Rio Grande City, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

15,396

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.9

4.91% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

30.8%

9.13% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$44,577

7.75% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$113,200

0.176% 1-year decline

Population & Diversity

Rio Grande City, TX is home to a population of 15.4k people, from which 82.1% are citizens.

As of 2024, 24% of Rio Grande City, TX residents were born outside of the country (3.69k people).

In 2024, there were 2.09 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (8.41k people) in Rio Grande City, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 4.02k White (Hispanic) and 2.25k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

82.1%

2024 Citizenship

82.3%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 82.1% of Rio Grande City, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Rio Grande City, TX was 82.3%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Rio Grande City, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
8.41k ± 978
White (Hispanic)
4.02k ± 896
Other (Hispanic)
2.25k ± 563

96%

Hispanic Population

14.8k people

96% of the people in Rio Grande City, TX are hispanic (14.8k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place 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

24%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

3.69k people

23.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

3.55k people

As of 2024, 24% of Rio Grande City, TX residents (3.69k 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 Rio Grande City, TX was 23.3%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
73 ± 74
Gulf War (2001-)
57 ± 60
Gulf War (1990s)
25 ± 41

Rio Grande City, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.28 times greater than any other conflict.

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

Economy

The economy of Rio Grande City, TX employs 5.87k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rio Grande City, TX were Educational Services (1,147 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,131 people), and Retail Trade (642 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($81,385), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,875), and Public Administration ($51,364).

Employment

Occupations

5.87k

2024 Value

± 712

4.58%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Grande City, TX grew at a rate of 4.58%, from 5.61k employees to 5.87k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rio Grande City, TX, are Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (717 people), Sales & Related Occupations (516 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (480 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Rio Grande City, 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

5.87k

2024 Value

± 712

4.58%

1 Year growth

± 16.7%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Grande City, TX grew at a rate of 4.58%, from 5.61k employees to 5.87k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rio Grande City, TX, are Educational Services (1,147 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (1,131 people), and Retail Trade (642 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Rio Grande City, TX, though some of these residents may live in Rio Grande City, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$30,234

Median earning men ± $8,924

$27,239

Median earning women ± $4,063

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Public Administration ($55,092), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($54,875), and Construction ($45,431).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($50,540), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($30,028), and Retail Trade ($25,714).

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rio Grande City, TX was $113,200 in 2024, which is 0.34 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $113,400 to $113,200, a 0.176% decrease. The homeownership rate in Rio Grande City, TX is 69.4%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rio Grande City, TX have an average commute time of 19.3 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Rio Grande City, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$113,200

Median Property Value 2024

±$11,089

$3,140

Median Property Taxes

±$442

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 Grande City, 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 Grande City, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

69.4%

Homeownership

2024

69.5%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.4% of the housing units in Rio Grande City, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 69.5%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Rio Grande City, 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.

$44,577

Median Household Income

± $7,194

4.53k

Number of Households

± 558

In 2024, the median household income of the 4.53k households in Rio Grande City, TX grew to $44,577 from the previous year's value of $41,369.

The following chart displays the households in Rio Grande City, 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 Grande City, 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 (79.7%)
Carpooled (10.8%)
Worked At Home (7.29%)

In 2024, 79.7% of workers in Rio Grande City, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (10.8%) and those who worked at home (7.29%).

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

19.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rio Grande City, TX have a shorter commute time (19.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.21% of the workforce in Rio Grande City, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Rio Grande City, 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 Grande City, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Rio Grande City, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

30.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rio Grande City, TX (4.6k out of 14.9k 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 Females 25 - 34 and then Females 18 - 24.

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

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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