Cameron County, Texas

Cameron County has a population of 426,120 and has grown 3.0% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $136,500, about 2.6 times the county's median household income of $52,601.

Home price
$136,500
Income
$52,601
Population
426,120
Unemployment
5.9%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$136,500county
Median gross rent$912county
Median year homes here were built1992county
Share of homes built before 198029.8%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile10.9%county
Share of homes that are vacant13.3%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented34.8%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use6.1%county
Typical monthly rent$1,428county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,047county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$866county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,414county
Home insurance / yr$4,085(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living92.1(statewide)
Median household income$52,601county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate24.8%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home9.1%county
Unemployment rate5.9%county
Share of adults in the labor force58.0%county
Share of workers who are self-employed8.6%county
Share of workers employed by government19.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry30.9%county
Economic output per resident$40,803county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate1.50%county
Top state income tax0.00%(statewide)
Capital gains tax0.00%(statewide)
Combined sales tax8.20%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time21.3 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service13 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport188157county
Miles to nearest general aviation field16 micounty
Airports with airline service located here2county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station240 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths16.4county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-1.0(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher22.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher72.5%county
Public schools in the county167county
Public school enrollment95241county
Students per full-time teacher15.2county
Free lunch eligible84.3%county
Elementary schools91county
Middle schools32county
High schools33county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Share of local colleges that are public33.3%county
Two-year institutions3county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution42 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians49county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county6county
Hospitals here with an emergency department4county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3county
Fine particulate matter12.6 µgcounty
Without health insurance25.8%county
Frequent mental distress19.8%county
No leisure-time physical activity41.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes20.5%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population426,120county
Land area in square miles892county
People per square mile of land478.0county
Supermarkets and grocery stores38county
Convenience stores24county
Share living far from a food store7.3%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract9.3%county
Population change since 2020+3.0%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents6county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age32.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1828.7%county
Share of residents 65 and over14.3%county
Share of households that are one person21.5%county
Share of residents born outside the United States23.2%county
Second languages72.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls54.6%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents88county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-4county
Households that moved in4,853county
Households that moved away6,035county
Average income of arriving households$63,109county
Average income of departing households$53,607county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes17county
Housing units authorised in the latest year2,702county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings32.0%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature76.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation28.7 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy4.86 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F168 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing2 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 9acounty
Frost-free days321 dayscounty
Average last spring frostJan 28county
Average first fall frostDec 15county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$137county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh11.4¢county
Household electricity use1,205 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity89.9%county
Homes heated by utility gas7.1%county
Homes heated by propane1.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.0%county
Households with broadband84.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk92.8county
Coastal flood risk67.0county
Drought risk83.2county
Landslide risk37.3county
Hail risk96.6county
Earthquake risk50.4county
Tornado risk85.1county
Tropical cyclone risk99.0county
Extreme heat risk97.3county
Winter weather risk85.9county
Strong wind risk87.6county
Wildfire risk83.8county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Cameron County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the Texas figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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