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Laredo Demographics and Statistics

Laredo is one of a number of communities in the United States that has an interesting mixture of heritages, cultures and peoples that make the city culturally rich. People of many cultures, lifestyles and backgrounds inhabit the area. It is home to residents living in urban and suburban areas. The metro has grown recently and will likely continue to grow. Demographic data of the metro statistical area of Laredo present some exciting facts.

Laredo, TX

People QuickFacts Laredo Texas
Population, 2006 estimate 215,484 23,507,783
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 21.3% 12.7%
Population, 2000 176,576 20,851,820
Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2000 10.5% 7.8%
Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2000 35.5% 28.2%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2000 7.8% 9.9%
Female persons, percent, 2000 52.0% 50.4%
White persons, percent, 2000 (a) 82.3% 71.0%
Black persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 11.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.4% 0.6%
Asian persons, percent, 2000 (a) 0.5% 2.7%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2000 (a) Z 0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2000 2.5% 2.5%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2000 (b) 94.1% 32.0%
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 57.7% 49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 28.4% 13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 91.8% 31.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 54.8% 75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 14.7% 23.2%
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.8 25.4
 
Housing units, 2000 50,319 8,157,575
Homeownership rate, 2000 64.4% 63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $77,900 $82,500
 
Households, 2000 46,852 7,393,354
Persons per household, 2000 3.70 2.74
Median household income, 1999 $29,108 $39,927
Per capita money income, 1999 $11,084 $19,617
Persons below poverty, percent, 1999 29.6% 15.4%
Business QuickFacts Laredo Texas
Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) D 397,405,111
Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 2,008,623 228,694,755
Retail sales per capita, 2002 $10,516 $10,528
Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 236,884 29,914,774
Total number of firms, 2002 15,617 1,734,509
Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 S 5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S 0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.9% 4.5%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 68.2% 18.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 F 0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 25.6% 27.0%
 
Geography QuickFacts Laredo Texas
Land area, 2000 (square miles) 78 261,797
Persons per square mile, 2000 2,250.5 79.6
FIPS Code 41464 48
Counties Webb County