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78045

Laredo, TX · ACS 2020–2024

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At a glance

U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates.

Total population
67,333
Median household income
$90,608
People below poverty
7.3%
Median home value
$243,900

Income

The median income of households in 78045 was $90,608. An estimated 3.4% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 9.5% had income of $200,000 or more.

Household Income in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than $10,000 3.4
$10,000 to $14,999 0.8
$15,000 to $24,999 4
$25,000 to $34,999 5.1
$35,000 to $49,999 8.1
$50,000 to $74,999 16.9
$75,000 to $99,999 19.3
$100,000 to $149,999 22.5
$150,000 to $199,999 10.5
$200,000 or more 9.5

Median Earnings for Full-Time Year-Round Workers by Sex in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Dollars
Male 62043
Female 47382

An estimated 88.5% of households received earnings. An estimated 18.1% of households received Social Security and an estimated 16.5 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $19,431. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

Proportion of Households with Various Income Sources in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Earnings 88.5
Social Security 18.1
Retirement income 16.5
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 4
Cash public assistance income 1.4

Poverty and Participation in Government Programs

In 2020-2024, 7.3 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 9.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 10.5% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 6% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

Poverty Rates in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
People in poverty 7.3
Children under 18 years below poverty 9.3
People 65 years old and over below poverty 10.5
People 18 to 64 years below poverty 6

In 2020-2024, 11 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 74.2% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 26% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 26.4% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.


Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78045 in 2020-2024, 80.2% had health insurance coverage and 19.8% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 62.9% and public coverage was 21.7%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 17.3%.


In 2020-2024, 78045 had a total population of 67,333 - 33,621 (49.9%) females and 33,712 (50.1%) males. The median age was 33.7 years. An estimated 29.8% of the population was under 18 years, 34.6% was 19 to 44 years, 24.5% was 45 to 64 years, and 8.5 % was 65 years and older.

Population by Age and Sex for 78045 in 2020-2024

Male Female
Under 5 2442 1949
5 to 9 2460 2892
10 to 14 3097 3457
15 to 19 2578 2996
20 to 24 2436 2275
25 to 29 1992 1728
30 to 34 2472 2396
35 to 39 2178 2112
40 to 44 2646 3033
45 to 49 2480 2249
50 to 54 2854 1970
55 to 59 2427 1913
60 to 64 1170 1439
65 to 69 1058 955
70 to 74 694 774
75 to 79 292 894
80 to 84 134 380
85 and over 302 209

Hispanic Origin and Race

For people reporting one race alone, 24.3% were White; 0.9% were Black or African American; 4.1% were American Indian and Alaska Native; 1.1% were Asian; 0.1% were Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, and 0% were Some Other Race. An estimated 63.6% reported Two or More Races. An estimated 92.6% of the people in 78045 were Hispanic or Latino. An estimated 4.8% of the people in 78045 were White alone, non-Hispanic. People of Hispanic origin may be of any race.


Households and Families

In 2020-2024, there were 21,110 households in 78045. The average household size was 3.19 people.

Married-couple households made up 66.1% of the households in 78045 while cohabiting couple households made up 4.4% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 18.9% of all households, while 10.7% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 7.6% of households were male householders living alone, and 8% were female householders living alone, for a total of 15.6% of all households.

In 78045, 49.7% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 20.6% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

Types of Households in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Married-couple households 66.1
Cohabiting Couples 4.4
Male Householder
No spouse/partner present
10.7
Female Householder
No spouse/partner present
18.9

Marital Status

Among persons 15 and older, 62.3% of males and 56.1% of females were currently married.

Population 15 years and over Percent
Males
Percent
Females
Never married 31 30.7
Now married, except separated 62.3 56.1
Separated 1 1.9
Widowed 0.9 5.6
Divorced 4.8 5.6

Grandparents and Grandchildren

In 78045, 1,724 grandparents lived with their grandchildren under 18 years old. Of those grandparents, 26.2% were responsible for the basic needs of their grandchildren.


