Starr County Profile

Compiled by
The County Information Project, Texas Association of Counties

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Map of County

POPULATION (Census Bureau)
County Population     «History»   «Group Quarters»
Estimate 2011:61,715more
Census 2010:60,968more
Census 2000:53,597more
Population of the County Seat (Rio Grande City)
Census 2010:13,834 
Census 2000:11,923 
POPULATION OF PLACES IN STARR COUNTY - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Note: City and town populations include only those parts of each place found within this county. Use our «Town & City Search» to find the total population of each place.
Starr County:60,968more
Escobares city (part):1,188more
La Grulla city:1,622more
Rio Grande City city (part):13,834more
Roma city (part):9,765more
Balance of Starr County:34,559more
GENERAL INFORMATION
County Size in Square Miles (Census Bureau and EPA)
Land Area:1,223.2more
Water Area:5.9more
Total Area:1,229.1more
Population Density Per Square Mile
2010:49.84more
DEMOGRAPHICS
Ethnicity - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent Hispanic:95.6%more
Race - 2011 (Census Bureau)
Percent White Alone:99.0%more
Percent African American Alone:0.3%more
Percent American Indian and Alaska Native Alone:0.3%more
Percent Asian Alone:0.3%more
Percent Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone:0.0%more
Percent Multi-Racial:0.2%more
Age - 2011 (Census Bureau)
17 and Under:33.8%more
65 and Older:10.5%more
85 and Older:1.2%more
Median Age:28.9more
Income
Per Capita Income - 2010 (BEA):$16,433more
Total Personal Income - 2010 (BEA):$1,029,880,000more
Median Household Income - 2009 (Census Bureau):$24,497more
Poverty - 2010 (Census Bureau)
Percent of Population in Poverty:39.2%more
Percent of Population under 18 in Poverty:54.7%more
Wages (BEA)
Average Wage Per Job - 2010:$25,856more
Average Wage Per Job - 2009:$24,950 
Average Wage Per Job - 2008:$24,018 
Average Wage Per Job - 2007:$22,726 
Average Wage Per Job - 2006:$21,938 
Annual Unemployment Rate, Not Adjusted (Texas Workforce Commission)
Unemployment Rate - 2011:16.9more
Unemployment Rate - 2010:17.8 
Unemployment Rate - 2009:16.3 
Unemployment Rate - 2008:11.6 
Unemployment Rate - 2007:10.7 
County Business Patterns (Census Bureau):     «CBP 2009»
COUNTY FINANCES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Property Taxes - 2010
Total County Tax Rate:     «Historic Tax Rate» «Detailed Tax Rates»$0.699200more
Total Market Value:     «Values and Levies»$2,803,798,340more
Total Appraised Value Available for County Taxation:$2,200,752,740more
Total Actual Levy:$15,319,499more
For property tax information about a specific property, contact the Appraisal District.
Sales Tax Allocation History
CY 2011:$N/Amore
CY 2010:$N/A 
CY 2009:$N/A 
CY 2008:$N/A 
CY 2007:$N/A 
INFRASTRUCTURE EXPENDITURES (Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Road and Bridge - 2010
County Roads, Construction:$0more
County Roads, Maintenance:$2,848,637more
County Roads, Rehabilitation:$316,515more
County Bridges, Construction:$0more
County Bridges, Maintenance:$474,773more
County Bridges, Rehabilitation:$52,753more
Right of Way Acquisition:$73,500more
Utility Construction:$50,530more
Other Road Expenditures:$1,582,576more
Total Road and Bridge Expenditures:$5,399,284more
COUNTY ROAD MILES (TXDOT)
Centerline Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):321 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):101 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:0 
Total Centerline Miles:423more
Lane Miles - 2004
Unpaved (Earth and All-weather):642 
Paved (bituminous surface, treated, less than 1):203 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7):0 
Paved (mixed bituminous surface, base and surface depth 7 or more):0 
Asphalt:0 
Concrete:1 
Total Lane Miles:846more

Special Districts in Starr County.
School Districts in Starr County.
History of City Tax Rates in Starr County.

Airports in Starr County.
Hospitals in Starr County.
Prisons in Starr County.