Val Verde County, TX
Demographic and economic profile of Val Verde County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.
AI Overview
Val Verde County (pop. 47,647) sits on the Texas–Mexico border with a foreign-born population of 19.9%, reflecting its cross-border economic character. The workforce of roughly 29,200 labor-force participants skews young (median age 32.3) and is largely blue-collar, with only 21.3% holding a bachelor's degree and median worker earnings of $34,583; unemployment stands at 4.8% against a poverty rate of 18.3%. Housing costs remain low—median home value $151,500, median rent $956/month—though the county's population has contracted 2.8% over five years, and a GDP per capita of $39,706 outpaces per capita income of $27,114, suggesting significant value generated outside resident earnings.
Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page
Population Growth (5-year)
-2.8% since 2018
Val Verde County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.
Demographics
Race & Ethnicity
- White Alone23,381 (49.0%)
- Two Races Including Some Other Race14,979 (31.4%)
- Some Other Race Alone6,833 (14.3%)
- Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,245 (2.6%)
- Black or African American Alone672 (1.4%)
- Asian Alone381 (0.8%)
Top Languages Spoken at Home
- 1.Spanish27,270
- 2.German or other West Germanic109
- 3.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)75
- 4.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)59
- 5.Korean41
Economy
Cost of Living Index
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Top Industries
- 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance4,992
- 2.Public Administration (Group)2,945
- 3.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services1,748
- 4.Retail Trade (Group)1,707
- 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services1,434
Top Occupations
- 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations5,565
- 2.Service Occupations4,574
- 3.Sales & Office Occupations3,917
- 4.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations2,764
- 5.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations2,452
Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)
- 1.Public Administration (LQ 3.16×)2,896
- 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.81×)869
- 3.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 1.63×)1,853
- 4.Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, & Accommodation (LQ 1.17×)1,989
- 5.Educational Services & Health Care (LQ 1.06×)4,803
Housing
Education
Workforce
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Data: US Census Bureau American Community Survey, served via Data USA and the Census Bureau API. See each metric tile for the specific dataset.