2024 population: 272,823 ( 5,709 from 2020)
Land area: 3361.5 square miles
Population density: 81.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	10,750	3.94%	7.8%
Black:	1,434	0.53%	47.7%
Indian:	124	0.05%	13.8%
Asian:	1,487	0.55%	10.6%
2+ races:	526	0.19%	55.6%
Hispanic:	258,502	94.75%	1.6%

Total non-White:	262,073	96.06%	1.9%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	18,529	17.3
Deaths:	8,013	7.5
Net Migration:	-10,333	-9.7
Net Immigration:	5,315	5.0

Change in White population:	779	0.3
Change in Non-White pop.:	4,930	1.8

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
267,114
9,971	3.73%
971	0.36%
109	0.04%
1,345	0.50%
338	0.13%
254,380	95.23%
257,143	96.27%

2010
250,304
8,345	3.33%
487	0.19%
95	0.04%
1,331	0.53%
263	0.11%
239,653	95.74%
241,959	96.67%

2000
193,117
9,508	4.92%
294	0.15%
144	0.07%
799	0.41%
280	0.14%
182,070	94.28%
183,609	95.08%

1990
133,239
7,551	5.67%
37	0.03%
0	0.00%
567	0.43%
n/a
125,084	93.88%
125,688	94.33%

1980
99,258
8,137	8.20%
39	0.04%
63	0.06%
80	0.08%
n/a
90,823	91.50%
91,121	91.80%

1970
72,859
10,123	13.89%
179	0.25%
5	0.01%
8	0.01%
n/a
62,380	85.62%
62,736	86.11%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
48,554	19.4
12,121	4.8
-17,121	-6.8
7,043	2.8

1,626	0.6
15,184	6.1

Number	Rate
2000's
55,432	28.7
9,634	5.0
-9,192	-4.8
13,047	6.8

-1,163	-0.6
58,350	30.2

Number	Rate
1990's
49,232	37.0
8,244	6.2
5,020	3.8
19,907	14.9

1,957	1.5
57,921	43.5

Number	Rate
1980's
29,457	29.7
6,532	6.6
11,870	12.0
n/a

-586	-0.6
34,567	34.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
8,115	11.1
n/a

-1,986	-2.7
28,385	39.0

Age, Family & Household Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2024
Number	Percent
30.0
84,189	30.9%
188,634	69.1%
27,741	10.2%

81,373
3.28

64,405	79.1%
40,444	62.8%
10,675	16.6%
16,968	20.9%

2010
Number	Percent
55.6
-73,988	-29.6%
324,292	129.6%
39,014	15.6%

134,212
3.68

112,700	84.0%
76,578	67.9%
15,702	13.9%
21,512	16.0%

2000
Number	Percent
26.5
69,975	36.2%
123,142	63.8%
14,831	7.7%

50,647
3.75

43,701	86.3%
32,900	75.3%
4,794	11.0%
6,946	13.7%

1990
Number	Percent
25.7
48,994	36.8%
84,245	63.2%
10,310	7.7%

34,510
3.81

29,735	86.2%
22,436	75.5%
3,317	11.2%
4,775	13.8%

1980
Number	Percent
23.7
39,172	39.5%
60,086	60.5%
8,291	8.4%

25,921
3.78

22,067	85.1%
17,411	78.9%
1,966	8.9%
3,854	14.9%

2024 Housing Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	4,871	6.0%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,140	5.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,944	4.8%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,795	4.7%
$25,000 to $29,999	3,648	4.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,407	4.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,397	4.2%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,118	3.8%
$45,000 to $49,999	3,297	4.1%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,157	6.3%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,925	9.7%
$75,000 to $99,999	11,934	14.7%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,564	9.3%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,157	6.3%
$150,000 to $199,999	5,760	7.1%
$200,000 or more	4,259	5.2%

Median Household Income	63,058
Per Capita Income	24,920

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	77

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6,622	8.1%
Public Assistance	1,674	2.1%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19,896	24.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,740	70.0%
Unemployed	242	3.0%
In Armed Forces	31	0.4%

Total Labor Force	6,013	73.3%
Not in Labor Force	2,189	26.7%

Real Unemployment Rate		29.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	47,553	34,066	58.3%
Non-Profit	1,817	2,178	45.5%
Self-Employed	6,751	3,885	63.5%

Local Government	4,537	6,635	40.6%
State Government	1,421	2,364	37.5%
Federal Government	3,352	1,132	74.8%

Total Private + Self	54,304	37,951	58.9%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	11,127	12,309	47.5%
Total	65,431	50,260	56.6%

Pct. Govt.	16.8%
Pct. Private + Self	79.7%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	13,016	11.2%
Sales and Office Occupations	27,849	24.0%
Professional, Technical	18,415	15.9%
Service Occupations	25,885	22.3%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	114	0.1%
All others	30,745	26.5%

