Willacy County, Texas

10 cities & places have their primary county here.

Population: 20,218
Median household income: $45,645
Median home value: $60,800

Home to 20,218 residents, Willacy County is one of Texas's counties. 10 cities and places have their primary county here. The median household income of $45,645 is below the Texas median ($76,292).

From 2019 to 2023, Willacy County's population declined 6.3% from 21,588 to 20,218, while its median household income rose 28.5% from $35,521 to $45,645.

12.2% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.4% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 20,218
Median age: 33.7 yrs
Median household income: $45,645
Median home value: $60,800
Median gross rent: $868
Housing units: 6,854
Homeownership rate: 72.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

21,58820,218

Median household income

$35,521$45,645

Median home value

$55,300$60,800

Median gross rent

$664$868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	21,588	$35,521	$55,300	$664
2020	21,419	$37,906	$62,100	$687
2021	20,423	$39,401	$62,000	$687
2022	20,308	$42,839	$66,900	$695
2023	20,218	$45,645	$60,800	$868

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

Age distribution

Under 55.9%

5 to 1718.0%

18 to 2412.1%

25 to 3415.3%

35 to 4413.5%

45 to 5410.8%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,196	5.9%
5 to 17	3,639	18.0%
18 to 24	2,454	12.1%
25 to 34	3,090	15.3%
35 to 44	2,737	13.5%
45 to 54	2,180	10.8%
55 to 64	1,966	9.7%
65 to 74	1,679	8.3%
75 and over	1,277	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,118	10.5%
Black or African American	293	1.4%
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	184	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	17,623	87.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.3%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's20.9%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,172	32.3%
High school graduate	4,476	34.6%
Some college or associate's	2,706	20.9%
Bachelor's degree	1,212	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	363	2.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.7%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home9.4%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,568	80.7%
Carpooled	607	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	185	2.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	762	9.4%
Other means	12	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,696	50.1%
15 to 29 min	1,807	24.5%
30 to 44 min	1,069	14.5%
45 to 59 min	585	7.9%
60+ min	215	2.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.31
Poverty rate: 24.6% (4,593 of 18,648)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,182	73.7%
Nonfamily households	1,489	26.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1981

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,671	82.7%
Vacant	1,183	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,104	72.4%
Renter-occupied	1,567	27.6%

1-unit, detached77.1%

1-unit, attached2.2%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units2.2%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,285	77.1%
1-unit, attached	150	2.2%
2 to 4 units	385	5.6%
5 to 19 units	62	0.9%
20 or more units	153	2.2%
Mobile home & other	819	11.9%

Geography

County GEOID: 48489
State: Texas
Land area: 591 sq mi
Water area: 194 sq mi
Center point: 26.4819, -97.5947

Cities & places

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