Palm Valley

Population: 1,650
Median household income: $92,000
Median home value: $264,400

Palm Valley is a community in Cameron County, Texas, home to 1,650 residents. At $92,000, its median household income sits above Cameron County's $51,334.

From 2019 to 2023, Palm Valley's population grew 6.0% from 1,557 to 1,650, while its median home value rose 53.3% from $172,500 to $264,400.

40.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 76.5% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,650
Median age: 47.3 yrs
Median household income: $92,000
Median home value: $264,400
Median gross rent: $1,225
Housing units: 719
Homeownership rate: 76.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 40.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5571,650

Median household income

$74,087$92,000

Median home value

$172,500$264,400

Median gross rent

$991$1,225

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,557	$74,087	$172,500	$991
2020	1,909	$74,018	$210,900	$1,056
2021	1,644	$67,500	$241,000	$1,125
2022	1,876	$69,773	$268,400	$1,123
2023	1,650	$92,000	$264,400	$1,225

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

Age distribution

Under 54.7%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 245.3%

25 to 345.6%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.0%

65 to 7413.6%

75 and over14.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	77	4.7%
5 to 17	315	19.1%
18 to 24	88	5.3%
25 to 34	93	5.6%
35 to 44	203	12.3%
45 to 54	227	13.8%
55 to 64	181	11.0%
65 to 74	224	13.6%
75 and over	242	14.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	756	45.8%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	6	0.4%
Asian	146	8.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	27	1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	715	43.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.3%

High school graduate21.9%

Some college or associate's27.0%

Bachelor's degree24.0%

Graduate or professional degree16.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	121	10.3%
High school graduate	256	21.9%
Some college or associate's	316	27.0%
Bachelor's degree	281	24.0%
Graduate or professional degree	196	16.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled18.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home10.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	458	71.6%
Carpooled	117	18.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	65	10.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	169	29.4%
15 to 29 min	240	41.7%
30 to 44 min	121	21.0%
45 to 59 min	15	2.6%
60+ min	30	5.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.52
Poverty rate: 5.4% (89 of 1,650)

	Count	Share
Family households	457	69.7%
Nonfamily households	199	30.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	656	91.2%
Vacant	63	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	502	76.5%
Renter-occupied	154	23.5%

1-unit, detached84.0%

1-unit, attached10.0%

2 to 4 units2.6%

5 to 19 units2.2%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	604	84.0%
1-unit, attached	72	10.0%
2 to 4 units	19	2.6%
5 to 19 units	16	2.2%
20 or more units	8	1.1%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4854798
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 0.6 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 26.2044, -97.7543