COMPARING TWO PLACES
Benavides vs Laredo
PLACE A
Benavides, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Laredo, Texas
Benavides is 100% smaller than Laredo. Laredo earns more, with a median household income $18,699 higher. Laredo has grown faster since 2000 (8% vs -13%).
BENAVIDESLAREDODIFFERENCE
Total population1,099269,515−100% vs Laredo
Population density6212,523−1,902
Population growth-13.1%8.1%−21.2 pts
Median age51.129.9+21.2
Male45.2%49.6%−4.3 pts
Female54.8%50.4%+4.3 pts
Foreign-born2.1%25.1%−23.0 pts
White, non-Hispanic19.9%3.4%+16.4 pts
Black0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Hispanic / Latino80.1%95.1%−14.9 pts
Asian0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Other0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Median household income$45,216$63,915−$18,699
Per capita income$22,658$25,161−$2,503
Poverty rate21.9%20.9%+1.0 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4530.451Even
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%22.0%−11.5 pts
Graduate degree4.9%6.5%−1.5 pts
Unemployment rate0.0%5.4%−5.4 pts
Labor force participation50.5%63.5%−12.9 pts
Median home value$70,600$193,500−$122,900
Median gross rent$867$1,030−$163
Owner-occupied55.0%64.1%−9.1 pts
Housing vacancy rate28.5%7.2%+21.4 pts
Rent-burdened households17.2%50.1%−32.9 pts
Average commute25.021.6+3.3
Worked from home10.2%5.9%+4.3 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured11.4%27.3%−15.9 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025