Rio Grande City, TX

Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)

2024 Population

66,067

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.4

1.03% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

33.5%

0.0553% 1-year increase

2024 Median Household Income

$37,639

1.42% 1-year decline

2024 Median Property Value

$95,100

Population & Diversity

Rio Grande City, TX is home to a population of 66.1k people, from which 81.8% are citizens.

As of 2024, 27.2% of Rio Grande City, TX residents were born outside of the country (18k people).

In 2024, there were 1.73 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (34.9k people) in Rio Grande City, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 20.2k White (Hispanic) and 8.91k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

81.8%

2024 Citizenship

80.8%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 81.8% 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 80.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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)
34.9k ± 2.17k
White (Hispanic)
20.2k ± 2.09k
Other (Hispanic)
8.91k ± 1.54k

97.2%

Hispanic Population

64.2k people

97.2% of the people in Rio Grande City, TX are hispanic (64.2k 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 MSA 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

27.2%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

18k people

27.5%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

18.1k people

As of 2024, 27.2% of Rio Grande City, TX residents (18k 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 27.5%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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

Gulf War (2001-)
358 ± 190
Vietnam
297 ± 160
Gulf War (1990s)
30 ± 50

Rio Grande City, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.21 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 24k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Rio Grande City, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (4,681 people), Educational Services (4,043 people), and Construction (2,913 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($80,372), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($71,500), and Manufacturing ($44,953).

Employment

Occupations

24k

2024 Value

± 1,390

−0.556%

1 Year decline

± 8.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Grande City, TX declined at a rate of −0.556%, from 24.1k employees to 24k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Rio Grande City, TX, are Construction & Extraction Occupations (2,758 people), Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (2,708 people), and Healthcare Support Occupations (2,667 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

24k

2024 Value

± 1,390

−0.556%

1 Year decline

± 8.25%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Rio Grande City, TX declined at a rate of −0.556%, from 24.1k employees to 24k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Rio Grande City, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (4,681 people), Educational Services (4,043 people), and Construction (2,913 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

$32,130

Median earning men ± $4,139

$22,704

Median earning women ± $2,320

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($72,901), Manufacturing ($46,389), and Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities ($42,477).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Public Administration ($35,000), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($24,714), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($23,250).

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

43
Retail Trade
42
Finance and Insurance
42
Retail Trade

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

$95.9k
Health Care and Social Assistance
$49.2k
Retail Trade
$14.2k
Accommodation and Food Services

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Rio Grande City, TX was $95,100 in 2024, which is 0.286 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $93,300 to $95,100, a 1.93% increase. The homeownership rate in Rio Grande City, TX is 69.5%, which is higher than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Rio Grande City, TX have an average commute time of 22.6 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

$95,100

Median Property Value 2024

±$7,540

$13,320

Median Property Taxes

±$912

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 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

69.5%

Homeownership

2024

66%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 69.5% of the housing units in Rio Grande City, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage declined from the previous year's rate of 71.6%.

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.

$37,639

Median Household Income

± $4,431

19.2k

Number of Households

± 1,146

In 2024, the median household income of the 19.2k households in Rio Grande City, TX declined from $37,639 from the previous year's value of $38,182.

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 (71.9%)
Carpooled (12.8%)
Worked At Home (9.33%)

In 2024, 71.9% of workers in Rio Grande City, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (12.8%) and those who worked at home (9.33%).

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

22.6 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Rio Grande City, TX have a shorter commute time (22.6 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 3.21% 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

33.5% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Rio Grande City, TX (22k out of 65.6k 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 18 - 24 and then Females 25 - 34.

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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