Laureles

Population: 3,505
Median household income: $45,640
Median home value: $140,800

Located in Cameron County, Texas, Laureles is a community with a population of 3,505. At $45,640, its median household income sits below Cameron County's $51,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, Laureles's population declined 22.6% from 4,529 to 3,505, while its median home value rose 145.7% from $57,300 to $140,800.

9.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 87.8% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,505
Median age: 27.9 yrs
Median household income: $45,640
Median home value: $140,800
Median gross rent: $794
Housing units: 1,162
Homeownership rate: 87.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 11.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,5293,505

Median household income

$30,466$45,640

Median home value

$57,300$140,800

Median gross rent

$660$794

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,529	$30,466	$57,300	$660
2020	4,046	$41,528	$60,800	—
2021	3,691	$34,541	$64,200	—
2022	3,818	$43,500	$87,300	—
2023	3,505	$45,640	$140,800	$794

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

Age distribution

Under 57.4%

5 to 1728.4%

18 to 249.5%

25 to 349.5%

35 to 4417.7%

45 to 548.9%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over3.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	261	7.4%
5 to 17	995	28.4%
18 to 24	334	9.5%
25 to 34	333	9.5%
35 to 44	621	17.7%
45 to 54	312	8.9%
55 to 64	319	9.1%
65 to 74	202	5.8%
75 and over	128	3.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	33	0.9%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	67	1.9%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,405	97.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.6%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's17.0%

Bachelor's degree8.8%

Graduate or professional degree0.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	874	45.6%
High school graduate	544	28.4%
Some college or associate's	325	17.0%
Bachelor's degree	168	8.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4	0.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone79.0%

Carpooled12.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	769	79.0%
Carpooled	122	12.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	83	8.5%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	155	17.4%
15 to 29 min	452	50.7%
30 to 44 min	260	29.2%
45 to 59 min	24	2.7%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.86
Poverty rate: 27.2% (954 of 3,505)

	Count	Share
Family households	803	88.4%
Nonfamily households	105	11.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1995

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	908	78.1%
Vacant	254	21.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	797	87.8%
Renter-occupied	111	12.2%

1-unit, detached81.8%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other18.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	951	81.8%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	211	18.2%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4841728
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.8 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 26.1197, -97.4892