Starr County, Texas

115 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 65,809
Median household income: $38,182
Median home value: $93,300

Home to 65,809 residents, Starr County is one of Texas's counties. 115 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $38,182 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Starr County's population grew 2.7% from 64,078 to 65,809, while its median household income rose 25.7% from $30,387 to $38,182.

13.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 71.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 65,809
Median age: 29.1 yrs
Median household income: $38,182
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $715
Housing units: 23,008
Homeownership rate: 71.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
Unemployment rate: 10.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

64,07865,809

Median household income

$30,387$38,182

Median home value

$71,900$93,300

Median gross rent

$588$715

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	64,078	$30,387	$71,900	$588
2020	64,032	$30,931	$76,900	$572
2021	65,568	$33,334	$80,300	$599
2022	65,716	$35,979	$88,300	$670
2023	65,809	$38,182	$93,300	$715

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1723.6%

18 to 2411.4%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.0%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,055	9.2%
5 to 17	15,511	23.6%
18 to 24	7,528	11.4%
25 to 34	8,881	13.5%
35 to 44	7,476	11.4%
45 to 54	7,256	11.0%
55 to 64	5,716	8.7%
65 to 74	4,271	6.5%
75 and over	3,115	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,417	2.2%
Black or African American	164	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	17	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	117	0.2%
Two or more races	58	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	64,036	97.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.9%

High school graduate25.1%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree9.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	14,659	39.9%
High school graduate	9,219	25.1%
Some college or associate's	7,955	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	3,320	9.0%
Graduate or professional degree	1,562	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone71.6%

Carpooled14.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.1%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,786	71.6%
Carpooled	3,333	14.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	775	3.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,127	9.1%
Other means	423	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,648	40.6%
15 to 29 min	7,142	33.5%
30 to 44 min	2,673	12.5%
45 to 59 min	843	4.0%
60+ min	2,011	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 33.5% (21,862 of 65,265)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,655	78.4%
Nonfamily households	4,037	21.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,692	81.2%
Vacant	4,316	18.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,383	71.6%
Renter-occupied	5,309	28.4%

1-unit, detached79.8%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units3.7%

20 or more units0.6%

Mobile home & other10.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,364	79.8%
1-unit, attached	256	1.1%
2 to 4 units	958	4.2%
5 to 19 units	847	3.7%
20 or more units	146	0.6%
Mobile home & other	2,437	10.6%

Geography

County GEOID: 48427
State: Texas
Land area: 1,223 sq mi
Water area: 5.94 sq mi
Center point: 26.5309, -98.7402