Del Rio is home to 47,741 people. This skews young, with a median age of 32.3. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 23% of adults. Density works out to 15 people per square mile. The typical home is worth $164,600, having roughly tripled since 2000. Getting to work takes 19 minutes on average.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $66,100, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 32.3
US median: 38.9
Less educated
23% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 70%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Del Rio
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate36.4% → 16.6%(−19.8 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Median household income (2024 dollars)$43,302 → $66,100(+53%)US over the same years: +14%
Homes owned by their occupants61.1% → 69.1%(+8.0 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
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)45.3%(1,398)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)16.8%(520)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era26.2%(810)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War1.3%(40)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II1.4%(43)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 3,089 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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Over time
Del Rio, decade by decade
Del Rio population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
38,721
$43,302
$108,963
13.0%
54.2
2000
44,856
$51,691
$96,912
14.1%
47.9
2010
48,879
$53,217
$116,524
15.8%
40.8
2020
47,586
$57,784
$127,749
19.1%
41.0
2024
47,741
$66,100
$164,600
22.5%
39.6
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
