Starr County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 10,452
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 11,445
Renter-occupied apartments: 3,743 (it was 2,965 in 2000)
% of renters here: | 21% |
State: | 36% |
Land area: 1223 sq. mi.
Water area: 6.3 sq. mi.
Population density: 54 people per square mile (average).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (39.6%), Construction (11.1%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 18%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 8%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 65,88199.2%Hispanic or Latino
- 4460.7%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 260.04%Some other race alone
- 240.04%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 180.03%Two or more races
- 100.02%Asian alone
- 70.01%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
Median resident age: | 29.2 years |
Texas median age: | 35.1 years |
Males: 31,964 | ![]() |
Females: 33,780 | ![]() |

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Starr County: | 3.0 people |
Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2019: $31,447 ($16,504 in 1999)
This county: | $31,447 |
Texas: | $64,034 |
Median contract rent in 2019 for apartments: $425 (lower quartile is $325, upper quartile is $537)
This county: | $425 |
State: | $929 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2019: $83,529 (it was $35,900 in 2000)
Starr: | $83,529 |
Texas: | $200,400 |
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,136
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $322
Institutionalized population: 747
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
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 1997: 0 buildings
- 1998: 0 buildings
- 1999: 0 buildings
- 2000: 0 buildings
- 2001: 0 buildings
- 2002: 0 buildings
- 2003: 0 buildings
- 2015: 6 buildings, average cost: $25,300
- 2016: 4 buildings, average cost: $20,100
- 2017: 0 buildings
- 2018: 0 buildings
- 2019: 3 buildings, average cost: $92,700
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,129 (1.7%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $725 (1.0%)
Starr County: | 32.1% |
Texas: | 13.6% |
Median age of residents in 2019: 29.2 years old
(Males: 27.7 years old, Females: 30.4 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 38.6 years old, Black residents: 35.8 years old, American Indian residents: 80.5 years old, Asian residents: 37.5 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.3 years old, Other race residents: 33.9 years old)
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.
Notable locations in this county outside city limits:
Notable locations in Starr County: Donna Pump (A), Donna Pumping Station (B), International Ferry (C), McAllen Pumping Station (D), South Texas Factory Stores (E), Adrien Windmill (F), Agua Dulce Windmill (G), Agua Salado Windmill (H), Alaniz Windmill (I), Andrea Ranch (J), Aquage Windmill (K), Bella Vista Windmill (L), Bellilluvia Windmill (M), Buena Vista Windmill (N), Buenos Aires Windmill (O), Caliche Windmill (P), Cantinas Pens (Q), Casa Blanca Ranch (R), Chorro Windmill (S), Christalinas Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Shopping Center: Rivercenter Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Churches in Starr County include: Guadalupe Toreros Church (A), Mercy Mission (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Vela Cemetery (1), Asadores Cemetery (2), Balli Cemetery (3), Brewster Cemetery (4), Webber Cemetery (5), Campacuas Cemetery (6), Capota Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: West Lake (A), Callo Padrones (B), El Callo (C), Inland Lake (D), East Lake (E), La Cruz Resaca (F), Hackney Lake (G), Guajolotes Enramada (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creeks: Vargas Creek (A), La Joya Creek (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Starr County include: Anzalduas Park (1), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Taormina Unit (2), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kelly Unit (3), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Kiskadee Unit (4), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - MacWhorter Unit (5), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - McManus Unit (6), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Penitas Unit (7), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Adams Unit (8), Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Baird Unit (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Neighboring counties: Cameron County , Lee County, Florida
, Lee County, Florida
, Kenedy County
, Zapata County
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Here: | 19.0% |
Texas: | 8.0% |
Current college students: 2,009
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 53.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 10.2%
Number of foreign born residents: 18,839 (30.5% naturalized citizens)
Starr County: | 28.7% |
Whole state: | 17.1% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 2,6732010 or later
- 3,3942000 to 2009
- 3,1911990 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: 16,311
- One, attached: 232
- Two: 601
- 3 or 4: 474
- 5 to 9: 437
- 10 to 19: 154
- 20 to 49: 102
- 50 or more: 37
- Mobile homes: 1,853
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 27
Housing units in Starr County with a mortgage: 2,552 (0 second mortgage, 14 home equity loan, 8 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 10,210
Here: | 16.7% with mortgage |
State: | 56.1% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Starr County
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 27,156 | 15 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,368 | 27 |
Other | 544 | 3 |
Mainline Protestant | 394 | 2 |
None | 30,506 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Starr County: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Here: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.12 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Starr County: | 2.77 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Starr County: | 8.5% |
Texas: | 8.9% |
Starr County: | 27.1% |
State: | 26.6% |
Here: | 14.7% |
State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Starr County:
Average size of farms: 656 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $76,717
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $256.56
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 83.95%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $81,836
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 7.32%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 11.70%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $33,769
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 90.46%
