Cameron County, Texas (TX)

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• • 380,168113.4%Hispanic or Latino
  • 37,55811.2%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,1200.9%Asian alone
  • 1,4230.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 6840.2%Two or more races
  • 6220.2%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
  • 1500.04%Some other race alone

Mean price in 2017:

Detached houses: $118,256

Here:	$118,256
State:	$242,762

Townhouses or other attached units: $263,037

Here:	$263,037
State:	$241,439

In 2-unit structures: $267,858

Here:	$267,858
State:	$179,198

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $479,821

Here:	$479,821
State:	$206,604

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $303,595

Here:	$303,595
State:	$271,582

Mobile homes: $41,587

Here:	$41,587
State:	$77,722

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,432

Here:	$28,432
State:	$60,875

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 9
• Rapes: 16
• Robberies: 26
• Assaults: 242
• Burglaries: 801
• Thefts: 800
• Auto thefts: 173

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 26
• Robberies: 25
• Assaults: 238
• Burglaries: 686
• Thefts: 887
• Auto thefts: 137

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2017: $2,236 (2.0%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2017: $1,211 (1.7%)

Area name: Brownsville-Harlingen, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Cameron County is $430 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $493 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $609 a month.

Cities in this county include: Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito, East Cameron, Lantana, La Feria, Cameron Park, Port Isabel, Los Fresnos, Laureles.

2018 air pollution in Cameron County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.024 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 10.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Near U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Lee County, Florida , Starr County .

Current college students: 16,722
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 66.9%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 18.1%

Number of foreign born residents: 101,536 (30.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 17,4592010 or later
• 23,4242000 to 2009
• 23,1111990 to 1999
• 23,1631980 to 1989
• 17,6551970 to 1979
• 15,959Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 91.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 99,069
• One, attached: 3,340
• Two: 4,793
• 3 or 4: 7,055
• 5 to 9: 5,263
• 10 to 19: 2,746
• 20 to 49: 4,450
• 50 or more: 7,281
• Mobile homes: 16,777
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 272

Housing units in Cameron County with a mortgage: 32,995 (206 second mortgage, 706 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 46,963

Religion statistics for Cameron County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Cameron County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
• Texas Hurricane Alex, Incident Period: June 30, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1931: August 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1931, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3313: June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
• Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Dolly, Incident Period: July 22, 2008 to August 01, 2008, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1780: July 24, 2008, FEMA Id: 1780, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Wildfires, Incident Period: March 14, 2008 to September 01, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3284: March 14, 2008, FEMA Id: 3284, Natural disaster type: Fire
• Texas Hurricane Dean, Incident Period: August 17, 2007 to September 05, 2007, Emergency Declared EM-3277: August 18, 2007, FEMA Id: 3277, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 23, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1606: September 24, 2005, FEMA Id: 1606, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• Texas Hurricane Rita, Incident Period: September 20, 2005 to October 14, 2005, Emergency Declared EM-3261: September 21, 2005, FEMA Id: 3261, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
• 10 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.29% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($42,568 average adjusted gross income)

0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,067 average AGI)

Cameron County:	0.05%
Texas average:	0.08%

2.09% relocated from other counties in Texas ($24,239 average AGI)
1.16% relocated from other states ($17,262 average AGI)

Cameron County:	1.16%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Hidalgo County, TX	0.54% ($40,000 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.32% ($34,480)
from Bexar County, TX	0.19% ($38,656)
from Travis County, TX	0.14% ($34,932)
from Nueces County, TX	0.10% ($34,910)
from Willacy County, TX	0.08% ($28,388)
from Dallas County, TX	0.07% ($46,702)

3.99% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($43,384 average adjusted gross income)

0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($699 average AGI)

Cameron County:	0.04%
Texas average:	0.08%

2.77% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,216 average AGI)
1.19% relocated to other states ($14,469 average AGI)

