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Rio Grande Valley: Cameron County, Texas (TX)
Cities in this county include: Brownsville, Harlingen, San Benito, La Feria, Cameron Park, Port Isabel, Los Fresnos.
County Population: 335,227
County Houses: 119,654
Land area: 905.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 370.6 sq. mi.Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.8%), Retail trade (12.4%), Manufacturing (10.4%).Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 72%
- Government: 20%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 7%
- Unpaid family work: 0%
Races in Cameron County:
- Hispanic (84.3%)
- Other race (16.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (14.5%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races) Median age: 29.0 years
Males: 47.9%, Females: 52.1%
Average wage per job in 2003: $23,181
County population in 2003: 362372
Jobs in 2003: 125586
Total labor force in 2004: 143006
Unemployment rate in 2004: 8.8%
Average household size in Cameron County: 3.40
Median household income: $26,155 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,000 (year 2000)
Median monthly rent in 2000: $413
Institutionalized population: 3,273
Median monthly costs for houses with a mortgage in Cameron County in 2000: $757Crime in 2004:
- Murders: 2
- Rapes: 26
- Robberies: 25
- Assaults: 238
- Burglaries: 686
- Thefts: 887
- Auto thefts: 137
2004 Presidential Election results in Cameron County:
Bush/Cheney: 50.3%
Kerry/Edwards: 49.2%Streams, rivers, and creeks: Resaca de los Cuates.Parks in Cameron County include: Battle of Palmito Hill Historical Monument, Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Anacua Unit, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Arroyo Colorado Unit, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Tucker Unit, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Boca Chica Unit, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Carricitos Unit, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Deshazo, Las Palomas Wildlife Management Area - Longoria Unit.Current college students: 16,722
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 55.2%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 13.4%Number of foreign born residents: 85,723 (34% naturalized citizens)Mean travel time to work: 20.7 minutesHousing units in structures:
- One, detached: 70,742
- One, attached: 5,007
- Two: 4,104
- 3 or 4: 5,125
- 5 to 9: 3,628
- 10 to 19: 2,774
- 20 or more: 8,394
- Mobile homes: 16,767
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 3,113
Agriculture in Cameron County
Average size of farms: 313 acres
Average value of agricultural products sold per farm: $66640
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $410.12
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 24.06%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 16.52%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $52617
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 43.35%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 59.36%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $60969
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 86.61%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 4.76
Corn for grain: 6850 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 36924 harvested acres
Vegetables: 1509 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 3542 acresCameron County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 1.1 times above overall U.S. average.
Tornadoes in this county have caused one injury recorded between 1950 and 2004.
On 5/24/1970, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado injured one person and caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 51.09 millions of gallons per day (all from surface)
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