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Webb County, TX

Demographic and economic profile of Webb County, TX, sourced from the US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) via Data USA.

AI Overview

Webb County is a major U.S.-Mexico border hub centered on Laredo, where international trade and logistics anchor the local economy. The workforce of roughly 272,823 residents skews young, with a median age of 30.0, though educational attainment is modest—only 20.9% hold a bachelor's degree or higher—and median worker earnings stand at $31,322 against a 5.5% unemployment rate. Housing costs remain low, with a median home value of $178,900 and median gross rent of $997/month, though the county posted a -1.6% population decline over five years and carries a 21.0% poverty rate.

Claude Sonnet 4.6 · generated Jul 6, 2026 · derived from cached Census, BEA & ACS data on this page

Population

272,823

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Household Income

$63,058

Data USA · as of 2024

Median Age

30.0 yrs

Data USA · as of 2024

Population Growth (5-year)

-1.6% since 2018

Webb County lost population at this rate over the prior 5-year ACS5 window.

Demographics

Race & Ethnicity

  • Two Races Including Some Other Race180,405 (67.0%)
  • White Alone55,703 (20.7%)
  • Some Other Race Alone28,285 (10.5%)
  • Two Races Excluding Some Other Race, & Three or More Races1,368 (0.5%)
  • Asian Alone1,339 (0.5%)
  • Black or African American Alone1,282 (0.5%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Languages Spoken at Home

  1. 1.Spanish214,430
  2. 2.Tagalog (incl. Filipino)427
  3. 3.Other Asian and Pacific Island298
  4. 4.French (incl. Cajun, Haitian)244
  5. 5.Vietnamese210

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population Under 18

31.6%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Working-Age (18–64)

58.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Population 65 and Over

10.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Foreign-Born Population

25.3%

Data USA · as of 2024

Veterans

5,344

Data USA · as of 2024

Economy

GDP per Capita

$48,223

Data USA · as of 2023

Cost of Living Index

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Per Capita Income

$24,408

Census ACS · as of 2023

Unemployment Rate

5.5%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Poverty Rate

21.0%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Top Industries

  1. 1.Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance25,954
  2. 2.Transportation & Warehousing, & Utilities19,359
  3. 3.Retail Trade (Group)14,445
  4. 4.Arts, Entertainment, & Recreation, & Accommodation & Food Services10,964
  5. 5.Professional, Scientific, & Management, & Administrative & Waste Management Services10,636

Data USA · as of 2024

Top Occupations

  1. 1.Management, Business, Science, & Arts Occupations31,431
  2. 2.Sales & Office Occupations27,849
  3. 3.Service Occupations25,885
  4. 4.Production, Transportation, & Material Moving Occupations19,803
  5. 5.Natural Resources, Construction, & Maintenance Occupations10,942

Data USA · as of 2024

Specialized Industries (Location Quotient)

  1. 1.Transportation, Warehousing, & Utilities (LQ 2.71×)17,924
  2. 2.Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining (LQ 2.03×)3,671
  3. 3.Public Administration (LQ 1.39×)7,442
  4. 4.Wholesale Trade (LQ 1.30×)3,398
  5. 5.Retail Trade (LQ 1.17×)14,370

Census ACS · as of 2023

Housing

Median Home Value

$178,900

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Gross Rent

$997/mo

Census ACS · as of 2023

Homeownership Rate

64.7%

Data USA · as of 2024

Home Value Distribution

  • $200,000 to $249,9999,208 (17.5%)
  • $300,000 to $399,9995,981 (11.4%)
  • $250,000 to $299,9995,347 (10.2%)
  • $175,000 to $199,9995,147 (9.8%)
  • $150,000 to $174,9994,948 (9.4%)
  • $125,000 to $149,9994,315 (8.2%)

Data USA · as of 2024

Education

Bachelor's Degree or Higher

20.9%

Census ACS · as of 2023

High School Diploma or Higher

69.8%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Workforce

Labor Force Participation

62.3%

Census ACS · as of 2023

Median Worker Earnings

$31,322

Census ACS · as of 2023

Mean Commute Time

22.1 min

Data USA · as of 2024

Households Without a Vehicle

6.1%

Census ACS · as of 2023

How People Get to Work

  • Drove Alone90,979 (79.3%)
  • Carpooled13,165 (11.5%)
  • Worked At Home6,684 (5.8%)
  • Other1,502 (1.3%)
  • Walked1,321 (1.2%)
  • Public Transit827 (0.7%)

Data USA · as of 2024

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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.