Willacy County, TX Demographic Data
Willacy County, TX Summary
Willacy County is located in Texas
- Population: 22,096
- Area: 784.27 sq. miles
- Land Area: 590.55 sq. miles
- Water Area: 193.71 sq. miles
- Population Density: 28.17 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 22.97 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Willacy County, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
10,292
47%
50.8
Male
11,652
53%
49.2
Total Population
21,944
323,128,000
Willacy County, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,412
6.4%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,366
6.2%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,791
8.2%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,691
7.7%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
2,015
9.2%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
3,200
14.6%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,926
13.3%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
2,312
10.5%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
1,146
5.2%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
1,021
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
1,840
8.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
918
4.2%
4.4
85 Years and Over
306
1.4%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
16,437
74.9%
77.2
Female
7,657
46.6%
51.3
Male
8,780
53.4%
48.7
21 Years and over
15,374
70.1%
73.1
62 Years and over
3,632
16.6%
18.8
65 Years and over
3,064
14.0%
15.2
Female
1,821
59.4%
55.8
Male
1,243
40.6%
44.2
Median Age (years)
34
0.0%
0.0
Willacy County, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
21,830
99.5%
96.8
White
21,113
96.2%
72.6
Black or African American
151
0.7%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
42
0.2%
0.8
Asian
19
0.1%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
0
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
19
0.1%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
7
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
7
0.0%
0.1
Guamanian or Chamorro
0
0.0%
0.0
Samoan
0
0.0%
0.0
Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.1
Some Other Race
498
2.3%
5.1
Two or More Races
114
0.5%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
19,270
87.8%
17.8
Mexican
18,794
85.6%
11.2
Puerto Rican
14
0.1%
1.7
Cuban
21
0.1%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
441
2.0%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
2,674
12.2%
82.2
Willacy County, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
3,253
23.8%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,788
13.1%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
4,758
34.8%
27.2
Some college, no degree
2,141
15.7%
20.6
Associate's Degree
547
4.0%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
945
6.9%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
237
1.7%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
5,041
36.9%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
8,628
63.1%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,182
8.6%
31.2
Willacy County, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
6,464
37.2%
33.7%
Now Married
7,406
42.6%
47.5
Divorced
1,734
10.0%
11.0%
Separated
797
4.6%
2.0
Widowed
974
5.6
5.8%
Willacy County, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
8,586
41.8%
78.4%
Languages other than english
11,946
58.2%
21.6%
Spanish
11,812
57.5%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
107
0.5%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
19
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
8
0.0%
1.1%
Willacy County, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
1,093
18.9%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
593
10.2%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
934
16.1%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
766
13.2%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
701
12.1%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
773
13.3%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
416
7.2%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
385
6.6%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
86
1.5%
5.8
$200,000 or more
51
0.9%
6.4
Median household income
28,817
57,617
Per capita income
12,564
31,128
Willacy County, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
626
10.4%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
495
8.2%
9.8
Construction
430
7.1%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
1,822
30.3%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
191
3.2%
6.6
Information
169
2.8%
2.1
Manufacturing
244
4.1%
10.1
Other services except public administration
219
3.6%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
281
4.7%
11.4
Public administration
539
8.9%
4.6
Retail trade
485
8.1%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
333
5.5%
5.2
Wholesale trade
189
3.1%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
1,033
17.2%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,323
22.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
800
13.3%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,225
20.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,642
27.3%
18.1%
Willacy County, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,992
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
5,110
85.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
394
6.6%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
0
0.0%
5.1
Walked
283
4.7%
2.7
Other means
32
0.5%
1.8
Worked at home
173
2.9%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
23.1
26.6
Willacy County, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
414
7.1%
8.7
1 vehicles
2,327
40.1%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,984
34.2%
37.1
3 or more
1,073
18.5%
21.0
Willacy County, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
5,798
80.9%
87.6
Owner Occupied
4,535
78.2%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,263
21.8%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
1,366
19.1%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
1
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
5
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.3
0.0%
2.5
Willacy County, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,164
1 room
419
5.8%
2.4
2 rooms
133
1.9%
2.7
3 rooms
394
5.5%
9.1
4 rooms
1,262
17.6%
16.5
5 rooms
2,147
30.0%
19.8
6 rooms
1,612
22.5%
17.8
7 rooms
704
9.8%
12.0
8 rooms
311
4.3%
8.6
9 rooms or more
182
2.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Willacy County, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
7,164
1-unit, detached
5,655
78.9%
61.5
1-unit, attached
84
1.2%
5.9
2-units
215
3.0%
3.6
3 or 4 units
228
3.2%
4.4
5 to 9 units
119
1.7%
4.8
10 to 19 units
69
1.0%
4.4
20 or more units
13
0.2%
9.0
Mobile home
709
9.9%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
72
1.0%
0.1
Willacy County, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
275
3.8%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
629
8.8%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
889
12.4%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
926
12.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
1,410
19.7%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
1,199
16.7%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
798
11.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
793
11.1%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
151
2.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
94
1.3%
1.4%
Willacy County, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
835
14.4%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
303
5.2%
4.7
Electricity
4,560
78.6%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
2
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
7
0.1%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
9
0.2%
0.5
No fuel used
82
1.4%
1.1
Willacy County, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,318
47295100.0
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
10.3%
$2,500 to $2,999
6
0.5%
7.0%
$2,000 to $2,499
23
1.7%
11.8%
Less than $500
92
7.0%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
97
7.4%
20.1%
$1,000 to $1,499
391
29.7%
28.8%
$500 to $999
709
53.8%
20.4%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
492
39.2%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
228
18.2%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
79
6.3%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
77
6.1%
7.0%
35.0% or more
379
30.2%
21.3%
Not Computed
63
0.0%
0.0%
Willacy County, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,116
41,631,300
$2,500 to $2,999
0
0.0%
1.9%
$2,000 to $2,499
0
0.0%
4.4%
$3,000 or more
0
0.0%
1.8%
$1,500 to $1,999
0
0.0%
11.9%
$1,000 to $1,499
60
5.4%
28.3%
Less than $500
486
43.5%
10.7%
$500 to $999
570
51.1%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
147
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
570
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
141
14.6%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
167
17.3%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
86
8.9%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
103
10.7%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
66
6.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
401
41.6%
40.7%
Not Computed
299
0.0%
0.0%
Willacy County, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
4,535
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
2,299
50.7%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,443
31.8%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
473
10.4%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
165
3.6%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
53
1.2%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
68
1.5%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
34
0.7%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
0
0.0%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
49,400
205,000
