Cameron County, Texas

53 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 423,192
Median household income: $51,334
Median home value: $120,000

Home to 423,192 residents, Cameron County is one of Texas's counties. 53 cities and places have their primary county here. Its median household income of $51,334 runs below the Texas figure of $76,292.

From 2019 to 2023, Cameron County's population held roughly steady from 421,666 to 423,192, while its median household income rose 32.4% from $38,758 to $51,334.

64.4% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1992.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 423,192
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $51,334
Median home value: $120,000
Median gross rent: $899
Housing units: 157,565
Homeownership rate: 65.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 20.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

421,666423,192

Median household income

$38,758$51,334

Median home value

$85,800$120,000

Median gross rent

$733$899

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	421,666	$38,758	$85,800	$733
2020	422,135	$41,200	$89,700	$746
2021	420,554	$43,057	$94,200	$785
2022	421,854	$47,435	$109,600	$855
2023	423,192	$51,334	$120,000	$899

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.8%

45 to 5411.6%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 748.1%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	30,688	7.3%
5 to 17	92,603	21.9%
18 to 24	45,831	10.8%
25 to 34	54,310	12.8%
35 to 44	49,816	11.8%
45 to 54	48,989	11.6%
55 to 64	41,524	9.8%
65 to 74	34,073	8.1%
75 and over	25,358	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	37,309	8.8%
Black or African American	1,872	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	409	0.1%
Asian	3,116	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	104	0.0%
Some other race	542	0.1%
Two or more races	1,781	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	378,059	89.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.4%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's25.0%

Bachelor's degree13.9%

Graduate or professional degree6.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	72,049	28.4%
High school graduate	66,219	26.1%
Some college or associate's	63,570	25.0%
Bachelor's degree	35,367	13.9%
Graduate or professional degree	16,865	6.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.7%

Carpooled10.7%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home8.1%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	132,435	77.7%
Carpooled	18,258	10.7%
Public transit	824	0.5%
Walked	2,831	1.7%
Bicycle	233	0.1%
Worked from home	13,768	8.1%
Other means	2,116	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	51,331	32.8%
15 to 29 min	70,902	45.2%
30 to 44 min	23,550	15.0%
45 to 59 min	5,992	3.8%
60+ min	4,922	3.1%

Households

Average household size: 3.10
Poverty rate: 24.4% (102,583 of 420,046)

	Count	Share
Family households	102,847	75.9%
Nonfamily households	32,588	24.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	135,435	86.0%
Vacant	22,130	14.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	88,354	65.2%
Renter-occupied	47,081	34.8%

1-unit, detached64.4%

1-unit, attached2.9%

2 to 4 units7.9%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units7.6%

Mobile home & other11.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	101,430	64.4%
1-unit, attached	4,583	2.9%
2 to 4 units	12,521	7.9%
5 to 19 units	9,411	6.0%
20 or more units	11,983	7.6%
Mobile home & other	17,637	11.2%

Geography

County GEOID: 48061
State: Texas
Land area: 892 sq mi
Water area: 388 sq mi
Center point: 26.1029, -97.4790

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