La Paloma

Population: 2,836
Median household income: $60,333
Median home value: $79,500

La Paloma, a community in Cameron County, Texas, has 2,836 residents. Its median household income of $60,333 runs above the Cameron County figure of $51,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, La Paloma's population declined 30.2% from 4,063 to 2,836, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $69,100 to $79,500.

Households average 3.77 people. The median gross rent is $847.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,836
Median age: 25.2 yrs
Median household income: $60,333
Median home value: $79,500
Median gross rent: $847
Housing units: 759
Homeownership rate: 81.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,0632,836

Median household income

$48,561$60,333

Median home value

$69,100$79,500

Median gross rent

$695$847

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,063	$48,561	$69,100	$695
2020	4,140	$69,213	$70,200	$674
2021	3,138	$70,092	$73,400	$599
2022	2,806	$56,893	$77,300	$811
2023	2,836	$60,333	$79,500	$847

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

Age distribution

Under 516.3%

5 to 1724.3%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 546.8%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 743.6%

75 and over1.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	463	16.3%
5 to 17	688	24.3%
18 to 24	250	8.8%
25 to 34	407	14.4%
35 to 44	412	14.5%
45 to 54	192	6.8%
55 to 64	286	10.1%
65 to 74	103	3.6%
75 and over	35	1.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6	0.2%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	110	3.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,720	95.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.0%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's11.9%

Bachelor's degree12.6%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	646	45.0%
High school graduate	365	25.4%
Some college or associate's	171	11.9%
Bachelor's degree	181	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	72	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone69.6%

Carpooled7.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home23.3%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	799	69.6%
Carpooled	82	7.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	267	23.3%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	80	9.1%
15 to 29 min	323	36.7%
30 to 44 min	436	49.5%
45 to 59 min	31	3.5%
60+ min	11	1.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.77
Poverty rate: 32.6% (919 of 2,821)

	Count	Share
Family households	683	90.8%
Nonfamily households	69	9.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	752	99.1%
Vacant	7	0.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	610	81.1%
Renter-occupied	142	18.9%

1-unit, detached66.4%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units0.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other30.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	504	66.4%
1-unit, attached	20	2.6%
2 to 4 units	5	0.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	230	30.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4841416
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 2.15 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.0520, -97.6553