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Willacy County
Willacy County, Texas
At a Glance
Population 20,164 County Seat Willacy County Courthouse State FIPS 48 County FIPS 489 Num Towns 10 Census-Designated Places 7 Total Town Population 16,322 Census Source Census ACS 5-Year 2022
People & Demographics
Population (official) 20,308 Median Age 33.7 Veterans 627 Housing Units 6,820 Uninsured 782 Net Migration (recent) -692 Growing No
Economy & Employment
Total Establishments 193 Total Employees 3,240 Avg Annual Pay $44,749 Median Household Income $42,839 Poverty Rate 26.6% Unemployment Rate 8.7% Avg AGI per Return (IRS) $41,143 Federal Spending FY2024 $87,866,486 Federal Spending Per Capita $4,358
Housing & Cost of Living
Median Home Value $66,900 Median Rent $695 FMR Studio $707 FMR 1BR $711 FMR 2BR $933 FMR 3BR $1,232 FMR 4BR $1,237
Health & Safety
Hospitals 0 EMS Stations 30 Fire Stations 30 Police Stations 30 Adult Smoking 19.3% Adult Obesity 45.3% Overdose Deaths Rate/100k 10.2 Air Quality Good Days N/A
Infrastructure
Electricity Price (¢/kWh) 14.94 Electric Customers 12547863 Towns with Broadband Data 10 Towns with 90%+ Coverage 10
Community
Churches 18 Libraries 10 Historic Places (NRHP) 2 Homeless Population N/A Schools 105 SNAP Stores 20 Bank Branches 3
Agriculture
Total Farms 34 Land in Farms (acres) 167,173 Avg Farm Size (acres) 4,916.9 Year 2,022
Recent Federal Disaster Declarations (15)
Type Title Date DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2025-05-21 DR HURRICANE BERYL 2024-07-09 DR SEVERE WINTER STORMS 2021-02-19 EM SEVERE WINTER STORM 2021-02-14 EM TROPICAL STORMS MARCO AND LAURA 2020-08-24 EM HURRICANE HANNA 2020-07-26 DR COVID-19 PANDEMIC 2020-03-25 EM COVID-19 2020-03-13 DR SEVERE STORMS AND FLOODING 2019-07-17 DR SEVERE STORMS, TORNADOES, STRAIGHT-LINE WINDS, AND FLOODING 2015-11-25
Detailed Topics
Communities in Willacy County
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.
