Laredo, TX

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2023 Population
255,949
0.257% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
29.7
1.37% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
20.8%
0.923% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$63,264
3.83% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
108,584
1.29% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Laredo, TX had a population of 256k people with a median age of 29.7 and a median household income of $63,264. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Laredo, TX grew from 255,293 to 255,949, a 0.257% increase and its median household income grew from $60,928 to $63,264, a 3.83% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Laredo, TX are Two+ (Hispanic) (53.1%), White (Hispanic) (34.2%), Other (Hispanic) (7.54%), White (Non-Hispanic) (3.41%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (0.477%).

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

The largest universities in Laredo, TX are Laredo College (2,051 degrees awarded in 2022), Texas A & M International University (226152) (1,881 degrees), and Laredo Beauty College Inc (101 degrees).

Most people in Laredo, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Laredo, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Laredo, TX is home to a population of 256k people, from which 83% are citizens. As of 2023, 25.4% of Laredo, TX residents were born outside of the country (64.9k people).

In 2023, there were 1.55 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (136k people) in Laredo, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 87.5k White (Hispanic) and 19.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

83%
2023 Citizenship
83.2%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 83% of Laredo, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Laredo, TX was 83.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been decreasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Laredo, TX
  1. Two+ (Hispanic)
    136k ± 4.26k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    87.5k ± 4.38k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    19.3k ± 2.17k
95.2%
Hispanic Population
244k people

In 2023, there were 1.55 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (136k people) in Laredo, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 87.5k White (Hispanic) and 19.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

95.2% of the people in Laredo, TX are hispanic (244k people).

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
  2. India
    305,649 ± 13,502 people
  3. El Salvador
    224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

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Foreign-Born Population

25.4%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
64.9k people
25.1%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
64.1k people

As of 2023, 25.4% of Laredo, TX residents (64.9k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Laredo, TX was 25.1%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Gulf War (2001-)
    1,783 ± 396
  2. Vietnam
    1,372 ± 291
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    805 ± 237

Laredo, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.3 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Laredo, TX employs 109k people. The largest industries in Laredo, TX are Transportation & Warehousing (16,548 people), Retail Trade (13,807 people), and Educational Services (13,450 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($68,617), Public Administration ($67,083), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($63,776).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

109k
2023 Value
± 3,042
1.29%
1 Year growth
± 3.89%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Laredo, TX grew at a rate of 1.29%, from 107k employees to 109k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Laredo, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (14,213 people), Sales & Related Occupations (11,912 people), and Management Occupations (8,493 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Laredo, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

109k
2023 Value
± 3,042
1.29%
1 Year growth
± 3.89%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Laredo, TX grew at a rate of 1.29%, from 107k employees to 109k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Laredo, TX, are Transportation & Warehousing (16,548 people), Retail Trade (13,807 people), and Educational Services (13,450 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,826
Median earning men ± $860
$26,109
Median earning women ± $912

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($75,219), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($68,138), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($54,492).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($49,272), Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($38,968), and Wholesale Trade ($37,443).

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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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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.

US Senators from Texas

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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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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.

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Education

In 2022, universities in Laredo, TX awarded 4,139 degrees. The student population of Laredo, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 7,174 male students and 10,967 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Laredo, TX are Hispanic or Latino (3,796 and 93.8%), followed by White (170 and 4.2%), Black or African American (30 and 0.741%), and Asian (23 and 0.568%).

The largest universities in Laredo, TX by number of degrees awarded are Laredo College (2,051 and 49.6%), Texas A & M International University (226152) (1,881 and 45.4%), and Laredo Beauty College Inc (101 and 2.44%).

The most popular majors in Laredo, TX are General Studies (1,025 and 24.8%), General Business Administration & Management (339 and 8.19%), and Criminal Justice - Police Science (223 and 5.39%).

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.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2022 there were 18,141 students enrolled in Laredo, TX, 39.5% men and 60.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 16,609 records, of which 60.7% were women and 39.3% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 141 degrees awarded
  2. 178 degrees awarded
  3. 165 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Laredo, TX was General Business Administration & Management with 141 degrees awarded.

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

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 2,051 degrees awarded
  2. 1,881 degrees awarded
  3. 101 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Laredo College with 2,051 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

University

In 2022, 1,601 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Laredo, TX, which is 0.631 times less than the 2,538 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 3,796 degrees mean that there were 22.3 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 170 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($3,109) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($3,064) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2022.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,680) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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Educational Pyramid

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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.

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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).

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Housing & Living

People in Laredo, TX have an average commute time of 21.3 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.

Median household income in Laredo, TX is $63,264. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Laredo, TX was Census Tract 17.14 with a value of $138,696, followed by Census Tract 17.22 and Census Tract 17.09, with respective values of $113,252 and $101,004.

Rent vs Own

63.3%
Homeownership
2023
65.8%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 63.3% of the housing units in Laredo, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 62.7%.

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Laredo, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 17.14
  2. Census Tract 17.22
  3. Census Tract 17.09

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Laredo, TX was Census Tract 17.14 with a value of $138,696, followed by Census Tract 17.22 and Census Tract 17.09, with respective values of $113,252 and $101,004.

The following map shows all of the places in Laredo, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$63,264
Median Household Income
± $2,464
N/A
Number of Households
± 0

In 2023, the median household income of the N/A households in Laredo, TX grew to $63,264 from the previous year's value of $60,928.

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.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Laredo, 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (79.3%)
  2. Carpooled (11.4%)
  3. Worked At Home (5.35%)

In 2023, 79.3% of workers in Laredo, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.4%) and those who worked at home (5.35%).

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

21.3 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Laredo, TX have a shorter commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 2.73% of the workforce in Laredo, 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 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.

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Poverty & Diversity

20.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Laredo, TX (52.5k out of 253k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Males 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

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.

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Health

71.6% of the population of Laredo, TX has health coverage, with 30.7% on employee plans, 24.3% on Medicaid, 6.2% on Medicare, 9.68% on non-group plans, and 0.772% 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.

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.

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Health Care Diversity

In N/A, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in .

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, N/A were men and N/A were women.

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Uninsured People

28.4%
Uninsured
30.7%
Employer Coverage
24.3%
Medicaid
6.2%
Medicare
9.68%
Non-Group
0.772%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Laredo, TX grew by 0.145% from 28.3% to 28.4%.

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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