Webb County, Texas

Webb County has a population of 269,294 and has grown 5.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $189,900, about 3.0 times the county's median household income of $63,058.

Home price
$189,900
Income
$63,058
Population
269,294
Unemployment
5.5%

Housing

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

Median home price$189,900county
Median gross rent$1,027county
Median year homes here were built1997county
Share of homes built before 198023.6%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile8.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant7.7%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented35.3%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use0.9%county
Typical monthly rent$1,331county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,161county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$962county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,499county
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$63,058county
Family health premium / yr$24,106(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$10,706(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.557(statewide)
Poverty rate21.3%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 home5.8%county
Unemployment rate5.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force63.1%county
Share of workers who are self-employed6.1%county
Share of workers employed by government16.8%county
Share of workers in the largest industry22.4%county
Economic output per resident$59,901county

Taxes

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

Property tax rate1.80%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 time22.1 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service1.7 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport172726county
Miles to nearest general aviation field41 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here0county
Passenger train stations and the railway network0county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station144 micounty
Households without a vehicle6.6%county
Traffic deaths18.2county
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 higher21.4%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher70.9%county
Public schools in the county91county
Public school enrollment63717county
Students per full-time teacher15.4county
Free lunch eligible82.7%county
Elementary schools52county
Middle schools19county
High schools18county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above2county
Share of local colleges that are public100.0%county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians31county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county2county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here4county
Fine particulate matter10.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance27.3%county
Frequent mental distress17.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity33.0%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.4%county

Place

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

Population269,294county
Land area in square miles3,361county
People per square mile of land80.1county
Supermarkets and grocery stores23county
Convenience stores12county
Share living far from a food store11.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract10.2%county
Population change since 2020+5.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents9county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents1county
Median age30.0 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1831.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over10.3%county
Share of households that are one person17.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States25.3%county
Second languages86.9%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls68.7%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents61county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-8county
Households that moved in2,258county
Households that moved away3,406county
Average income of arriving households$55,031county
Average income of departing households$53,145county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes15county
Housing units authorised in the latest year1,340county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings23.2%county
Violent crime rate389(statewide)

Weather

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

Avg. annual temperature75.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation14.8 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.13 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F205 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing10 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 8bcounty
Frost-free days305 dayscounty
Average last spring frostFeb 6county
Average first fall frostDec 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$154county
Electric utilities serving this county2county
Electricity price per kWh15.3¢county
Household electricity use1,029 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$25.05(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity85.0%county
Homes heated by utility gas12.3%county
Homes heated by propane0.8%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood0.1%county
Households with broadband86.8%county

Risk

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

Riverine flood risk91.0county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk38.3county
Landslide risk57.0county
Hail risk89.6county
Earthquake risk44.2county
Tornado risk76.9county
Tropical cyclone risk85.7county
Extreme heat risk97.4county
Winter weather risk77.8county
Strong wind risk55.5county
Wildfire risk63.8county

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 Webb 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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