Average age of principal farm operators: 58 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 11.15
Milk cows as a percentage of all cattle and calves: 0.03%
Upland cotton: 1390 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 3 harvested acres
Vegetables: 2,262 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 54 acres
Tornado activity:
Starr County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 7161420.3 times below overall U.S. average.Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 4/30/2003, a category 1 (max. wind speeds 73-112 mph) tornado injured 11 people and caused $2 million in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Starr County-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 53% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 172.2 miles away from Starr County center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 384.8 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 167.9 miles away from the county center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 104.0 miles away from the county center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 98.1 miles away from Starr County center
On 11/13/2017 at 11:23:01, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 149.1 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- 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
- 4 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Starr County (14) is near the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 12,946 (71.1%)
- Carpooled: 2,816 (15.5%)
- Bus: 28 (0.2%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 81 (0.4%)
- Walked: 828 (4.5%)
- Worked at home: 1,512 (8.3%)
- Health care and social assistance (40%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (41%)
- Educational services (21%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (7%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Public administration (3%)
- Finance and insurance (3%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (23%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Production occupations (7%)
- Sales and related occupations (7%)
- Material moving occupations (7%)
- Management occupations (6%)
- Healthcare support occupations (25%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (16%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (9%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (8%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Personal care and service occupations (4%)
- Mexico (93%)
- Cuba (1%)
- Honduras (0%)
- Guatemala (0%)
- Nicaragua (0%)
- El Salvador (0%)
- Bolivia (0%)
- American (0%)
- Basque (0%)
- Swiss (0%)
- German (0%)
- Italian (0%)
- Scotch-Irish (0%)
- Irish (0%)
People in group quarters in Starr County, Texas in 2000:
- 279 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 85 people in nursing homes
- 17 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 12 people in religious group quarters
- 4 people in other nonhousehold living situations
People in group quarters in Starr County, Texas in 2010:
- 607 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 140 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 32 people in group homes intended for adults
- 31 people in other noninstitutional facilities
2.64% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($31,224 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 2.64% |
Texas average: | 7.43% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.22% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,198 average AGI)
0.42% relocated from other states ($4,026 average AGI)
Starr County: 0.42% Texas average: 2.52%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2010 and 2011:
from Hidalgo County, TX | ![]() |
from Harris County, TX | ![]() |
3.47% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($34,612 average adjusted gross income)
Here: | 3.47% |
Texas average: | 7.26% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
3.03% relocated to other counties in Texas ($31,185 average AGI)
0.44% relocated to other states ($3,429 average AGI)
Starr County: 0.44% Texas average: 2.32%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2010 and 2011:
to Hidalgo County, TX | ![]() |
to Harris County, TX | ![]() |
to Bexar County, TX | ![]() |
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 2019: 6.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 3.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.2
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 14.4%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 6,939 (5,686 aged, 1,253 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 3,057 (13%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Starr County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (1,173)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (319)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (294)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (182)
- Other and unspecified cirrhosis of liver (105)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (92)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (84)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (76)
- Other ill-defined and unspecified causes of mortality (73)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (70)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 38%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 39%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 3,754
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 82
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 15,789
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,716
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 474
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 2
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 4
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 39
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 100.1. This is more than state average.
- Firearm - 85.1
- Other - 15.0
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 55.1. This is less than state average.
Household type by relationship:
Households: 65,744- Male householders: 7,006 (1,374 living alone), Female householders: 9,678 (1,846 living alone)
7,968 spouses (7,936 opposite-sex spouses), 724 unmarried partners, (724 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 29,332 children (28,439 natural, 131 adopted, 724 stepchildren), 4,738 grandchildren, 1,309 brothers or sisters, 1,708 parents, 0 foster children, 2,046 other relatives, 698 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 592
Size of family households: 4,177 2-persons, 3,307 3-persons, 2,504 4-persons, 1,939 5-persons, 859 6-persons, 461 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 3,221 1-person, 143 2-persons, 8 3-persons.
