Demographics of Cameron County, Texas

Cameron County, Texas had 433,946 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +12,442 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Cameron County, in four figures

433,946
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +3.0%
Change since July 2020: +12,442 people.; 32.7 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $52,601 ±$1,632
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Cameron County, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Cameron County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Cameron County, Texas's population grew 3.0% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Cameron County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	421,504	100.0	100.0
2021	422,635	100.3	100.2
2022	425,841	101.0	100.7
2023	428,906	101.8	101.6
2024	432,952	102.7	102.5
2025	433,946	103.0	103.1

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Population of Cameron County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	421,504	+377	+605	+26	−338
2021	422,635	+1,131	+1,001	+290	−554
2022	425,841	+3,206	+2,358	+1,703	−613
2023	428,906	+3,065	+2,759	+2,257	−1,918
2024	432,952	+4,046	+2,582	+3,407	−1,923
2025	433,946	+994	+2,610	+204	−1,837

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 32.7 ±0.2: for men 31.0 ±0.2 and for women 34.7 ±0.1. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Cameron County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	30,267 ±155	7.1% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	91,889 ±1,830	21.6% ±0.4	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	46,604 ±1,280	10.9% ±0.3	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	105,383 ±1,452	24.7% ±0.3	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	91,058 ±1,396	21.4% ±0.3	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	60,919 ±1,680	14.3% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $52,601 ±$1,632, and income per person $24,089 ±$545, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Cameron County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	34,497 ±1,666	24.9% ±1.2	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	32,321 ±1,780	23.3% ±1.3	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	23,020 ±1,397	16.6% ±1.0	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	17,007 ±1,005	12.3% ±0.7	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	18,255 ±1,121	13.2% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	7,855 ±738	5.7% ±0.5	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	5,478 ±545	4.0% ±0.4	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Cameron County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	104,877 ±4,334	24.8% ±1.0	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	42,992 ±2,096	35.6% ±1.5	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	44,471 ±1,940	20.1% ±0.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	17,414 ±1,218	21.6% ±1.4	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Cameron County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Cameron County	Texas	United States
Housing units	159,679 ±95	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	86.7% ±0.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	13.3% ±0.6	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	65.2% ±1.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	34.8% ±1.1	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$136,500 ±$3,909	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$912 ±$25	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1992 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Cameron County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	380,524 ±0	89.3% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	36,979 ±411	8.7% ±0.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	2,175 ±350	0.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,314 ±241	0.8% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	342 ±89	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	18 to 218	< 0.1% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	800 ±365	0.2% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,868 ±493	0.4% ±0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Cameron County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	283,272 ±2,875	66.5% ±0.7	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	38,953 ±1,662	9.1% ±0.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	5,165 ±684	1.2% ±0.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	98,730 ±2,663	23.2% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	38,191 ±1,707	9.0% ±0.4	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	60,539 ±2,918	14.2% ±0.7	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Cameron County among the counties of Texas

13th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Cameron County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Fort Bend County	975,191	+17.4%
Hidalgo County	921,549	+5.6%
El Paso County	877,858	+1.3%
Montgomery County	781,194	+24.9%
Williamson County	752,827	+22.3%
Cameron County	433,946	+3.0%
Brazoria County	419,080	+12.2%
Bell County	402,248	+8.0%
Galveston County	372,207	+5.9%
Nueces County	352,992	−0.2%
Lubbock County	328,906	+5.6%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026