Starr County, Texas (TX)

Races in Starr County, Texas:

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

• Murders: 8
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 7
• Assaults: 30
• Burglaries: 175
• Thefts: 95
• Auto thefts: 67

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

• Murders: 3
• Rapes: 3
• Robberies: 10
• Assaults: 47
• Burglaries: 201
• Thefts: 162
• Auto thefts: 47

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 2016: $1,716 (1.5%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2016: $579 (0.9%)

Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Starr County is $438 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $484 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $706 a month.

Cities in this county include: Roma-Los Saenz, Rio Grande City, Roma, Las Lomas, La Casita-Garciasville, Escobares, La Rosita, North Escobares, La Victoria, La Puerta.

Neighboring counties: Cameron County , Lee County, Florida , Lee County, Florida , Kenedy County , Zapata County .

Current college students: 2,009
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 48.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 9.5%

Number of foreign born residents: 21,441 (30.1% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 2,9082010 or later
• 3,8392000 to 2009
• 3,9041990 to 1999
• 6,0051980 to 1989
• 4,8621970 to 1979
• 2,930Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.4 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 80.4%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 16,304
• One, attached: 122
• Two: 618
• 3 or 4: 695
• 5 to 9: 426
• 10 to 19: 84
• 20 to 49: 132
• 50 or more: 30
• Mobile homes: 1,701
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 8

Housing units in Starr County with a mortgage: 2,778 (5 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 12 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9,563

Religion statistics for Starr County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Starr County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

Most recent natural disasters:

• Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, 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 Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Incident Period: June 16, 2007 to August 03, 2007, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1709: June 29, 2007, FEMA Id: 1709, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood
• 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
• 3 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.

3.01% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($26,376 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.32% relocated from other counties in Texas ($20,702 average AGI)
0.69% relocated from other states ($5,672 average AGI)

Starr County:	0.69%
Texas average:	2.49%

from Hidalgo County, TX	1.10% ($27,585 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.29% ($23,564)
from Zapata County, TX	0.12% ($32,682)
from Bexar County, TX	0.09% ($25,000)
from Nueces County, TX	0.06% ($25,000)
from Cameron County, TX	0.06% ($38,000)
from Tarrant County, TX	0.06% ($18,273)

4.22% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($27,155 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.42% relocated to other counties in Texas ($22,177 average AGI)
0.80% relocated to other states ($4,980 average AGI)

Starr County:	0.80%
Texas average:	2.01%

to Hidalgo County, TX	1.86% ($28,446 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.45% ($23,259)
to Webb County, TX	0.12% ($25,391)
to Bexar County, TX	0.11% ($22,619)
to Zapata County, TX	0.08% ($20,125)
to Cameron County, TX	0.08% ($28,400)
to Nueces County, TX	0.07% ($19,714)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 28.2
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 25.8

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 4.3
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2014: 6.0

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.2

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Starr County

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

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 38%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 39%

Household type by relationship:

• In family households: 61,266 (5,178 male householders, 8,586 female householders)

  8,625 spouses, 28,419 children (27,608 natural, 131 adopted, 667 stepchildren), 3,772 grandchildren, 1,165 brothers or sisters, 2,142 parents, 2,542 other relatives, 1,151 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 3,198 (1,272 male householders (1,181 living alone)), 1,674 female householders (1,605 living alone)), 235 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 645

Size of family households: 3,896 2-persons, 3,112 3-persons, 3,060 4-persons, 2,147 5-persons, 904 6-persons, 552 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 2,789 1-person, 144 2-persons, 12 4-persons.

10,049 married couples with children.
7,085 single-parent households (803 men, 6,282 women).

3.9% of residents of Starr speak English at home.
95.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (46% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 21% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (71% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 9% speak English not well).

In fiscal year 2004:

Federal Government expenditure: $260,368,000 ($4,352 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $996,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $63,363,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $58,271,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $8,015,000
Federal grants: $105,921,000
Federal procurement contracts: $3,181,000 ($221,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $21,617,000 ($176,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $2,081,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $1,765,000
Federal Government insurance: $23,042,000

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

Here:	-28 per 1000 residents
State:	+10 per 1000 residents

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.95 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)

• Year house built in Starr County, Texas
• 1282014 or later
• 1,3452010 to 2013
• 4,1072000 to 2009
• 4,4611990 to 1999
• 4,1931980 to 1989
• 2,8331970 to 1979
• 1,1781960 to 1969
• 6411950 to 1959
• 5611940 to 1949
• 4701939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Starr County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Starr County, Texas
• 1661 room
• 1562 rooms
• 8143 rooms
• 2,3284 rooms
• 3,5895 rooms
• 2,5576 rooms
• 1,4587 rooms
• 5468 rooms
• 4619+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr County, Texas
• 1681 room
• 4502 rooms
• 1,1753 rooms
• 1,4524 rooms
• 5265 rooms
• 3266 rooms
• 2047 rooms
• 1148 rooms
• 489+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Starr County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Starr County, Texas
• 205no bedroom
• 3381 bedroom
• 2,3542 bedrooms
• 6,4883 bedrooms
• 2,2464 bedrooms
• 4155+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr County, Texas
• 166no bedroom
• 7531 bedroom
• 2,0412 bedrooms
• 1,1353 bedrooms
• 2034 bedrooms
• 1595+ bedrooms

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

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Starr County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 759no vehicle
• 3,8201 vehicle
• 4,2172 vehicles
• 2,1833 vehicles
• 8834 vehicles
• 2065+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Starr County in renter-occupied apartments
• 687no vehicle
• 2,3941 vehicle
• 9372 vehicles
• 3733 vehicles
• 234 vehicles
• 75+ vehicles

91.5% of Starr County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 91% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 39,789
• Other state: 2,664
• Northeast: 66
• Midwest: 1,154
• South: 435
• West: 1,010

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:

• Total number of recipients: 4,778
• Number of aged recipients: 1,807
• Number of blind and disabled recipients: 2,971
• Number of recipients under 18: 423
• Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 1,690
• Number of recipients older than 64: 2,665
• Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 2,725
• Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 1,623

Starr County on our top lists:

• #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
• #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply (pop. 50,000+)"
• #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #11 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election"
• #72 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #90 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"