Laughlin AFB vs Val Verde Park

A side-by-side comparison of Laughlin AFB and Val Verde Park: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Val Verde Park has the higher population (3,197 vs 1,888 in Laughlin AFB). Laughlin AFB has the higher median household income ($73,045 vs $59,476 in Val Verde Park). Since 2019, Val Verde Park's population has grown faster (+17.1% vs -15.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
Population	1,888	3,197
Median age	24.0 yrs	27.8 yrs
Median household income	$73,045	$59,476
Median home value	—	$103,200
Median gross rent	$1,416	$881
Housing units	616	924
Homeownership rate	0.0%	68.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	63.6%	2.7%
Unemployment rate	5.8%	1.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
Population	2,244 → 1,888 (-15.9%)	2,731 → 3,197 (+17.1%)
Median household income	$67,059 → $73,045 (+8.9%)	$41,250 → $59,476 (+44.2%)
Median home value	—	$76,300 → $103,200 (+35.3%)
Median gross rent	$1,202 → $1,416 (+17.8%)	$619 → $881 (+42.3%)

Laughlin AFB

Population

2,2441,888

Median household income

$67,059$73,045

Median gross rent

$1,202$1,416

Val Verde Park

Population

2,7313,197

Median household income

$41,250$59,476

Median home value

$76,300$103,200

Median gross rent

$619$881

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
Under 5	10.6%	12.9%
5 to 17	11.3%	21.3%
18 to 24	40.9%	8.2%
25 to 34	25.7%	23.2%
35 to 44	9.4%	5.3%
45 to 54	1.0%	13.3%
55 to 64	0.7%	6.6%
65 to 74	0.3%	5.9%
75 and over	0.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
White (non-Hispanic)	62.1%	2.9%
Black or African American	13.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	4.5%	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	9.1%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	11.0%	96.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
No high school diploma	0.3%	42.7%
High school graduate	3.1%	29.4%
Some college or associate's	33.0%	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	45.3%	0.5%
Graduate or professional degree	18.3%	2.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
Drove alone	64.3%	83.3%
Carpooled	10.1%	12.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	16.5%	0.0%
Bicycle	2.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	3.6%	3.9%
Other means	3.1%	0.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
1-unit, detached	23.7%	66.9%
1-unit, attached	70.6%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.8%	15.9%
5 to 19 units	1.3%	0.4%
20 or more units	2.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	16.8%

Poverty & households

	Laughlin AFB	Val Verde Park
Poverty rate	1.8%	11.8%
Average household size	2.22	3.58
Mean commute (minutes)	8	17
Median year structure built	1968	1990