Demographics of Laredo city, Texas

Laredo city, Texas had 269,515 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +14,044 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Laredo city, in four figures

269,515
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 257,619 ±37.; +5.5%
Change since July 2020: +14,044 people.; 29.9 ±0.2
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $63,915 ±$2,518
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Laredo city, Texas's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Laredo city, 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 — incorporated places and New England towns

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Laredo city, Texas's population grew 5.5% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Laredo city, 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	255,471	100.0	100.0
2021	255,675	100.1	100.2
2022	256,856	100.5	100.7
2023	260,319	101.9	101.6
2024	268,740	105.2	102.5
2025	269,515	105.5	103.1

Population of Laredo city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	255,471	—
2021	255,675	+204
2022	256,856	+1,181
2023	260,319	+3,463
2024	268,740	+8,421
2025	269,515	+775

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 29.9 ±0.2: for men 29.0 ±0.3 and for women 30.8 ±0.3. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Laredo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	20,923 ±253	8.1% ±0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	59,614 ±1,504	23.1% ±0.6	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	29,668 ±1,075	11.5% ±0.4	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	68,063 ±1,373	26.4% ±0.5	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	53,531 ±1,057	20.8% ±0.4	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	25,820 ±1,056	10.0% ±0.4	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $63,915 ±$2,518, and income per person $25,161 ±$751, 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 Laredo city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	15,855 ±1,084	20.3% ±1.4	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	16,068 ±1,158	20.6% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	12,611 ±933	16.2% ±1.2	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	11,478 ±965	14.7% ±1.2	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	12,363 ±927	15.8% ±1.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	5,553 ±660	7.1% ±0.8	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	4,154 ±546	5.3% ±0.7	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 Laredo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	53,167 ±3,488	20.9% ±1.4	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	22,598 ±1,764	28.3% ±2.0	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	22,848 ±1,482	16.5% ±1.0	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	7,721 ±745	21.4% ±1.9	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Laredo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Laredo city	Texas	United States
Housing units	84,111 ±357	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	92.8% ±0.7	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	7.2% ±0.8	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	64.1% ±1.3	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	35.9% ±1.4	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$193,500 ±$4,190	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,030 ±$27	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1997 ±1	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 Laredo city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	244,911 ±261	95.1% ±0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	8,876 ±452	3.4% ±0.2	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	1,177 ±173	0.5% ±0.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	1,339 ±143	0.5% ±0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	114 ±42	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 9	0% to < 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	246 to 982	0.1% to 0.4%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	585 ±248	0.2% ±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 Laredo city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	177,578 ±2,548	68.9% ±1.0	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	11,152 ±1,118	4.3% ±0.4	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	4,142 ±931	1.6% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	64,747 ±2,316	25.1% ±0.9	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	21,768 ±1,194	8.4% ±0.5	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	42,979 ±2,278	16.7% ±0.9	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Laredo city among the places of Texas

11th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Laredo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
El Paso city	680,130 ±130
Arlington city	397,742 ±93
Corpus Christi city	317,419 ±50
Plano city	290,594 ±98
Lubbock city	264,814 ±47
Laredo city	257,619 ±37
Irving city	256,492 ±91
Garland city	246,844 ±136
Frisco city	219,304 ±67
McKinney city	210,600 ±70
Amarillo city	201,885 ±74

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in Laredo city, Texas

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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