Salineno, Texas
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Population change since 2000: -33.9%
Males: 62 | |
Females: 139 |
Median resident age: | 20.5 years |
Texas median age: | 35.5 years |
Zip codes: 78584.
Salineno: | $26,535 |
TX: | $66,963 |
Estimated per capita income in 2021: $12,563 (it was $5,115 in 2000)
Salineno CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2021: $84,886 (it was $37,300 in 2000)
Salineno: | $84,886 |
TX: | $237,400 |
Mean prices in 2021: all housing units: $56,206; detached houses: $55,804
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Salineno, TX

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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 2.79 square miles.
Population density: 72 people per square mile (very low).

60 residents are foreign born (19.7% Latin America).
This place: | 19.7% |
Texas: | 13.9% |
Salineno CDP: | 0.6% ($242) |
Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (58.1 miles
, pop. 106,414).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (135.1 miles
, pop. 277,454).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (206.2 miles
, pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
Latitude: 26.52 N, Longitude: 99.11 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 956
Here: | 11.1% |
Texas: | 4.2% |
Average climate in Salineno, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Salineno-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 51% 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 174.3 miles away from the city 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 367.0 miles away from the city 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 169.8 miles away from the city 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 113.4 miles away from Salineno center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 105.5 miles away from the city center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 181.3 miles away from Salineno center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
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).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Salineno:
- South Texas College (about 58 miles; McAllen, TX; Full-time enrollment: 19,701)
- The University of Texas-Pan American (about 60 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 16,766)
- Laredo Community College (about 73 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 9,743)
- Texas A & M International University (about 76 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 5,203)
- Texas State Technical College-Harlingen (about 92 miles; Harlingen, TX; FT enrollment: 3,700)
- Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 103 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,295)
- The University of Texas at Brownsville (about 110 miles; Brownsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,165)
Points of interest:
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Arroyo Morteros (A). Display/hide its location on the map
This place: | 3.2 people |
Texas: | 2.8 people |
This place: | 77.8% |
Whole state: | 69.9% |
This place: | 4.8% |
Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
- Gay men: 3.2% of all households
For population 15 years and over in Salineno:
- Never married: 58.9%
- Now married: 18.0%
- Separated: 0.0%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 23.2%
For population 25 years and over in Salineno:
- High school or higher: 60.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 31.3%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 52.7 minutes
Here: | 9.2 |
Texas average: | 14.2 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Salineno, TX (based on Starr County data)
Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
---|---|---|
Catholic | 27,156 | 15 |
Evangelical Protestant | 2,368 | 27 |
Other | 544 | 3 |
Mainline Protestant | 394 | 2 |
None | 30,506 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Starr County: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
This county: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Starr 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. |
Starr County: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. |
Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Starr County: | 8.5% |
State: | 8.9% |
Starr County: | 27.1% |
Texas: | 26.6% |
Starr County: | 14.7% |
Texas: | 15.7% |
Health and Nutrition:
This city: | 51.8% |
Texas: | 48.6% |
Salineno: | 42.5% |
State: | 47.4% |
This city: | 28.7 |
State: | 28.5 |
Salineno: | 22.0% |
Texas: | 20.6% |
Here: | 3.9% |
Texas: | 10.3% |
This city: | 7.2 |
State: | 6.8 |
Salineno: | 44.1% |
Texas: | 33.1% |
This city: | 51.5% |
Texas: | 56.2% |
Salineno: | 65.9% |
Texas: | 80.7% |
More about Health and Nutrition of Salineno, TX Residents
Strongest AM radio stations in Salineno:
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
- KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Salineno:
- KBMI (97.7 FM; ROMA, TX; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Salineno:
- K06MY (Channel 6; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
Salineno fatal accident list:
Salineno compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Number of rooms per house above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Salineno on our top lists:
- #19 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of college students"
- #35 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of foreign-born residents"
- #46 on the list of "Top 100 cities with longest commuting times"
- #100 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities"
- #13 (78584) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting profit/loss from business in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #48 (78584) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of taxpayers reporting net capital gain/loss in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #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+)"
- #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+)"

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