Del Rio vs Laughlin AFB

A side-by-side comparison of Del Rio and Laughlin AFB: population, income, housing, and more.

Del Rio and Laughlin AFB are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Del Rio has the higher population (34,638 vs 1,888 in Laughlin AFB). Laughlin AFB has the higher median household income ($73,045 vs $59,588 in Del Rio). Since 2019, Del Rio's population has grown faster (-3.4% vs -15.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
Population	34,638	1,888
Median age	33.1 yrs	24.0 yrs
Median household income	$59,588	$73,045
Median home value	$143,200	—
Median gross rent	$892	$1,416
Housing units	13,525	616
Homeownership rate	67.0%	0.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.8%	63.6%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.8%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
Population	35,846 → 34,638 (-3.4%)	2,244 → 1,888 (-15.9%)
Median household income	$44,959 → $59,588 (+32.5%)	$67,059 → $73,045 (+8.9%)
Median home value	$100,600 → $143,200 (+42.3%)	—
Median gross rent	$682 → $892 (+30.8%)	$1,202 → $1,416 (+17.8%)

Del Rio

Population

35,84634,638

Median household income

$44,959$59,588

Median home value

$100,600$143,200

Median gross rent

$682$892

Laughlin AFB

Population

2,2441,888

Median household income

$67,059$73,045

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,416

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
Under 5	7.2%	10.6%
5 to 17	21.3%	11.3%
18 to 24	10.0%	40.9%
25 to 34	14.2%	25.7%
35 to 44	12.2%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.4%	1.0%
55 to 64	9.8%	0.7%
65 to 74	7.9%	0.3%
75 and over	7.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
White (non-Hispanic)	11.7%	62.1%
Black or African American	0.6%	13.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.2%	4.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.1%	9.1%
Hispanic or Latino	85.9%	11.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
No high school diploma	26.0%	0.3%
High school graduate	30.2%	3.1%
Some college or associate's	23.0%	33.0%
Bachelor's degree	12.4%	45.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8.4%	18.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
Drove alone	80.3%	64.3%
Carpooled	13.5%	10.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.8%	16.5%
Bicycle	0.5%	2.3%
Worked from home	2.9%	3.6%
Other means	1.9%	3.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
1-unit, detached	72.7%	23.7%
1-unit, attached	3.1%	70.6%
2 to 4 units	11.7%	1.8%
5 to 19 units	3.8%	1.3%
20 or more units	5.2%	2.6%
Mobile home & other	3.5%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Del Rio	Laughlin AFB
Poverty rate	20.1%	1.8%
Average household size	2.69	2.22
Mean commute (minutes)	18	8
Median year structure built	1979	1968