Rio Grande City is a metro area of 66,067 people. The median age is 29.4, younger than the US median of 38.9. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. 33.5% of people across the metro live below the federal poverty line. Home values have more than doubled since 2000, reaching $95,100. 27% of people across the metro were born outside the United States.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $37,639, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.4
US median: 38.9
Less educated
14% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 45%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Rio Grande City
What changed most since 1990
Poverty rate60.0% → 33.5%(−26.5 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants78.8% → 69.5%(−9.2 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Adults with a bachelor's degree6.7% → 13.6%(+6.9 pts)US over the same years: +15.3 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)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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Over time
Rio Grande City, decade by decade
Rio Grande City 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
40,518
$24,438
$52,081
6.7%
6.0
2000
53,597
$30,065
$65,397
6.9%
6.0
2010
60,968
$35,160
$81,999
9.8%
10.4
2020
65,920
$37,490
$93,206
10.9%
5.7
2024
66,067
$37,639
$95,100
13.6%
6.8
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.