9,452 married couples with children.
7,299 single-parent households (930 men, 6,369 women).
4.8% of residents of Starr speak English at home.
94.1% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 19% don't speak English at all).
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:
Births: 7,738Here: | 127 per 1000 residents |
State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 1,252
Here: | 21 per 1000 residents |
State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +2,680
Here: | +44 per 1000 residents |
State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: -1,692
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Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 8.95 millions of gallons per day (0% from ground, 100% from surface)
Here: | 5.2 |
State: | 6.3 |
Here: | 3.8 |
State: | 4.1 |
- Year house built in Starr County, Texas
- 7842014 or later
- 1,3322010 to 2013
- 3,7082000 to 2009
- 4,4601990 to 1999
- 4,0181980 to 1989
- 3,0411970 to 1979
- 1,0611960 to 1969
- 8231950 to 1959
- 3191940 to 1949
- 3711939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Starr County, Texas
- 1261 room
- 2822 rooms
- 7653 rooms
- 2,6314 rooms
- 3,6465 rooms
- 2,5806 rooms
- 1,4437 rooms
- 5998 rooms
- 4959+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr County, Texas
- 111 room
- 5572 rooms
- 1,2503 rooms
- 1,1444 rooms
- 7405 rooms
- 2426 rooms
- 1037 rooms
- 1178 rooms
- 179+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Starr County, Texas
- 188no bedroom
- 4401 bedroom
- 2,2202 bedrooms
- 6,8333 bedrooms
- 2,4534 bedrooms
- 3305+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr County, Texas
- 11no bedroom
- 8341 bedroom
- 1,8592 bedrooms
- 1,2213 bedrooms
- 1014 bedrooms
- 915+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Starr County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 826no vehicle
- 3,8451 vehicle
- 4,6052 vehicles
- 2,0293 vehicles
- 8514 vehicles
- 3225+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Starr County in renter-occupied apartments
- 846no vehicle
- 1,9691 vehicle
- 1,1402 vehicles
- 1943 vehicles
- 74 vehicles
- 05+ vehicles
92.1% of Starr County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 83% lived in Texas.
Starr County: | 92.1% |
State average: | 84.4% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 42,962
- Other state: 2,680
- Northeast: 41
- Midwest: 1,193
- South: 262
- West: 1,203
- 92.1%Electricity
- 3.4%Utility gas
- 2.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.1%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 0.1%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 90.5%Electricity
- 3.6%Utility gas
- 3.6%No fuel used
- 2.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Here: | 2.7% |
Texas: | 7.0% |
Here: | 0.7% |
Texas: | 6.6% |
Here: | 0.8% |
Texas: | 14.3% |
Starr County government finances - Expenditure in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $292,000
- Charges - Other: $2,374,000
Toll Highways: $1,952,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,250,000
Police Protection: $6,984,000
General - Other: $5,079,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,784,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,505,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,020,000
Toll Highways: $1,771,000
Financial Administration: $1,270,000
Gas Utilities: $1,208,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
Local Fire Protection: $922,000
Central Staff Services: $700,000
General Public Buildings: $321,000
Natural Resources - Other: $173,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,118,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $188,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $59,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,815,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $406,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Rents: $79,000
Interest Earnings: $71,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $775,000
General Public Building: $265,000
Police Protection: $143,000
Local Fire Protection: $111,000
Central Staff Services: $68,000
Gas Utilities: $36,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,630,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,716,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,209,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,757,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,797,000
Highways: $934,000
General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $17,988,000
Motor Vehicle License: $536,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,865,000
Starr County government finances - Revenue in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $292,000
- Charges - Other: $2,374,000
Toll Highways: $1,952,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,250,000
Police Protection: $6,984,000
General - Other: $5,079,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,784,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,505,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,020,000
Toll Highways: $1,771,000
Financial Administration: $1,270,000
Gas Utilities: $1,208,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
Local Fire Protection: $922,000
Central Staff Services: $700,000
General Public Buildings: $321,000
Natural Resources - Other: $173,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,118,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $188,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $59,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,815,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $406,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Rents: $79,000
Interest Earnings: $71,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $775,000
General Public Building: $265,000
Police Protection: $143,000
Local Fire Protection: $111,000
Central Staff Services: $68,000
