COUNTY · 1990 CENSUS

Starr County

Texas · 40,518 residents · 1,223 sq mi

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With 40,518 people, Starr County is a county in Texas. The poverty rate is 60.0%, above the 13.2% national rate. This skews young, with a median age of 24.0. That trails the Texas median by roughly 62%. The typical home is worth $21,700. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 7% of adults.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 24.0

US median: 33.0

Less educated

7% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 20%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

40,518

−24%vs 2000

vs 53,597 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

24.0

−8%vs 2000

vs 26.1 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

1,223 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202466K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.9%(4,022)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.9%(4,009)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1412.3%(4,977)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 1911.1%(4,516)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 248.3%(3,378)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3414.7%(5,939)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.2%(4,954)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.6%(3,484)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.8%(2,355)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 744.6%(1,855)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.9%(774)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.6%(255)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$10,182

−19%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $16,504 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$4,152

−41%vs 2000

vs $7,069 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

60.0%

+9.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 50.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$21,700

−20%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $35,900 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$224

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $281 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

78.8%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 79.5% in 2000

21.2% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic2%(1,082)

Black0%(6)

Hispanic / Latino97.5%(52,278)

Asian0.3%(141)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic61.9%(25,092)

Black0%(5)

Hispanic / Latino97.5%(39,521)

Asian0%(13)

Other38%(15,408)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican92%(60,810)

Central American0.4%(251)

Salvadoran0.3%(196)

Spaniard0.3%(186)

South American0.1%(58)

Honduran0.1%(42)

Puerto Rican0.1%(40)

Colombian0.1%(40)

Peruvian0%(18)

Cuban0%(15)

Panamanian0%(8)

Dominican0%(7)

+ 1 more hispanic origin group with data

Nicaraguan0%(5)

Asian origin

Vietnamese0%(24)

Filipino0%(14)

Ancestry

American0.7%(442)

Italian0.2%(146)

English0.2%(128)

German0.2%(126)

Irish0.1%(87)

French0.1%(49)

Welsh0%(29)

British0%(18)

Norwegian0%(10)

Subsaharan African0%(10)

Scottish0%(5)

Polish0%(4)

+ 2 more ancestry groups with data

Scotch-Irish0%(3)

Danish0%(1)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest Central American population · Largest Salvadoran population · Largest Spaniard population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

6.7%

−0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 6.9% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

31.6%

−3.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 34.7% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

2.6%

−0.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 3.2% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

17.9 min

+12%vs 2000

vs 16.0 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 married39.2%(9,072)

Married51.6%(11,943)

Widowed3%(683)

Divorced6.3%(1,449)

Women 15+

Never married31.4%(7,805)

Married49.6%(12,324)

Widowed11.3%(2,820)

Divorced7.6%(1,901)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

28.9%

−10.7 ptssince 2013

from 39.6% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

20.9%

−2.8 ptssince 2020

from 23.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.2%

+6.6 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.7%

+0.5 ptssince 2020

from 13.2% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

36.4%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 35.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.0%

+0.4 ptssince 2020

from 0.6% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

31.4%

+3.1 ptssince 2020

from 28.3% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

42.6%

+0.7 ptssince 2020

from 41.9% 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)40.5%(358)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)20.9%(185)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era33.6%(297)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War2.4%(21)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II0%(0)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 885 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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