Rio Grande City, TX Demographic Data
Rio Grande City, TX Summary
Rio Grande City is located in Starr County in Texas
- Population: 13,826
- Area: 11.35 sq. miles
- Land Area: 11.35 sq. miles
- Water Area: NA
- Population Density: 1,218.04 people per sq. mile
- Elevation: 176.84 ft
- Time Zone: Central Standard Time (GMT -6)
- Daylight Savings: Yes
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Rio Grande City, TX Gender Breakdown
Gender
Number
Percent
National Avg
Female
7,050
50%
50.8
Male
7,192
51%
49.2
Total Population
14,242
323,128,000
Rio Grande City, TX Age Breakdown
Age Group
Number
Percent
National Avg
Under 5 Years
1,300
9.1%
6.1
5 to 9 Years
1,054
7.4%
6.3
10 to 14 Years
1,287
9.0%
6.4
15 to 19 Years
1,262
8.9%
6.7
20 to 24 Years
1,050
7.4%
6.9
25 to 34 Years
1,924
13.5%
13.7
35 to 44 Years
2,105
14.8%
12.6
45 to 54 Years
1,401
9.8%
13.2
55 to 59 Years
446
3.1%
6.7
60 to 64 Years
663
4.7%
6.1
65 to 74 Years
918
6.4%
8.9
75 to 84 Years
676
4.7%
4.4
85 Years and Over
156
1.1%
1.9
Age Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
18 Years and over
9,775
68.6%
77.2
Female
4,779
48.9%
51.3
Male
4,996
51.1%
48.7
21 Years and over
9,093
63.8%
73.1
62 Years and over
2,151
15.1%
18.8
65 Years and over
1,750
12.3%
15.2
Female
979
55.9%
55.8
Male
771
44.1%
44.2
Median Age (years)
31
0.0%
0.0
Rio Grande City, TX Race Breakdown
Race
Number
Percent
National Avg
One Race
14,117
99.1%
96.8
White
13,645
95.8%
72.6
Black or African American
5
0.0%
12.7
American Indian and Alaska Native
27
0.2%
0.8
Asian
7
0.0%
5.4
Asian Indian
0
0.0%
1.2
Chinese
0
0.0%
1.3
Filipino
7
0.0%
0.9
Japanese
0
0.0%
0.2
Korean
0
0.0%
0.4
Vietnamese
0
0.0%
0.6
Other Asian
0
0.0%
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
0
0.0%
0.2
Native Hawaiian
0
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
433
3.0%
5.1
Two or More Races
125
0.9%
3.2
Hispanic Statistics
Number
Percent
National Avg
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
14,069
98.8%
17.8
Mexican
13,487
94.7%
11.2
Puerto Rican
5
0.0%
1.7
Cuban
0
0.0%
0.7
Other Hispanic or Latino
577
4.1%
4.2
Not Hispanic or Latino
173
1.2%
82.2
Rio Grande City, TX Educational Attainment
Education Level
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 9th grade
1,652
19.9%
5.4
9th to 12th grade, no diploma
1,445
17.4%
7.2
High school graduate (includes equivalent)
1,985
23.9%
27.2
Some college, no degree
1,455
17.6%
20.6
Associate's Degree
358
4.3%
8.4
Bachelor's Degree
944
11.4%
19.3
Graduate or professional degree
450
5.4%
11.9
Education Summary
Number
Percent
National Avg
< High School Graduate
3,097
37.3%
12.6
High School Graduate or Higher
5,192
62.6%
87.4
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
1,394
16.8%
31.2
Rio Grande City, TX Marital Status
Marital Status
Number
Percent
National Avg
Never Married
3,621
34.2%
33.7%
Now Married
4,336
40.9%
47.5
Divorced
1,167
11.0%
11.0%
Separated
847
8.0%
2.0
Widowed
630
5.9
5.8%
Rio Grande City, TX Language Spoken at Home
Language
Number
Percent
National Avg
English Only
1,023
7.9%
78.4%
Languages other than english
11,919
92.1%
21.6%
Spanish
11,898
91.9%
13.3%
Other indo-european languages
0
0.0%
3.7%
Asian and Pacific islander languages
16
0.1%
3.5%
Other Languages
5
0.0%
1.1%
Rio Grande City, TX Household Income
Household Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than $10,000
539
13.1%
6.7
$10,000 to $14,999
553
13.4%
4.8
$15,000 to $24,999
657
15.9%
9.7
$25,000 to $34,999
363
8.8%
9.5
$35,000 to $49,999
605
14.7%
13.0
$50,000 to $74,999
520
12.6%
17.7
$75,000 to $99,999
368
8.9%
12.3
$100,000 to $149,000
358
8.7%
14.0
$150,000 to $199,999
100
2.4%
5.8
$200,000 or more
58
1.4%
6.4
Median household income
31,066
57,617
Per capita income
15,784
31,128
Rio Grande City, TX Employment Breakdown
Industry
Number
Percent
National Avg
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting and mining
323
6.0%
1.7
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and food services
339
6.3%
9.8
Construction
565
10.5%
6.4
Educational services, health care and social assistance
2,134
39.7%
23.0
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental, and leasing
102
1.9%
6.6
Information
13
0.2%
2.1
Manufacturing
72
1.3%
10.1
Other services except public administration
318
5.9%
4.9
Professional, scientific, management, administrative and waste management services
439
8.2%
11.4
Public administration
255
4.7%
4.6
Retail trade
565
10.5%
11.5
Transportation, warehousing and utilities