Gas Utilities: $36,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,630,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,716,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,209,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,757,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,797,000
Highways: $934,000
General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $17,988,000
Motor Vehicle License: $536,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,865,000
Starr County government finances - Debt in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $292,000
- Charges - Other: $2,374,000
Toll Highways: $1,952,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,250,000
Police Protection: $6,984,000
General - Other: $5,079,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,784,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,505,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,020,000
Toll Highways: $1,771,000
Financial Administration: $1,270,000
Gas Utilities: $1,208,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
Local Fire Protection: $922,000
Central Staff Services: $700,000
General Public Buildings: $321,000
Natural Resources - Other: $173,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,118,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $188,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $59,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,815,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $406,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Rents: $79,000
Interest Earnings: $71,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $775,000
General Public Building: $265,000
Police Protection: $143,000
Local Fire Protection: $111,000
Central Staff Services: $68,000
Gas Utilities: $36,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,630,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,716,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,209,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,757,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,797,000
Highways: $934,000
General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $17,988,000
Motor Vehicle License: $536,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,865,000
Starr County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2017:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $292,000
- Charges - Other: $2,374,000
Toll Highways: $1,952,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,012,000
- Current Operations - Regular Highways: $8,250,000
Police Protection: $6,984,000
General - Other: $5,079,000
Correctional Institutions: $3,784,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $3,505,000
Housing and Community Development: $2,020,000
Toll Highways: $1,771,000
Financial Administration: $1,270,000
Gas Utilities: $1,208,000
Solid Waste Management: $1,025,000
Local Fire Protection: $922,000
Central Staff Services: $700,000
General Public Buildings: $321,000
Natural Resources - Other: $173,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation - Other: $76,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Other: $2,118,000
General Local Government Support: $44,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $188,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Other: $59,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,815,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $3,400,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $415,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $406,000
General Revenue - Other: $393,000
Rents: $79,000
Interest Earnings: $71,000
Sale of Property: $19,000
Donations From Private Sources: $16,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Regular Highways: $775,000
General Public Building: $265,000
Police Protection: $143,000
Local Fire Protection: $111,000
Central Staff Services: $68,000
Gas Utilities: $36,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $4,630,000
- Revenue - Gas Utilities: $1,716,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $3,209,000
- State Intergovernmental - Other: $4,757,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,797,000
Highways: $934,000
General Local Government Support: $10,000
- Tax - Property: $17,988,000
Motor Vehicle License: $536,000
Other License: $43,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $10,865,000
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
Most common first names in Starr County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Maria | 302 | 75.8 years |
Jose | 200 | 74.2 years |
Guadalupe | 113 | 74.3 years |
Juan | 107 | 71.9 years |
Manuel | 92 | 75.7 years |
Pedro | 57 | 78.3 years |
Jesus | 56 | 73.0 years |
Santos | 56 | 76.9 years |
Francisco | 54 | 73.7 years |
Francisca | 52 | 81.9 years |
Most common last names in Starr County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
---|---|---|
Garcia | 387 | 74.1 years |
Garza | 376 | 74.3 years |
Gonzalez | 248 | 76.3 years |
Guerra | 183 | 77.4 years |
Pena | 159 | 75.6 years |
Lopez | 147 | 73.6 years |
Rodriguez | 140 | 73.9 years |
Barrera | 139 | 75.4 years |
Ramirez | 114 | 76.4 years |
Perez | 111 | 76.5 years |
Businesses in Starr County, TX | ||||
Name | Count | Name | Count | |
---|---|---|---|---|
AutoZone | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 1 | |
Best Western | 1 | Lane Furniture | 1 | |
Burger King | 2 | Little Caesars Pizza | 1 | |
Chevrolet | 1 | Long John Silver's | 1 | |
Church's Chicken | 2 | McDonald's | 1 | |
Cricket Wireless | 6 | Nike | 2 | |
Dairy Queen | 2 | Payless | 2 | |
Dennys | 1 | Pizza Hut | 2 | |
Domino's Pizza | 1 | RadioShack | 2 | |
FedEx | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 1 | |
GameStop | 1 | T-Mobile | 2 | |
H&R Block | 2 | True Value | 1 | |
Holiday Inn | 1 | U-Haul | 3 | |
Jack In The Box | 1 | UPS | 3 | |
KFC | 1 | Walmart | 1 |
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+)"