Raymondville, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

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2024 Population
20,139
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2024 Median Age
34.3
1.78% 1-year increase
2024 Poverty Rate
24%
2.71% 1-year decrease
2024 Median Household Income
$54,180
18.7% 1-year growth
2024 Median Property Value
$73,600
21.1% 1-year growth
2024 Employed Population
8,159
0.899% 1-year decline

About

None of the households in Raymondville, 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.

93.4% of the residents in Raymondville, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2024, the median property value in Raymondville, TX was $73,600, and the homeownership rate was 74.7%.

Most people in Raymondville, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 19.7 minutes. The average car ownership in Raymondville, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

Raymondville, TX is home to a population of 20.1k people, from which 93.4% are citizens. As of 2024, 10.4% of Raymondville, TX residents were born outside of the country (2.09k people).

In 2024, there were 1.65 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (10k people) in Raymondville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.06k White (Hispanic) and 1.97k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

93.4%
2024 Citizenship
91.8%
2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 93.4% of Raymondville, TX residents were US citizens, which is higher than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Raymondville, TX was 91.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Raymondville, TX
  1. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    10k ± 1.19k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    6.06k ± 1k
  3. White (Non-Hispanic)
    1.97k ± 123
87.3%
Hispanic Population
17.6k people

In 2024, there were 1.65 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (10k people) in Raymondville, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 6.06k White (Hispanic) and 1.97k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

87.3% of the people in Raymondville, TX are hispanic (17.6k people).

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

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Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the MSA 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

10.4%
2024 Foreign-Born Population
2.09k people
12.5%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
2.53k people

As of 2024, 10.4% of Raymondville, TX residents (2.09k 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 Raymondville, TX was 12.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    249 ± 123
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    118 ± 94
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    105 ± 89

Raymondville, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 2.11 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Raymondville, TX employs 8.16k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Raymondville, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (1,513 people), Educational Services (922 people), and Retail Trade (889 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($157,716), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($64,750), and Transportation & Warehousing ($61,250).

Employment

Occupations

8.16k
2024 Value
± 893
−0.899%
1 Year decline
± 15.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Raymondville, TX declined at a rate of −0.899%, from 8.23k employees to 8.16k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Raymondville, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (791 people), Healthcare Support Occupations (719 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (667 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Raymondville, TX.

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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.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

8.16k
2024 Value
± 893
−0.899%
1 Year decline
± 15.1%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Raymondville, TX declined at a rate of −0.899%, from 8.23k employees to 8.16k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Raymondville, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (1,513 people), Educational Services (922 people), and Retail Trade (889 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Raymondville, TX, though some of these residents may live in Raymondville, 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

$45,411
Median earning men ± $9,945
$26,610
Median earning women ± $3,385

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Manufacturing ($97,344), Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($65,375), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($56,713).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($250,001), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($57,500), and Manufacturing ($41,875).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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. 15
    Retail Trade
  2. 13
    Other Services (except Public Administration)
  3. 12
    Finance and Insurance

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.

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Payroll by Industry Sector

The industries with the highest total annual payroll
  1. $51.3k
    Health Care and Social Assistance
  2. $33k
    Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
  3. $10.9k
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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 Raymondville, 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

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

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

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Raymondville, TX was $73,600 in 2024, which is 0.221 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $60,800 to $73,600, a 21.1% increase. The homeownership rate in Raymondville, TX is 74.7%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Raymondville, TX have an average commute time of 19.7 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Raymondville, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$73,600
Median Property Value 2024
±$13,677
$4,254
Median Property Taxes
±$474

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

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

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Rent vs Own

74.7%
Homeownership
2024
61%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2024

In 2024, 74.7% of the housing units in Raymondville, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 72.4%.

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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.
$54,180
Median Household Income
± $8,228
5.69k
Number of Households
± 601

In 2024, the median household income of the 5.69k households in Raymondville, TX grew to $54,180 from the previous year's value of $45,645.

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

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2024
  1. Drove Alone (82.6%)
  2. Worked At Home (10.1%)
  3. Carpooled (6.17%)

In 2024, 82.6% of workers in Raymondville, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (10.1%) and those who carpooled to work (6.17%).

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

19.7 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Raymondville, TX have a shorter commute time (19.7 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.3% of the workforce in Raymondville, 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 Raymondville, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Raymondville, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

24% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Raymondville, TX (4.39k out of 18.3k 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 35 - 44, followed by Males 25 - 34 and then Females 65 - 74.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Raymondville, 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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Health

76.1% of the population of Raymondville, TX has health coverage, with 29.1% on employee plans, 27.7% on Medicaid, 10.2% on Medicare, 6.87% on non-group plans, and 2.21% 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, 51.6% were men and 48.4% 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.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2024, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 28.2% under 18 years, 22.8% between 18 and 34 years, 33.7% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.3% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 51.6% were men and 48.4% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

23.9%
Uninsured
29.1%
Employer Coverage
27.7%
Medicaid
10.2%
Medicare
6.87%
Non-Group
2.21%
Military or VA

Between 2023 and 2024, the percent of uninsured citizens in Raymondville, TX declined by 9.91% from 26.5% to 23.9%.

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

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