La Feria

Population: 6,821
Median household income: $42,992
Median home value: $99,100

La Feria is a community in Cameron County, Texas, home to 6,821 residents. The median household income of $42,992 is below the Cameron County median ($51,334).

Between 2019 and 2023, La Feria's population declined 6.1% from 7,267 to 6,821, while its median home value rose 78.2% from $55,600 to $99,100.

Households average 2.78 people. The median gross rent is $1,010.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,821
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $42,992
Median home value: $99,100
Median gross rent: $1,010
Housing units: 3,164
Homeownership rate: 73.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,2676,821

Median household income

$32,011$42,992

Median home value

$55,600$99,100

Median gross rent

$704$1,010

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,267	$32,011	$55,600	$704
2020	7,276	$34,843	$68,400	$812
2021	6,894	$35,722	$72,200	$854
2022	6,848	$38,656	$94,900	$862
2023	6,821	$42,992	$99,100	$1,010

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

Age distribution

Under 58.1%

5 to 1724.0%

18 to 245.7%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 447.1%

45 to 5414.6%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 7410.1%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	554	8.1%
5 to 17	1,640	24.0%
18 to 24	386	5.7%
25 to 34	868	12.7%
35 to 44	482	7.1%
45 to 54	998	14.6%
55 to 64	564	8.3%
65 to 74	688	10.1%
75 and over	641	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	521	7.6%
Black or African American	28	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	15	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	10	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,247	91.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.7%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's28.8%

Bachelor's degree10.2%

Graduate or professional degree7.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,134	26.7%
High school graduate	1,155	27.2%
Some college or associate's	1,221	28.8%
Bachelor's degree	434	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	297	7.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone89.1%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.3%

Other means1.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,354	89.1%
Carpooled	141	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	55	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	60	2.3%
Other means	33	1.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	737	28.5%
15 to 29 min	1,210	46.8%
30 to 44 min	410	15.9%
45 to 59 min	189	7.3%
60+ min	37	1.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.78
Poverty rate: 28.7% (1,957 of 6,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,618	65.9%
Nonfamily households	837	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,455	77.6%
Vacant	709	22.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,793	73.0%
Renter-occupied	662	27.0%

1-unit, detached56.1%

1-unit, attached3.5%

2 to 4 units8.6%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other27.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,775	56.1%
1-unit, attached	111	3.5%
2 to 4 units	273	8.6%
5 to 19 units	102	3.2%
20 or more units	26	0.8%
Mobile home & other	877	27.7%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4840204
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 4.39 sq mi
Water area: 0.09 sq mi
Center point: 26.1553, -97.8250