CITY · 1990 CENSUS

La Feria

Texas · 4,360 residents · 4.31 sq mi

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La Feria is home to 4,360 people in Texas. The poverty rate is 44.8%, above the 13.2% national rate. That trails the Texas median by roughly 55%. Median home value sits at $33,700. Households take in $12,283 at the median, 59% less than the US figure. 9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.2

US median: 33.0

Less educated

9% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

4,360

−29%vs 2000

vs 6,115 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.2

−12%vs 2000

vs 34.5 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

4.31 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

20247K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 57.7%(336)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.2%(400)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.1%(527)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1910.2%(445)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 245%(217)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.2%(576)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4413.3%(578)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 546.1%(265)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 649.2%(400)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.2%(359)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 844.5%(198)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.4%(59)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$12,283

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $24,660 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$5,775

−52%vs 2000

vs $12,064 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

44.8%

+15.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$33,700

+8%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $41,200 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$217

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $278 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

69.5%

−6.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 75.9% in 2000

30.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic21.4%(1,311)

Black0.1%(7)

Hispanic / Latino77.4%(4,736)

Asian0.3%(20)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic78.6%(3,425)

Black0%(2)

Hispanic / Latino82%(3,576)

Asian0.2%(8)

Other21.2%(925)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican83%(5,722)

Central American1.8%(122)

Salvadoran1.1%(73)

Cuban1%(70)

Spaniard1%(70)

Puerto Rican0.9%(61)

Honduran0.7%(49)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0.2%(13)

Ancestry

Irish3.2%(221)

American2.8%(191)

English2.3%(158)

German1.9%(130)

Swedish0.8%(56)

Russian0.8%(55)

Dutch0.7%(48)

Portuguese0.7%(48)

French0.5%(37)

Scottish0.4%(28)

Scotch-Irish0.2%(16)

Welsh0.1%(10)

+ 4 more ancestry groups with data

Austrian0.1%(7)

Italian0.1%(7)

Croatian0.1%(6)

Norwegian0.1%(6)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest Irish population · Largest American population · Largest English population · Largest German population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

8.7%

−2.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 11.2% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

48.3%

−10.5 ptsvs 2000

vs 58.8% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.2%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.4% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

18.6 min

+51%vs 2000

vs 12.3 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married27.8%(689)

Married60.1%(1,486)

Widowed2.9%(72)

Divorced9.2%(227)

Women 15+

Never married25%(711)

Married48.9%(1,390)

Widowed20.4%(579)

Divorced5.8%(164)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

21.5%

−7.5 ptssince 2013

from 29.0% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

35.7%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 39.2% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

6.8%

+3.3 ptssince 2020

from 3.5% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

24.8%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 19.8% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.2%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 30.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 2.3% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

42.4%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 42.9% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

47.1%

+1.4 ptssince 2020

from 45.7% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)0%(0)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)8.7%(29)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era14.1%(47)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.9%(13)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 334 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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