Laredo, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population

269,294

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

0.671% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

21.3%

1.23% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$63,058

0.883% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$189,900

6.15% 1-year growth

2024 Employed Population

115,910

2.48% 1-year growth

About

None of the households in Laredo, 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.

83.2% of the residents in Laredo, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Laredo, TX are Texas A & M International University (1,974 degrees awarded in 2023), Laredo College (1,913 degrees), and Laredo Beauty College Inc (102 degrees).

In 2024, the median property value in Laredo, TX was $189,900, and the homeownership rate was 64.7%.

Most people in Laredo, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Laredo, TX was 2 cars per household.

Laredo, TX borders Eagle Pass, TX and Zapata, TX.

Photo by Chris Lawrence

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Population & Diversity

Laredo, TX is home to a population of 269k people, from which 83.2% are citizens. As of 2024, 25.3% of Laredo, TX residents were born outside of the country (68.1k people).

In 2024, there were 3.91 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (180k people) in Laredo, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 46.1k White (Hispanic) and 27.7k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

83.2%

2024 Citizenship

83%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 83.2% of Laredo, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Laredo, TX was 83%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Laredo, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
180k ± 4.31k
White (Hispanic)
46.1k ± 3.06k
Other (Hispanic)
27.7k ± 2.75k

95%

Hispanic Population

256k people

95% of the people in Laredo, TX are hispanic (256k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in Laredo, 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
2,397,739 ± 36,447 people
India
325,248 ± 13,925 people
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.

Foreign-Born Population

25.3%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

68.1k people

25.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

67.8k people

As of 2024, 25.3% of Laredo, TX residents (68.1k 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 Laredo, TX was 25.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,993 ± 474
Vietnam
1,216 ± 293
Gulf War (1990s)
910 ± 270

Laredo, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.64 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Laredo, TX employs 116k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Laredo, TX were Transportation & Warehousing (18,468 people), Retail Trade (14,445 people), and Educational Services (14,122 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($71,058), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($65,987), and Public Administration ($64,731).

Employment

Occupations

116k

2024 Value

± 3,248

2.48%

1 Year growth

± 3.81%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laredo, TX grew at a rate of 2.48%, from 113k employees to 116k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Laredo, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (15,789 people), Sales & Related Occupations (12,060 people), and Transportation Occupations (9,587 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Laredo, 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

116k

2024 Value

± 3,248

2.48%

1 Year growth

± 3.81%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Laredo, TX grew at a rate of 2.48%, from 113k employees to 116k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Laredo, TX, are Transportation & Warehousing (18,468 people), Retail Trade (14,445 people), and Educational Services (14,122 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Laredo, TX, though some of these residents may live in Laredo, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$41,344

Median earning men ± $1,142

$28,151

Median earning women ± $928

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Information ($85,139), Public Administration ($84,748), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($70,343).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($48,989), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($41,094), and Wholesale Trade ($37,470).

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

918
Transportation and Warehousing
305
Transportation and Warehousing
289
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

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

$855k
Transportation and Warehousing
$516k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$394k
Retail Trade

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

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

Presidential Popular Vote Over Time

Voting results are not available for Laredo, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2024 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
Republican Party
Kamala Harris (42.5%)
Democratic Party
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.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

Senatorial voting results are only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

Education

In 2023, universities in Laredo, TX awarded 4,117 degrees. The student population of Laredo, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 7,638 male students and 11,308 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Laredo, TX are Hispanic or Latino (3,686 and 92.2%), White (214 and 5.35%), Black or African American (41 and 1.03%), and Asian (24 and 0.6%).

The largest universities in Laredo, TX by number of degrees awarded are Texas A & M International University (1,974 and 47.9%), Laredo College (1,913 and 46.5%), and Laredo Beauty College Inc (102 and 2.48%).

The most popular majors in Laredo, TX are General Studies (918 and 22.3%), General Business Administration & Management (380 and 9.23%), and Criminal Justice - Police Science (225 and 5.47%).

The median tuition cost in Laredo, TX for a public four year colleges is $3,109 for in-state students and $8,641 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Laredo, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 46%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 36.2%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 18,946 (40.3% men and 59.7% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 18,946 students enrolled in Laredo, TX, 40.3% men and 59.7% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 17,241 records, of which 59.8% were women and 40.2% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Registered Nursing
144 degrees awarded
General Psychology
131 degrees awarded
Criminal Justice - Police Science
178 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Laredo, TX was Registered Nursing with 144 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Laredo, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Texas A & M International University
1,974 degrees awarded
Laredo College
1,913 degrees awarded
Laredo Beauty College Inc
102 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Texas A & M International University with 1,974 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 1,570 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Laredo, TX, which is 0.616 times less than the 2,547 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 3,686 degrees mean that there were 17.2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 214 degrees awarded.

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.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($3,109) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,064) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,468) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Laredo, TX was $189,900 in 2024, which is 0.571 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $178,900 to $189,900, a 6.15% increase. The homeownership rate in Laredo, TX is 64.7%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Laredo, TX have an average commute time of 22.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Laredo, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$189,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$3,900

$52,630

Median Property Taxes

±$1,899

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

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

Rent vs Own

64.7%

Homeownership

2024

66.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 64.7% of the housing units in Laredo, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 63.9%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Laredo, 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.

$63,058

Median Household Income

± $2,420

81.4k

Number of Households

± 2,467

In 2024, the median household income of the 81.4k households in Laredo, TX grew to $63,058 from the previous year's value of $62,506.

The following chart displays the households in Laredo, 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 Laredo, 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.

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 (79.3%)
Carpooled (11.5%)
Worked At Home (5.83%)

In 2024, 79.3% of workers in Laredo, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.5%) and those who worked at home (5.83%).

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

22.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Laredo, TX have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 2.78% of the workforce in Laredo, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

21.3% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Laredo, TX (56.7k out of 266k 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 25 - 34 and then Females 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Laredo, 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.

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

72.7% of the population of Laredo, TX has health coverage, with 29.1% on employee plans, 26.1% on Medicaid, 6.27% on Medicare, 10.6% on non-group plans, and 0.649% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 590 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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

1,657 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,657 patients per year. This represents a 0% change from the previous year (1,657 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 33.2% under 18 years, 23.5% between 18 and 34 years, 33.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.2% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

Uninsured People

27.3%

Uninsured

29.1%

Employer Coverage

26.1%

Medicaid

6.27%

Medicare

10.6%

Non-Group

0.649%

Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Laredo, TX declined by 3.82% from 28.4% to 27.3%.

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

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