Willacy County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Willacy County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Willacy County is a small, agriculture-oriented South Texas county with a population of 20,218 that has contracted by 7.1% over five years, reflecting ongoing outmigration pressure. The labor force is limited—participation stands at just 55.8%, unemployment at 7.3%, and only 12.2% of residents hold a bachelor's degree—while median worker earnings of $30,097 and per capita income of $22,607 indicate a low-cost labor market. Housing costs are among the lowest measurable, with a median home value of $60,800 and a poverty rate of 24.6%, situating the county at the lower end of the regional economic spectrum.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-7.1% since 2018
Willacy County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- Two Races Including Some Other Race10,087 (50.1%)
- White Alone8,023 (39.8%)
- Some Other Race Alone1,388 (6.9%)
- Black or African American Alone307 (1.5%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races267 (1.3%)
- American Indian & Alaska Native Alone35 (0.2%)
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance2,435
- 2.Retail Trade (Group)889
- 3.Public Administration (Group)762
- 4.Construction (Group)703
- 5.Manufacturing (Group)703
Top Occupations
- 1.Service Occupations2,124
- 2.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations2,121
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations1,404
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations1,307
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations1,203
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 3.89×)511
- 2.Public Administration (LQ 1.72×)668
- 3.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.21×)2,321
- 4.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.12×)540
- 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.04×)929
Housing
Education
Workforce
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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.