Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX

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US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$112,800

11.4% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

90.4% of the residents in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

In 2023, the median property value in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX was $112,800, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX borders Cameron County (East)--Brownsville City (North) PUMA, TX, Hidalgo County (Southeast)--Weslaco & Mercedes Cities PUMA, TX, Hidalgo County (North & West) PUMA, TX, and Coastal Bend COG (Central) & Willacy County PUMA, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX is home to a population of N/A people, from which 90.4% are citizens. As of N/A, N/A% of Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (N/A people).

In N/A, there were N/A times more N/A residents (N/A people) in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were N/A N/A and N/A N/A residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

90.4%

2023 Citizenship

90.5%

2022 Citizenship

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Economy

The economy of Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX employs N/A people. The largest industries in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX are , and the highest paying industries are .

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women

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Men

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The workforce of Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

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The most common job groups, by number of people living in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

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The most common employment sectors for those who live in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Employment by Industry Sector

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Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during N/A, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall N/A in employment by N/A%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in N/A.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

Most students graduating from Universities in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX are Hispanic or Latino (370 and 66.2%), followed by White (182 and 32.6%), Black or African American (4 and 0.716%), and Unknown (1 and 0.179%).

Completions

Student Diversity

In 2023, 261 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX, which is 0.876 times less than the 298 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 370 degrees mean that there were 2.03 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 182 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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In 2022, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (33.4k), Primary Education (26.7k), and Secondary Education (22.6k).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX was $112,800 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $101,300 to $112,800, a 11.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%.

Housing

Property

$112,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$4,489

$32,748

Median Property Taxes

±$1,435

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the N/A range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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65.6%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

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Median Household Income

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50k

Number of Households

± 1,860

The following chart displays the households in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

0.439

2022 Wage GINI in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX

0.439

2021 Wage GINI in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX

In 2022, the income inequality in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX was 0.439 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.181% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023

Drove Alone (78.5%)
Carpooled (9.72%)
Worked At Home (8.82%)

In 2023, 78.5% of workers in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (9.72%) and those who worked at home (8.82%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX have N/A.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

N/A% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX (N/A out of N/A people) live below the poverty line, a number that is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. The largest demographic living in poverty are N/A N/A, followed by N/A N/A and then N/A N/A.

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The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

N/A% of the population of Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX has health coverage, with N/A% on employee plans, N/A% on Medicaid, N/A% on Medicare, N/A% on non-group plans, and N/A% on military or VA plans.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 30.9% under 18 years, 21.4% between 18 and 34 years, 32.3% between 35 and 64 years, and 15.4% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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Medicare

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Non-Group

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Military or VA

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Cameron County (West)--Harlingen & San Benito Cities PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.