Cameron County, TX Demographic Data
Cameron County, TX Summary
Cameron County is located in Texas
- Population: 415,557
- Area: 1,276.46 sq. miles
- Land Area: 890.92 sq. miles
- Water Area: 385.54 sq. miles
- Population Density: 325.55 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 19.69 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Cameron County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
217,509
52%
50.8
Male
204,626
49%
49.2
Total Population
422,135
323,128,000
Cameron County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
35,878
8.5%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
34,864
8.3%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
37,533
8.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
35,771
8.5%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
32,146
7.6%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
50,179
11.9%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
52,529
12.4%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
46,948
11.1%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
22,962
5.4%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
17,862
4.2%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
31,158
7.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
18,611
4.4%
4.4
85 Years and Over
5,694
1.3%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
291,174
69.0%
77.2
Female
153,079
52.6%
51.3
Male
138,095
47.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
269,589
63.9%
73.1
62 Years and over
66,139
15.7%
18.8
65 Years and over
55,463
13.1%
15.2
Female
30,898
55.7%
55.8
Male
24,565
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
32
0.0%
0.0
Cameron County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
419,376
99.3%
96.8
White
401,139
95.0%
72.6
Black or African American
2,142
0.5%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
341
0.1%
0.8
Asian
3,497
0.8%
5.4
Asian Indian
1.2
Chinese
1.3
Filipino
0.9
Japanese
0.2
Korean
0.4
Vietnamese
0.6
Other Asian
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
120
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0.0
Samoan
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0.1
Some Other Race
12,137
2.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
2,759
0.7%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
377,343
89.4%
17.8
Mexican
366,822
86.9%
11.2
Puerto Rican
516
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
479
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
9,526
2.3%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
44,792
10.6%
82.2
Cameron County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
47,197
19.2%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
32,579
13.2%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
66,538
27.1%
27.2
Some college, no degree
40,049
16.3%
20.6
Associate's Degree
17,730
7.2%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
29,531
12.0%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
12,319
5.0%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
79,776
32.4%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
166,167
67.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
41,850
17.0%
31.2
Cameron County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
107,522
34.3%
33.7%
Now Married
151,575
48.3%
47.5
Divorced
22,374
7.1%
11.0%
Separated
11,134
3.5%
2.0
Widowed
21,255
6.8
5.8%
Cameron County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
122,827
31.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
263,430
68.2%
21.6%
Spanish
13.3
Other indo-european languages
3.7
Asian and Pacific islander languages
3.5
Other Languages
1.1
Cameron County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
16,331
13.6%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
10,049
8.3%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
17,946
14.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
13,139
10.9%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
17,105
14.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
21,150
17.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
11,243
9.3%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
8,767
7.3%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
2,633
2.2%
5.8
$200,000 or more
2,136
1.8%
6.4
Median household income
37,061
57,617
Per capita income
15,886
31,128
Cameron County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
3,011
1.9%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
17,732
11.4%
9.8
Construction
9,881
6.4%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
49,628
32.0%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
7,697
5.0%
6.6
Information
2,420
1.6%
2.1
Manufacturing
7,880
5.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
7,472
4.8%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
12,771
8.2%
11.4
Public administration
6,978
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
18,533
11.9%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
6,692
4.3%
5.2
Wholesale trade
4,524
2.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
16,147
10.4%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
42,264
27.2%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
14,717
9.5%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
37,444
24.1%
23.3%
Service occupations
44,647
28.8%
18.1%
Cameron County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
153,471
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
130,660
85.1%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
12,835
8.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
1,388
0.9%
5.1
Walked
1,823
1.2%
2.7
Other means
3,461
2.3%
1.8
Worked at home
3,304
2.2%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
20.8
26.6
Cameron County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
9,221
7.7%
8.7
1 vehicles
49,447
41.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
39,350
32.7%
37.1
3 or more
22,481
18.7%
21.0
Cameron County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
120,499
81.1%
87.6
Owner Occupied
80,089
66.5%
63.1
Renter Occupied
40,410
33.5%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
28,166
18.9%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
9
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Cameron County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
148,665
1 room
4,496
3.0%
2.4
2 rooms
5,745
3.9%
2.7
3 rooms
16,116
10.8%
9.1
4 rooms
31,903
21.5%
16.5
5 rooms
38,554
25.9%
19.8
6 rooms
29,095
19.6%
17.8
7 rooms
12,901
8.7%
12.0
8 rooms
4,767
3.2%
8.6
9 rooms or more
5,088
3.4%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Cameron County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
148,665
1-unit, detached
92,059
61.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
3,480
2.3%
5.9
2-units
6,959
4.7%
3.6
3 or 4 units
7,932
5.3%
4.4
5 to 9 units
4,922
3.3%
4.8
10 to 19 units
2,972
2.0%
4.4
20 or more units
11,192
7.5%
9.0
Mobile home
18,731
12.6%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
418
0.3%
0.1
Cameron County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
4,188
2.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
4,934
3.3%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
8,923
6.0%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
8,879
6.0%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
24,571
16.5%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
25,305
17.0%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
25,628
17.2%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
34,343
23.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
8,091
5.4%
2.8%
2014 or later
3,803
2.6%
1.4%
Cameron County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
4.7
Electricity
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
4.8
Coal or coke
0.1
Wood
1.9
Solar energy
0.1
Other fuel
0.5
No fuel used
1.1
Cameron County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
32,820
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
307
0.9%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
930
2.8%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
1,330
4.1%
11.8%
Less than $500
2,355
7.2%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
4,023
12.3%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
10,258
31.3%
28.8%
$500 to $999
13,617
41.5%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
15,046
46.5%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
3,811
11.8%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,669
8.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
1,943
6.0%
7.0%
35.0% or more
8,856
27.4%
21.3%
Not Computed
495
0.0%
0.0%
Cameron County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
37,585
41,631,300
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$2,500 to $2,999
61
0.2%
1.9%
$3,000 or more
109
0.3%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
519
1.4%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
3,578
9.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
8,521
22.7%
10.7%
$500 to $999
24,797
66.0%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
2,825
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
679
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
4,508
12.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
3,722
10.5%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
4,829
13.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
2,977
8.4%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
3,173
9.0%
9.0%
35.0% or more
16,123
45.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
5,078
0.0%
0.0%
Cameron County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
80,089
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
21,714
27.1%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
28,635
35.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
11,619
14.5%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
9,048
11.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
5,817
7.3%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
2,132
2.7%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
951
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
173
0.2%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
80,000
205,000
