Starr County, TX Demographic Data
Starr County, TX Summary
Starr County is located in Texas
- Population: 61,421
- Area: 1,229.09 sq. miles
- Land Area: 1,223.18 sq. miles
- Water Area: 5.91 sq. miles
- Population Density: 49.97 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 521.00 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Starr County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
32,419
52%
50.8
Male
30,589
49%
49.2
Total Population
63,008
323,128,000
Starr County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
6,395
10.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
5,551
8.8%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
5,628
8.9%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
5,557
8.8%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
5,166
8.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
8,014
12.7%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
7,668
12.2%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
6,774
10.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
2,624
4.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
2,604
4.1%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
3,981
6.3%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
2,343
3.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
703
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
41,995
66.7%
77.2
Female
21,931
52.2%
51.3
Male
20,064
47.8%
48.7
21 Years and over
38,707
61.4%
73.1
62 Years and over
8,701
13.8%
18.8
65 Years and over
7,027
11.2%
15.2
Female
3,912
55.7%
55.8
Male
3,115
44.3%
44.2
Median Age (years)
29
0.0%
0.0
Starr County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
62,716
99.5%
96.8
White
59,500
94.4%
72.6
Black or African American
39
0.1%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
37
0.1%
0.8
Asian
52
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
29
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
23
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
3,088
4.9%
5.1
Two or More Races
292
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
62,352
99.0%
17.8
Mexican
60,661
96.3%
11.2
Puerto Rican
39
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
317
0.5%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
1,335
2.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
656
1.0%
82.2
Starr County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
11,809
34.0%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
6,060
17.5%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
8,289
23.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
4,172
12.0%
20.6
Associate's Degree
1,161
3.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
2,257
6.5%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
963
2.8%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
17,869
51.5%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
16,842
48.5%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
3,220
9.3%
31.2
Starr County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
15,584
34.3%
33.7%
Now Married
20,890
46.0%
47.5
Divorced
3,618
8.0%
11.0%
Separated
2,416
5.3%
2.0
Widowed
2,926
6.4
5.8%
Starr County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
2,204
3.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
54,409
96.1%
21.6%
Spanish
54,341
96.0%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
11
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
52
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.0%
1.1%
Starr County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
2,475
15.3%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
2,027
12.5%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
3,232
19.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
1,918
11.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
2,136
13.2%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
1,950
12.0%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
1,139
7.0%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
963
5.9%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
221
1.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
158
1.0%
6.4
Median household income
26,682
57,617
Per capita income
12,663
31,128
Starr County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
1,525
7.2%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
1,258
5.9%
9.8
Construction
2,554
12.0%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
7,905
37.2%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
487
2.3%
6.6
Information
44
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
402
1.9%
10.1
Other services except public administration
1,397
6.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
1,158
5.5%
11.4
Public administration
963
4.5%
4.6
Retail trade
2,269
10.7%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
1,072
5.1%
5.2
Wholesale trade
191
0.9%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
3,880
18.3%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
4,621
21.8%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
2,338
11.0%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
3,885
18.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
6,501
30.6%
18.1%
Starr County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
20,402
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
14,397
70.6%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
3,956
19.4%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
81
0.4%
5.1
Walked
866
4.2%
2.7
Other means
126
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
976
4.8%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
22.6
26.6
Starr County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
1,529
9.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
6,162
38.0%
33.2
2 vehicles
5,119
31.6%
37.1
3 or more
3,409
21.0%
21.0
Starr County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
16,219
82.6%
87.6
Owner Occupied
11,967
73.8%
63.1
Renter Occupied
4,252
26.2%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
3,420
17.4%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
8
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.9
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.6
0.0%
2.5
Starr County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,639
1 room
472
2.4%
2.4
2 rooms
901
4.6%
2.7
3 rooms
2,511
12.8%
9.1
4 rooms
4,630
23.6%
16.5
5 rooms
4,792
24.4%
19.8
6 rooms
3,309
16.8%
17.8
7 rooms
1,804
9.2%
12.0
8 rooms
653
3.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
567
2.9%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Starr County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
19,639
1-unit, detached
15,911
81.0%
61.5
1-unit, attached
121
0.6%
5.9
2-units
622
3.2%
3.6
3 or 4 units
669
3.4%
4.4
5 to 9 units
423
2.2%
4.8
10 to 19 units
83
0.4%
4.4
20 or more units
149
0.8%
9.0
Mobile home
1,652
8.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
9
0.0%
0.1
Starr County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
478
2.4%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
547
2.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
628
3.2%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
1,195
6.1%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
2,862
14.6%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
4,233
21.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
4,452
22.7%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
4,262
21.7%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
947
4.8%
2.8%
2014 or later
35
0.2%
1.4%
Starr County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
705
4.3%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
403
2.5%
4.7
Electricity
14,512
89.5%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
19
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
19
0.1%
0.5
No fuel used
561
3.5%
1.1
Starr County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
2,798
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
14
0.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
33
1.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
56
2.0%
11.8%
Less than $500
113
4.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
273
9.8%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
900
32.2%
28.8%
$500 to $999
1,409
50.4%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
1,080
39.0%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
315
11.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
204
7.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
352
12.7%
7.0%
35.0% or more
817
29.5%
21.3%
Not Computed
30
0.0%
0.0%
Starr County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
3,318
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
50
1.5%
28.3%
Less than $500
1,512
45.6%
10.7%
$500 to $999
1,756
52.9%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
934
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
522
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
394
12.0%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
206
6.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
375
11.4%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
432
13.1%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
290
8.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
1,593
48.4%
40.7%
Not Computed
962
0.0%
0.0%
Starr County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
11,967
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
3,811
31.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
5,036
42.1%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
1,638
13.7%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
995
8.3%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
294
2.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
131
1.1%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
47
0.4%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
15
0.1%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
66,600
205,000
