Starr County, Texas

At a Glance

Population	65,920
County Seat	Starr County Courthouse
State FIPS	48
County FIPS	427
Num Towns	110
Census-Designated Places	111
Total Town Population	62,003
Census Source	Census ACS 5-Year 2022

People & Demographics

Population (official)	65,716
Median Age	28.6
Veterans	966
Housing Units	22,828
Uninsured	4,742
Net Migration (recent)	-881
Growing	No

Economy & Employment

Total Establishments	570
Total Employees	8,430
Avg Annual Pay	$39,754
Median Household Income	$35,979
Poverty Rate	33.5%
Unemployment Rate	11.5%
Avg AGI per Return (IRS)	$36,816
Federal Spending FY2024	$272,306,329
Federal Spending Per Capita	$4,131

Housing & Cost of Living

Median Home Value	$88,300
Median Rent	$670
FMR Studio	$707
FMR 1BR	$711
FMR 2BR	$933
FMR 3BR	$1,307
FMR 4BR	$1,470

Health & Safety

Hospitals	115
EMS Stations	340
Fire Stations	344
Police Stations	343
Adult Smoking	19.8%
Adult Obesity	44.2%
Overdose Deaths Rate/100k	6.5
Air Quality Good Days	N/A

Infrastructure

Electricity Price (¢/kWh)	14.94
Electric Customers	12547863
Towns with Broadband Data	84
Towns with 90%+ Coverage	84

Community

Churches	248
Libraries	115
Historic Places (NRHP)	9
Homeless Population	N/A
Schools	2,147
SNAP Stores	279
Bank Branches	89

Agriculture

Total Farms	15
Land in Farms (acres)	302,646
Avg Farm Size (acres)	20,176.4
Year	2,022

Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)

Type	Title	Date
DR	SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING	2025-05-21
DR	SEVERE WINTER STORMS	2021-02-19
EM	SEVERE WINTER STORM	2021-02-14
EM	HURRICANE HANNA	2020-07-26
DR	COVID-19 PANDEMIC	2020-03-25
EM	COVID-19	2020-03-13
DR	SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS AND FLOODING	2015-05-29
DR	HURRICANE ALEX	2010-08-03
EM	TROPICAL STORM ALEX	2010-06-29
EM	HURRICANE IKE	2008-09-10

Detailed Topics

Communities in Starr County

Rio Grande City — pop 15,317
Roma — pop 11,561
Lago Vista — pop 8,896
Las Lomas — pop 3,054
Escobares — pop 2,588
El Cenizo — pop 2,540
La Grulla — pop 1,222
Mikes — pop 942
East Alto Bonito — pop 905
Garza-Salinas II — pop 651
La Puerta — pop 638
West Alto Bonito — pop 615
Valle Vista — pop 545
B and E — pop 489
El Chaparral — pop 467
Garceno — pop 440
Mi Ranchito Estate — pop 409
El Refugio — pop 407
La Paloma Ranchettes — pop 329
Camargito — pop 324
Alto Bonito Heights — pop 296
Los Ebanos CDP (Starr County) — pop 281
Los Barreras — pop 278
Olmito and Olmito — pop 276
El Rancho Vela — pop 254
Los Alvarez — pop 247
Palo Blanco — pop 238
Moraida — pop 229
El Quiote — pop 226
El Castillo — pop 219
La Esperanza — pop 217
Ranchitos del Norte — pop 214
Manuel Garcia — pop 204
San Isidro — pop 187
Delmita — pop 186
La Escondida — pop 183
Eugenio Saenz — pop 182
La Victoria — pop 176
Salineño — pop 176
Fronton Ranchettes — pop 174

Data sources: Census ACS, BLS QCEW, IRS SOI, USAspending.gov, County Health Rankings, EPA AQI, HUD FMR, NCES, FEMA, National Register of Historic Places, CDC, EIA.