Nativity and Foreign-Born

In 2020-2024, an estimated 74.7% of the people living in 78045 were U.S. natives. 67.4% of the 78045 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 25.3% of 78045 residents in 2020-2024 were foreign-born. 42.2% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated 69.9 % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78045 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2020-2024 for 78045.

Region of Birth for the Foreign-Born Population in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Latin America 93.5
Asia 5.7
Europe 0.8
Africa 0
Northern America 0
Oceania 0

Language

Among people at least five years old living in 78045 in 2020-2024, 82.5 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 80.4% of people at least five years old; 28.5% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

Percentage of the Population 5 years and over who Speak a Language other than English in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Spanish 80.4
Other Indo-European languages 0.3
Asian and Pacific Islander languages 1.6
Other languages 0.1

Geographic Mobility

In 2020-2024, 92 % of the people at least one year old living in 78045 were living in the same house one year earlier.

Geographic Mobility of Residents of 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Same house 92
Different house, same county 5.8
Different county, same state 0.8
Different state 0.4
Abroad 1

Education

In 2020-2024, 83.6 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 35.9% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 16.3% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78045 was 20,560 in 2020-2024. Nursery school enrollment was 609 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 15,990. College or graduate school enrollment was 3,961.

Educational Attainment of People in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Less than high school diploma 16.3
High school diploma or equivalency 17.9
Some college, no degree 20.3
Associate's degree 9.5
Bachelor's degree 24.9
Graduate or professional degree 11

Disability

In 78045, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2020-2024, 9.3 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 3.7% of people under 18 years old, to 7.6% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 41.4% of those 65 and over.


Employment Status and Type of Employer

In 78045, 67.1 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 30.4% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 72.6% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 23% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 4.2 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

Class of worker Number Percent
Private wage and salary workers 24,246 72.6
Federal, state, or local government workers 7,694 23
Self-employed workers in own not incorporated business 1,402 4.2

Industries

In 2020-2024, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78045 worked in the following industries:

Percent by Industry in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and mining 2.9
Construction 4.2
Manufacturing 2.9
Wholesale trade 3.5
Retail trade 8.2
Transportation and warehousing, and utilities 19.3
Information 1.6
Finance and insurance, and real estate and rental and leasing 5
Professional, scientific, and management, and administrative and waste management services 10.1
Educational services, and health care and social assistance 22.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and accommodation, and food services 5.8
Other Services, except public administration 2.9
Public administration 11.2

Occupations

Occupations for the Civilian Employed Population 16 Years and over in 78045 in 2020-2024

Civilian employed population 16 years and over Number Percent
Management, business, sciences, and arts occupations 12,461 37.3
Service occupations 6,289 18.8
Sales and office occupations 8,141 24.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 1,970 5.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 4,524 13.6

Commuting to Work

An estimated 79.6% of 78045 workers drove to work alone in 2020-2024, and 11.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 19.5 minutes to get to work.

Percent of Workers 16 and over Commuting by Mode in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Car, truck, van -- drove alone 79.6
Car, truck, van -- carpooled 11.2
Public transportation (excluding taxicab) 0.1
Walked 0.8
Other means 1.8
Worked from home 6.5

In 2020-2024, 78045 had a total of 22,112 housing units. Of these housing units, 82.9% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 15.4% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 1.8% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

Types of Housing Units in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Single-family houses 82.9
Apartments in multi-unit structures 15.4
Mobile homes 1.8
Boat, RV, van, etc 0

29.2% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 0.8% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78045 was 5.5 rooms, and of these housing units 80.7% had three or more bedrooms.


In 2020-2024, 78045 had 21,110 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 1,002 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 78.9% while renters occupied 21.1%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.31 and in renter-occupied houses it was 2.74.

4.1% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 4.3% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 2.3% and another 33.2% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78045:

House Heating Fuel Used in 78045 in 2020-2024

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Percent
Gas 14.6
Electricity 82.9
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc 0.1
All other fuels 2.3
No fuel used 0.2

In 2020-2024, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78045 was $243,900.

Of the owner-occupied households, 64 % had a mortgage. 36% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,926 and for owners without a mortgage it was $715.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78045 was $1,420. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.