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):

2022
Number	Percent
29.4
85,117	31.2%
187,706	68.8%
25,955	9.5%

77,797
3.40

62,267	80.0%
40,223	64.6%
9,398	15.1%
15,530	20.0%

2010
Number	Percent
27.8
88,158	35.2%
162,146	64.8%
19,507	7.8%

67,106
3.68

56,350	84.0%
38,289	67.9%
7,851	13.9%
10,756	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%

2022 Housing Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	5,095	6.5%
$10,000 to $14,999	4,133	5.3%
$15,000 to $19,999	3,626	4.7%
$20,000 to $24,999	3,969	5.1%
$25,000 to $29,999	4,277	5.5%
$30,000 to $34,999	3,078	4.0%
$35,000 to $39,999	3,570	4.6%
$40,000 to $44,999	3,240	4.2%
$45,000 to $49,999	2,160	2.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	5,761	7.4%
$60,000 to $74,999	7,287	9.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	10,614	13.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	7,412	9.5%
$125,000 to $149,999	5,195	6.7%
$150,000 to $199,999	4,583	5.9%
$200,000 or more	3,797	4.9%

Median Household Income	59,984
Per Capita Income	23,446

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

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	5,522	7.1%
Public Assistance	1,415	1.8%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	19,364	24.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	5,453	71.5%
Unemployed	320	4.2%
In Armed Forces	17	0.2%

Total Labor Force	5,790	76.0%
Not in Labor Force	1,832	24.0%

Real Unemployment Rate		28.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	44,731	32,784	57.7%
Non-Profit	1,673	1,831	47.7%
Self-Employed	7,153	3,855	65.0%

Local Government	4,399	6,361	40.9%
State Government	1,581	2,450	39.2%
Federal Government	3,305	1,159	74.0%

Total Private + Self	51,884	36,639	58.6%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	10,958	11,801	48.1%
Total	62,842	48,440	56.5%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	11,955	10.7%
Sales and Office Occupations	27,796	24.9%
Professional, Technical	17,071	15.3%
Service Occupations	24,997	22.4%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	124	0.1%
All others	29,787	26.7%

White Collar		50.9%

Industry
	Number	%
Transportation and warehousing	16,404	14.7%
Retail trade	15,200	13.6%
Educational services	13,317	11.9%
Health care and social assistance	11,475	10.3%
Accommodation and food services	8,813	7.9%
Public administration	7,549	6.8%
Construction	7,355	6.6%
Other services	5,093	4.6%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	5,066	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	4,640	4.2%
Wholesale trade	3,337	3.0%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	3,274	2.9%
Manufacturing	3,216	2.9%
Finance and insurance	2,965	2.7%
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,154	1.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	1,021	0.9%
Information	879	0.8%
Utilities	436	0.4%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	388	0.3%
Management	24	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	241,032	90.18%
Puerto Rican	1,261	0.47%
Cuban	385	0.14%
Dominican	90	0.03%

Total Central American	1,382	0.52%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	340	0.13%
Honduran	240	0.09%
Nicaraguan	135	0.05%
Panamanian	98	0.04%
Salvadoran	508	0.19%
Other Central American	61	0.02%

Total South American	1,280	0.48%
Argentinean	37	0.01%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	455	0.17%
Ecuadorian	61	0.02%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	692	0.26%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	35	0.01%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	9,665	3.62%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Vietnamese	406	0.15%
Chinese	314	0.12%
Filipino	290	0.11%
Korean	179	0.07%
Indian	101	0.04%
Japanese	64	0.02%
Thai	29	0.01%
Taiwanese	1	0.00%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	214,937	87.8%
English	27,868	11.4%
Vietnamese	406	0.2%
Chinese	280	0.1%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic	263	0.1%
French, Haitian, Cajun	212	0.1%
Korean	158	0.1%
Other	133	0.1%
Other Indo-European	127	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	3,300	1.2%
German	2,354	0.9%
Irish	1,428	0.5%
English	911	0.3%
Italian	776	0.3%
Scotch-Irish	694	0.3%
French	420	0.2%
Polish	317	0.1%
Dutch	217	0.1%
European	194	0.1%
African	181	0.1%
Russian	156	0.1%
Bulgarian	149	0.1%
Scottish	109	0.0%
Danish	99	0.0%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	222,392	83.2%
Not a citizen	44,890	16.8%

Native	200,318	74.9%
Foreign-born	66,964	25.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
23,908	15.9%	22,566	15.0%	32,953	21.9%	40,119	26.7%	22,081	14.7%	8,903	5.9%
Average years of education: 11.8

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	23,908	15.9%
9-12 Years	22,566	15.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	32,953	21.9%
Some College	40,119	26.7%
Bach. Degree	22,081	14.7%
Grad Degree	8,903	5.9%
Average years of education: 11.8

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	85,296
Median Value	$161,000

Occupied	77,797	91.2%
Vacant	7,499	8.8%

Owned	49,227	63.3%
Rented	28,570	36.7%
Median Rent	$964

Single-Family Units	60,143	70.5%
Detached	57,706	67.7%
Attached	2,437	2.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units	12,352	14.5%
Mobile Homes	7,392	8.7%

Laredo, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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

2022 Housing Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for Laredo, TX Metro Area