Starr County, Texas (TX)

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• • 65,44296.2%Hispanic or Latino
  • 2,0973.1%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 2600.4%Some other race alone
  • 1510.2%Two or more races
  • 360.05%Asian alone
  • 320.05%Black Non-Hispanic Alone

Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 0
• Rapes: 6
• Robberies: 1
• Assaults: 27
• Burglaries: 73
• Thefts: 50
• Auto thefts: 15

Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 2
• Rapes: 5
• Robberies: 5
• Assaults: 62
• Burglaries: 67
• Thefts: 140
• Auto thefts: 35

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,154 (1.8%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $947 (1.2%)

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: 65.8%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 16.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 17,297 (36.3% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 3,1222010 or later
• 2,8012000 to 2009
• 3,9671990 to 1999
• 6,0051980 to 1989
• 4,8621970 to 1979
• 2,930Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute):  minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 98.5%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 18,879
• One, attached: 347
• Two: 798
• 3 or 4: 297
• 5 to 9: 502
• 10 to 19: 353
• 20 to 49: 75
• 50 or more: 84
• Mobile homes: 2,210
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 17

Housing units in Starr County with a mortgage: 2,741 (44 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 47 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 0

Religion statistics for Starr County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Starr County:

Tornado activity:

Earthquake activity:

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.

2.48% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($32,591 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries.
2.07% relocated from other counties in Texas ($27,095 average AGI)
0.41% relocated from other states ($5,496 average AGI)

Starr County:	0.41%
Texas average:	2.83%

from Hidalgo County, TX	0.94% ($29,464 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.32% ($33,718)
from Bexar County, TX	0.10% ($36,000)

3.08% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($41,153 average adjusted gross income)

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries.
2.68% relocated to other counties in Texas ($36,865 average AGI)
0.39% relocated to other states ($4,288 average AGI)

Starr County:	0.39%
Texas average:	2.08%

to Hidalgo County, TX	1.67% ($43,929 average AGI)
to Harris County, TX	0.17% ($44,184)
to Bexar County, TX	0.14% ($34,281)

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 2009: 5.2
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 6.8

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:

• Male householders: 7,767 (1,531 living alone), Female householders: 11,315 (2,336 living alone)

• 9,066 spouses (9,066 opposite-sex spouses), 384 unmarried partners, (384 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 26,164 children (25,612 natural, 449 adopted, 103 stepchildren), 6,883 grandchildren, 117 brothers or sisters, 1,096 parents, 0 foster children, 997 other relatives, 1,460 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 479

Size of family households: 4,199 2-persons, 3,013 3-persons, 3,737 4-persons, 2,446 5-persons, 374 6-persons, 886 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 3,867 1-person, 560 2-persons.

9,977 married couples with children.
4,764 single-parent households (618 men, 4,146 women).

9.0% of residents of Starr speak English at home.
90.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (61% speak English very well, 14% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 17% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (89% speak English very well, 11% speak English 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
• 4652020 or later
• 3,5812010 to 2019
• 4,4802000 to 2009
• 5,9681990 to 1999
• 4,3451980 to 1989
• 2,8421970 to 1979
• 4971960 to 1969
• 3291950 to 1959
• 5261940 to 1949
• 1141939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Starr County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Starr County, Texas
• 391 room
• 332 rooms
• 5423 rooms
• 2,3014 rooms
• 4,2875 rooms
• 3,3166 rooms
• 1,2157 rooms
• 6468 rooms
• 8689+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr County, Texas
• 2421 room
• 542 rooms
• 1,6313 rooms
• 1,7454 rooms
• 1,3765 rooms
• 6356 rooms
• 717 rooms
• 08 rooms
• 819+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Starr County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Starr County, Texas
• 39no bedroom
• 2901 bedroom
• 1,8932 bedrooms
• 7,5203 bedrooms
• 3,4094 bedrooms
• 965+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Starr County, Texas
• 242no bedroom
• 6621 bedroom
• 2,6472 bedrooms
• 2,1103 bedrooms
• 1744 bedrooms
• 05+ 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
• 983no vehicle
• 3,8601 vehicle
• 4,0832 vehicles
• 2,0403 vehicles
• 1,6154 vehicles
• 6665+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Starr County in renter-occupied apartments
• 1,916no vehicle
• 2,3601 vehicle
• 1,2052 vehicles
• 2023 vehicles
• 04 vehicles
• 1525+ vehicles

92.2% of Starr County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 40% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 86% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 44,207
• Other state: 2,357
• Northeast: 0
• Midwest: 590
• South: 64
• West: 1,703

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+)"