200
3.7%
5.2
Wholesale trade
54
1.0%
2.7
Occupation
Number
Percent
National Avg
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations
792
14.7%
8.8%
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,828
34.0%
37.6%
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
466
8.7%
12.2%
Sales and office occupations
1,036
19.3%
23.3%
Service occupations
1,257
23.4%
18.1%
Rio Grande City, TX Commute Statistics
Commute Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Workers 16 Years and over
5,093
Car, truck, or van - drove alone
3,734
73.3%
76.3
Car, truck, or van - carpooled
966
19.0%
9.0
Public transportation (excluding taxicab)
6
0.1%
5.1
Walked
81
1.6%
2.7
Other means
31
0.6%
1.8
Worked at home
275
5.4%
5.0
Mean travel time to work (Minutes)
19.1
26.6
Rio Grande City, TX Vehicles per Household
Vehicles per Household
Number
Percent
National Avg
None
386
9.4%
8.7
1 vehicles
1,807
43.8%
33.2
2 vehicles
1,156
28.1%
37.1
3 or more
772
18.7%
21.0
Rio Grande City, TX Housing Occupancy
Housing Occupancy
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
Occupied Housing Units
4,121
85.5%
87.6
Owner Occupied
2,721
66.0%
63.1
Renter Occupied
1,400
34.0%
36.9
Vacant Housing Units
699
14.5%
12.4
Homeowner Vacancy Rate
2
0.0%
0.0
Rental Vacancy Rate
10
0.0%
0.0
Average household size of owner-occupied unit
3.5
0.0%
2.7
Average household size of renter-occupied unit
3.0
0.0%
2.5
Rio Grande City, TX Rooms per Residence
Rooms per Residence
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,820
1 room
193
4.0%
2.4
2 rooms
187
3.9%
2.7
3 rooms
682
14.1%
9.1
4 rooms
1,110
23.0%
16.5
5 rooms
1,241
25.7%
19.8
6 rooms
727
15.1%
17.8
7 rooms
514
10.7%
12.0
8 rooms
45
0.9%
8.6
9 rooms or more
121
2.5%
11.1
Median Rooms
5
0.0
Rio Grande City, TX Structure Type Statistics
Structure Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Total Housing Units
4,820
1-unit, detached
3,813
79.1%
61.5
1-unit, attached
17
0.4%
5.9
2-units
263
5.5%
3.6
3 or 4 units
173
3.6%
4.4
5 to 9 units
198
4.1%
4.8
10 to 19 units
0
0.0%
4.4
20 or more units
95
2.0%
9.0
Mobile home
261
5.4%
6.2
Boat, RV, van, etc.
0
0.0%
0.1
Rio Grande City, TX Housing Age Statistics
Housing Age
Number
Percent
National Avg
1939 or earlier
247
5.1%
12.8%
1940 to 1949
294
6.1%
5.0%
1950 to 1959
170
3.5%
10.4%
1960 to 1969
382
7.9%
10.7%
1970 to 1979
779
16.2%
15.3%
1980 to 1989
847
17.6%
13.5%
1990 to 1999
681
14.1%
13.9%
2000 to 2009
1,127
23.4%
14.2%
2010 to 2013
293
6.1%
2.8%
2014 or later
0
0.0%
1.4%
Rio Grande City, TX Household Heating
Heating Fuel Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Utility Gas
398
9.7%
48.1
Bottled, tank, or LP gas
43
1.0%
4.7
Electricity
3,582
86.9%
38.7
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
0
0.0%
4.8
Coal or coke
0
0.0%
0.1
Wood
0
0.0%
1.9
Solar energy
0
0.0%
0.1
Other fuel
0
0.0%
0.5
No fuel used
98
2.4%
1.1
Rio Grande City, TX Mortgage Statistics
Mortgage Payments
Number
Percent
National Avg
Housing units with a mortgage
1,026
47295100.0
$2,500 to $2,999
5
0.5%
7.0%
$3,000 or more
33
3.2%
10.3%
$2,000 to $2,499
46
4.5%
11.8%
Less than $500
52
5.1%
1.6%
$1,500 to $1,999
101
9.8%
20.1%
$500 to $999
334
32.6%
20.4%
$1,000 to $1,499
455
44.3%
28.8%
Mortgage Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 20.0%
486
47.8%
45.4%
20.0% to 24.9%
24
2.4%
15.7%
25.0% to 29.9%
85
8.4%
10.6%
30.0% to 34.9%
209
20.6%
7.0%
35.0% or more
212
20.9%
21.3%
Not Computed
10
0.0%
0.0%
Rio Grande City, TX Rent Statistics
Rent Payment Amount
Number
Percent
National Avg
Occupied Units Paying Rent
1,094
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
8
0.7%
28.3%
Less than $500
481
44.0%
10.7%
$500 to $999
605
55.3%
41.0%
No Cash Rent
306
0.0%
2,206,240
Median (Dollars)
572
0.0%
981
Rent Payment as % of Income
Number
Percent
National Avg
Less than 15.0%
42
3.8%
13.1%
15.0% to 19.9%
48
4.4%
12.9%
20.0% to 24.9%
172
15.7%
12.8%
25.0% to 29.9%
188
17.2%
11.5%
30.0% to 34.9%
53
4.8%
9.0%
35.0% or more
591
54.0%
40.7%
Not Computed
306
0.0%
0.0%
Rio Grande City, TX Property Value
Property Type
Number
Percent
National Avg
Specified Owner-Occupied Units
2,721
75,022,600
Less then $50,000
703
25.8%
7.3%
$50,000 to $99,999
1,107
40.7%
7.3%
$100,000 to $149,000
573
21.1%
14.1%
$150,000 to $199,000
230
8.5%
14.5%
$200,000 to $299,999
14
0.5%
19.2%
$300,000 to $499,999
53
1.9%
18.2%
$500,000 to $999,999
33
1.2%
10.5%
$1,000,000 or more
8
0.3%
3.1%
Median (Dollars)
77,800
205,000