White Collar		51.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	18,468	15.9%
Retail trade	14,445	12.5%
Educational services	14,122	12.2%
Health care and social assistance	11,832	10.2%
Accommodation and food services	9,699	8.4%
Public administration	7,595	6.6%
Construction	7,016	6.1%
Professional, scientific, technical	5,484	4.7%
Other services	5,256	4.5%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,134	4.4%
Finance and insurance	3,319	2.9%
Manufacturing	3,235	2.8%
Wholesale trade	2,949	2.5%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	2,895	2.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,265	1.1%
Information	941	0.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	896	0.8%
Utilities	891	0.8%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	450	0.4%
Management	18	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	242,013	89.87%
Puerto Rican	1,202	0.45%
Cuban	366	0.14%
Dominican	86	0.03%

Total Central American	1,234	0.46%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	396	0.15%
Honduran	289	0.11%
Nicaraguan	121	0.04%
Panamanian	10	0.00%
Salvadoran	418	0.16%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	633	0.24%
Argentinean	53	0.02%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	477	0.18%
Ecuadorian	28	0.01%
Paraguayan	7	0.00%
Peruvian	14	0.01%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	54	0.02%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	10,296	3.82%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	358	0.13%
Filipino	352	0.13%
Burmese	228	0.08%
Chinese	166	0.06%
Japanese	75	0.03%
Korean	50	0.02%
Indian	45	0.02%
Thai	29	0.01%
Taiwanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	212,840	86.0%
English	32,542	13.1%
Other Asian	537	0.2%
Tagalog	424	0.2%
Vietnamese	358	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	190	0.1%
Chinese	148	0.1%
Other Indo-European	121	0.0%
Arabic	115	0.0%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	5,507	2.0%
German	2,052	0.8%
Irish	1,855	0.7%
English	1,481	0.5%
Italian	972	0.4%
French	379	0.1%
Polish	307	0.1%
European	236	0.1%
Russian	215	0.1%
Dutch	214	0.1%
Scotch-Irish	210	0.1%
Turkish	201	0.1%
Scottish	166	0.1%
Norwegian	114	0.0%
French Canadian	90	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	224,114	83.2%
Not a citizen	45,180	16.8%

Native	201,179	74.7%
Foreign-born	68,115	25.3%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
22,661	14.7%	22,162	14.4%	34,401	22.3%	42,062	27.3%	23,302	15.1%	9,677	6.3%
Average years of education: 12.0

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	22,661	14.7%
9-12 Years	22,162	14.4%
H.S. Grad or GED	34,401	22.3%
Some College	42,062	27.3%
Bach. Degree	23,302	15.1%
Grad Degree	9,677	6.3%
Average years of education: 12.0

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	110,842	97,410	13,432	12.1%
1991	116,750	103,598	13,152	11.3%
1992	123,086	109,478	13,608	11.1%
1993	129,128	115,466	13,662	10.6%
1994	136,504	123,086	13,418	9.8%
1995	141,250	119,254	21,996	15.6%
1996	138,644	120,658	17,986	13.0%
1997	141,130	126,302	14,828	10.5%
1998	145,332	131,400	13,932	9.6%
1999	146,216	133,490	12,726	8.7%

2000	142,224	133,458	8,766	6.2%
2001	146,312	136,732	9,580	6.5%
2002	155,944	144,650	11,294	7.2%
2003	162,344	150,368	11,976	7.4%
2004	166,320	155,134	11,186	6.7%
2005	171,996	161,548	10,448	6.1%
2006	175,914	166,280	9,634	5.5%
2007	178,752	170,238	8,514	4.8%
2008	184,942	175,044	9,898	5.4%
2009	188,792	172,754	16,038	8.5%

2010	210,378	192,914	17,464	8.3%
2011	215,688	199,142	16,546	7.7%
2012	217,758	203,734	14,024	6.4%
2013	220,290	206,680	13,610	6.2%
2014	222,066	210,626	11,440	5.2%
2015	223,674	213,006	10,668	4.8%
2016	227,794	216,628	11,166	4.9%
2017	230,198	220,440	9,758	4.2%
2018	232,520	223,704	8,816	3.8%
2019	236,928	228,154	8,774	3.7%

2020	232,390	212,752	19,638	8.5%
2021	233,068	218,490	14,578	6.3%
2022	234,728	225,064	9,664	4.1%
2023	241,326	231,690	9,636	4.0%
2024	237,632	227,680	9,952	4.2%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	88,176
Median Value	$189,900

Occupied	81,373	92.3%
Vacant	6,803	7.7%

Owned	52,630	64.7%
Rented	28,743	35.3%
Median Rent	$1,027

Single-Family Units	62,307	70.7%
Detached	59,580	67.6%
Attached	2,727	3.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,572	14.3%
Mobile Homes	7,105	8.1%

Laredo, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

2024 Housing Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

2024 Income & Employment Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

2024 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

2024 Educational Attainment Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area