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Cameron County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Cameron County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Cameron County, TX has a population of 431,874 with a notably young median age of 32.7 years and a foreign-born share of 23.2%, reflecting its position as a border county along the Rio Grande. The labor force participation rate is 58.1% with an unemployment rate of 5.7%, and educational attainment is relatively low — 20.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher and 71.6% have a high school diploma — keeping median worker earnings at $30,283 and per capita income at $23,142. Housing costs are low, with a median home value of $120,000 and median gross rent of $899/month, though a 24.4% poverty rate and near-flat 5-year population growth of 0.3% signal persistent economic constraints.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

431,874

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$52,601

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

32.7 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

+0.3% since 2018

Cameron County added population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race219,646 (51.5%)
  • White Alone150,891 (35.4%)
  • Some Other Race Alone42,760 (10.0%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races4,322 (1.0%)
  • Asian Alone3,463 (0.8%)
  • Black or African American Alone2,563 (0.6%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish274,735
  2. 2.Other Indo-European819
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island558
  4. 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)536
  5. 5.Vietnamese503

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

29.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

56.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

14.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

23.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

12,584

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$29,737

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$23,142

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

24.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance53,741
  2. 2.Retail Trade (Group)19,367
  3. 3.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services16,265
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services14,767
  5. 5.Construction (Group)12,789

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations53,995
  2. 2.Service Occupations42,817
  3. 3.Sales & Office Occupations36,088
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations22,013
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations19,130

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.35×)54,207
  2. 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.18×)9,641
  3. 3.Other Services (LQ 1.12×)9,094
  4. 4.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 1.09×)3,003
  5. 5.Construction (LQ 1.09×)12,945

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$120,000

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$899/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

65.2%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,99910,336 (11.4%)
  • $100,000 to $124,9999,131 (10.1%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9998,267 (9.2%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9996,474 (7.2%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9996,172 (6.8%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9995,601 (6.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

71.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

58.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$30,283

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

21.3 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.4%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone130,269 (75.6%)
  • Carpooled20,183 (11.7%)
  • Worked At Home15,633 (9.1%)
  • Walked2,799 (1.6%)
  • Other2,076 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit734 (0.4%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.