Olmito

Population: 1,013
Median household income: $33,813
Median home value: $93,500

Located in Cameron County, Texas, Olmito is a community with a population of 1,013. At $33,813, its median household income sits below Cameron County's $51,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Olmito's population declined 28.5% from 1,416 to 1,013, while its median home value rose 4.1% from $89,800 to $93,500.

The median gross rent is $1,049. 12.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,013
Median age: 28.7 yrs
Median household income: $33,813
Median home value: $93,500
Median gross rent: $1,049
Housing units: 329
Homeownership rate: 39.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
Unemployment rate: 1.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,4161,013

Median household income

$47,188$33,813

Median home value

$89,800$93,500

Median gross rent

$833$1,049

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,416	$47,188	$89,800	$833
2020	1,255	$36,900	$89,300	$810
2021	901	$37,051	$88,500	$838
2022	794	$37,950	$85,000	$946
2023	1,013	$33,813	$93,500	$1,049

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

Age distribution

Under 55.5%

5 to 1726.1%

18 to 2411.8%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4416.3%

45 to 547.6%

55 to 647.6%

65 to 745.2%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	56	5.5%
5 to 17	264	26.1%
18 to 24	120	11.8%
25 to 34	142	14.0%
35 to 44	165	16.3%
45 to 54	77	7.6%
55 to 64	77	7.6%
65 to 74	53	5.2%
75 and over	59	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	10	1.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	32	3.2%
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)	971	95.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma57.8%

High school graduate16.9%

Some college or associate's12.6%

Bachelor's degree11.3%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	331	57.8%
High school graduate	97	16.9%
Some college or associate's	72	12.6%
Bachelor's degree	65	11.3%
Graduate or professional degree	8	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone68.9%

Carpooled16.3%

Public transit4.3%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.0%

Other means10.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	241	68.9%
Carpooled	57	16.3%
Public transit	15	4.3%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	0	0.0%
Other means	37	10.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	33	9.4%
15 to 29 min	265	75.7%
30 to 44 min	0	0.0%
45 to 59 min	22	6.3%
60+ min	30	8.6%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 54.3% (531 of 978)

	Count	Share
Family households	217	68.0%
Nonfamily households	102	32.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1987

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	319	97.0%
Vacant	10	3.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	127	39.8%
Renter-occupied	192	60.2%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units3.0%

Mobile home & other2.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	254	77.2%
1-unit, attached	8	2.4%
2 to 4 units	10	3.0%
5 to 19 units	39	11.9%
20 or more units	10	3.0%
Mobile home & other	8	2.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4853964
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 0.64 sq mi
Water area: 0.08 sq mi
Center point: 26.0276, -97.5401