Cameron County:	1.19%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Hidalgo County, TX	0.63% ($38,428 average AGI)
to Bexar County, TX	0.40% ($43,022)
to Harris County, TX	0.38% ($33,006)
to Travis County, TX	0.19% ($37,277)
to Nueces County, TX	0.13% ($37,120)
to Dallas County, TX	0.10% ($28,962)
to Willacy County, TX	0.07% ($38,628)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 25.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 23.8
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 19.1

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 6.0
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 5.6
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 5.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 4.9
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2013: 5.9

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Cameron County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 31%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 32%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 387,487 (46,881 male householders, 47,762 female householders)

  65,046 spouses, 173,982 children (165,724 natural, 2,370 adopted, 5,888 stepchildren), 13,626 grandchildren, 10,063 brothers or sisters, 10,056 parents, 13,383 other relatives, 6,688 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 32,713 (12,208 male householders (11,250 living alone)), 16,173 female householders (14,488 living alone)), 4,332 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 3,525

Size of family households: 30,201 2-persons, 20,639 3-persons, 21,682 4-persons, 11,468 5-persons, 6,347 6-persons, 4,306 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 25,738 1-person, 2,300 2-persons, 196 3-persons, 56 4-persons, 91 5-persons.

75,804 married couples with children.
36,293 single-parent households (6,881 men, 29,412 women).

25.7% of residents of Cameron speak English at home.
73.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 11% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (52% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 22% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other language at home (64% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $1,793,263,000 ($4,823 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $98,904,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $523,640,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $387,345,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $24,049,000
Federal grants: $633,075,000
Federal procurement contracts: $86,093,000 ($64,514,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $139,061,000 ($7,997,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $13,469,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $112,429,000
Federal Government insurance: $1,931,548,000

Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:

Here:	-7 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 51.09 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)

• Year house built in Cameron County, Texas
• 5,8542014 or later
• 6,3192010 to 2013
• 36,1132000 to 2009
• 26,7001990 to 1999
• 25,8391980 to 1989
• 24,9261970 to 1979
• 9,5891960 to 1969
• 10,2711950 to 1959
• 3,2271940 to 1949
• 2,2081939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Cameron County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Cameron County, Texas
• 9201 room
• 5812 rooms
• 3,0253 rooms
• 14,5074 rooms
• 23,8555 rooms
• 19,3856 rooms
• 8,6107 rooms
• 4,2248 rooms
• 4,8519+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cameron County, Texas
• 3,3211 room
• 2,5202 rooms
• 7,6633 rooms
• 13,8464 rooms
• 9,4585 rooms
• 3,6976 rooms
• 1,7727 rooms
• 4858 rooms
• 3049+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Cameron County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Cameron County, Texas
• 920no bedroom
• 2,4511 bedroom
• 13,9772 bedrooms
• 44,5283 bedrooms
• 15,8464 bedrooms
• 2,2365+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Cameron County, Texas
• 3,321no bedroom
• 5,8221 bedroom
• 17,7362 bedrooms
• 13,7103 bedrooms
• 2,3064 bedrooms
• 1715+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Cameron County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cameron County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 2,767no vehicle
• 25,2041 vehicle
• 30,4762 vehicles
• 14,7063 vehicles
• 4,5974 vehicles
• 2,2085+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Cameron County in renter-occupied apartments
• 6,765no vehicle
• 22,6281 vehicle
• 10,9862 vehicles
• 2,4323 vehicles
• 694 vehicles
• 1865+ vehicles

92.9% of Cameron County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 71% lived in Texas.

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 276,265
• Other state: 38,812
• Northeast: 3,418
• Midwest: 13,210
• South: 12,721
• West: 9,463

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 18,436
• Number of aged recipients: 6,384
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 12,052
• Number of recipients under 18: 2,831
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 6,651
• Number of recipients older than 64: 8,954
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 8,560
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 7,187

Cameron County on our top lists:

• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #35 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #67 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #73 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #83 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #93 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #97 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #98 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"