frio County, TX is 61.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

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

Property

$98,000

Median Property Value 2022

±$8,662

$2,894

Median Property Taxes

±$475

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 Frio County, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the < $800 range.

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

Rent vs Own

61.5%

Homeownership

2022

62.9%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 61.5% of the housing units in Frio County, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 65.9%.

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

Equity

Income by Location

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Race/Ethnicity

The following map shows all of the tracts in Frio County, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

Household Income

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

$56,042

Median Household Income

± $17,005

4.71k

Number of Households

± 663

In 2022, the median household income of the 4.71k households in Frio County, TX declined from $56,042 from the previous year's value of $58,456.

The following chart displays the households in Frio 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 $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Frio County, TX is from Texas.

0.476

2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more 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 2022

Drove Alone (84.2%)
Carpooled (6.73%)
Worked At Home (3.94%)

In 2022, 84.2% of workers in Frio County, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (6.73%) and those who worked at home (3.94%).

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 Frio County, TX have a shorter commute time (19.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 2.01% of the workforce in Frio County, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.7% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Frio County, TX (3.04k out of 14.7k 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 < 5, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males < 5.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Frio County, 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
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

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

Health

85.7% of the population of Frio County, TX has health coverage, with 45.8% on employee plans, 22.3% on Medicaid, 9.5% on Medicare, 7.13% on non-group plans, and 0.973% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Frio County, TX see 5095 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.374% increase from the previous year (5076 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3687 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 3687 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56% were men and 44% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

5,095 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Frio County, TX

Primary care physicians in Frio County, TX see an average of 5,095 patients per year. This represents a 0.374% increase from the previous year (5,076 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.9% under 18 years, 22.1% between 18 and 34 years, 33.8% between 35 and 64 years, and 14.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 56% were men and 44% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

14.3%

Uninsured

45.8%

Employer Coverage

22.3%

Medicaid

9.5%

Medicare

7.13%

Non-Group

0.973%

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Frio County, TX declined by 13.9% from 16.6% to 14.3%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Frio County, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

Health Indicators

Health Outcomes

Indicator

In 2023, the number of deaths among residents under age 18 per 100,000 population was N/A in Frio County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Frio County, TX.

Health Behaviors

Indicator

In 2023, 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 40.8% in Frio County, TX.

The graphic shows the trend of the indicator in Frio County, TX.