Rio Bravo, TX

Census Place

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2022 Population

4,437

1.51% 1-year decline

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2022 Median Age

23.3

0.427% 1-year decrease

2022 Poverty Rate

39.8%

6.74% 1-year decrease

2022 Median Household Income

$36,560

10.3% 1-year growth

2022 Median Property Value

$69,700

6.57% 1-year growth

About

In 2022, Rio Bravo, TX had a population of 4.44k people with a median age of 23.3 and a median household income of $36,560. Between 2021 and 2022 the population of Rio Bravo, TX declined from 4,505 to 4,437, a −1.51% decrease and its median household income grew from $33,149 to $36,560, a 10.3% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Rio Bravo, TX are Two+ (Hispanic) (50.8%), White (Hispanic) (41.9%), Other (Hispanic) (3.7%), White (Non-Hispanic) (3.54%), and Black or African American (Non-Hispanic) (0%).

None of the households in Rio Bravo, 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.

81.9% of the residents in Rio Bravo, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2022, the median property value in Rio Bravo, TX was $69,700, and the homeownership rate was 73.7%.

Most people in Rio Bravo, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 34.4 minutes. The average car ownership in Rio Bravo, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Economy

The economy of Rio Bravo, TX employs 1.55k people. The largest industries in Rio Bravo, TX are Construction (233 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (209 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (178 people), and the highest paying industries are Public Administration ($53,382), Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($36,689), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,115).

Employment

Occupations

1.55k

2022 Value

± 315

1.24%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rio Bravo, TX grew at a rate of 1.24%, from 1.53k employees to 1.55k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rio Bravo, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (223 people), Food Preparation & Serving Related Occupations (177 people), and Building & Grounds Cleaning & Maintenance Occupations (156 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rio Bravo, 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

1.55k

2022 Value

± 315

1.24%

1 Year growth

± 28.2%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Rio Bravo, TX grew at a rate of 1.24%, from 1.53k employees to 1.55k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rio Bravo, TX, are Construction (233 people), Administrative & Support & Waste Management Services (209 people), and Health Care & Social Assistance (178 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rio Bravo, TX, though some of these residents may live in Rio Bravo, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$29,271

Median earning men ± $15,631

$17,083

Median earning women ± $5,476

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2022 are Construction ($53,500), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($41,711), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($36,115).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2022 are Public Administration ($48,438), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($15,114), and Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodations & Food Services ($11,719).

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.

Civics

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

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 Rio Bravo, TX. Showing the available data for Texas.

2020 Election Results

Donald J. Trump (52.1%)
Republican Party
Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%)
Democratic Party
Jo Jorgensen (1.12%)
Libertarian Party

In the 2020 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 52.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Joseph R Biden Jr. (46.5%), followed by Jo Jorgensen (1.12%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas 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 Rio Bravo, TX was $69,700 in 2022, which is 0.247 times smaller than the national average of $281,900. Between 2021 and 2022 the median property value increased from $65,400 to $69,700, a 6.57% increase. The homeownership rate in Rio Bravo, TX is 73.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 64.8%.

People in Rio Bravo, TX have an average commute time of 34.4 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rio Bravo, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Property

$69,700

Median Property Value 2022

±$9,024

$769

Median Property Taxes

±$220

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 Rio Bravo, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $800 - $1,499 range.

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

Rent vs Own

73.7%

Homeownership

2022

85%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2022

In 2022, 73.7% of the housing units in Rio Bravo, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 74.4%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rio Bravo, 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 places in Rio Bravo, 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.

$36,560

Median Household Income

± $14,075

1.04k

Number of Households

± 250

In 2022, the median household income of the 1.04k households in Rio Bravo, TX grew to $36,560 from the previous year's value of $33,149.

The following chart displays the households in Rio Bravo, 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.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Rio Bravo, 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 (79.7%)
Carpooled (14%)
Other (2.6%)

In 2022, 79.7% of workers in Rio Bravo, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (14%) and those who used some unspecified means to get work (2.6%).

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

34.4 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rio Bravo, TX have a longer commute time (34.4 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.7 minutes). Additionally, 8.61% of the workforce in Rio Bravo, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

39.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rio Bravo, TX (1.76k out of 4.43k 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 6 - 11, followed by Males < 5 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Rio Bravo, 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

64.7% of the population of Rio Bravo, TX has health coverage, with 12.3% on employee plans, 44.8% on Medicaid, 4.94% on Medicare, 2.7% on non-group plans, and 0% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Webb County, TX see 3386 patients per year on average, which represents a 2.82% increase from the previous year (3293 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 2977 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 2144 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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3,386 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Webb County, TX

Primary care physicians in Webb County, TX see an average of 3,386 patients per year. This represents a 2.82% increase from the previous year (3,293 patients).

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

Health Care Diversity

In 2022, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 41% under 18 years, 21.2% between 18 and 34 years, 31.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 6.76% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 45% were men and 55% were women.

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

Uninsured People

35.3%

Uninsured

12.3%

Employer Coverage

44.8%

Medicaid

4.94%

Medicare

2.7%

Non-Group

Military or VA

Between 2021 and 2022, the percent of uninsured citizens in Rio Bravo, TX declined by 2.34% from 36.1% to 35.3%.

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

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