Editing Webb County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1397
|1870= 2615
|1880= 5273
|1890= 14842
|1900= 21851
|1910= 22503
|1920= 29152
|1930= 42128
|1940= 45916
|1950= 56141
|1960= 64791
|1970= 72859
|1980= 99258
|1990= 133239
|2000= 193117
|2010= 250304
|2020= 267114 
|estyear=
|estimate=
|estref=
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|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=[[US Census Bureau]]|access-date=}}</ref><br>1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=May 12, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226003918/http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf|archive-date=February 26, 2015}}</ref> 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2/> 2020<ref name=2020CensusP2/>
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Webb County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Webb County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US48479&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Webb County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48479&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Webb County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48479&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|9,508
|8,345
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,495
|4.92%
|3.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.55%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|294
|487
|style='background: #ffffe6; |788
|0.15%
|0.19%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|144
|95
|style='background: #ffffe6; |135
|0.07%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|783
|1,320
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,300
|0.41%
|0.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|16
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|0.01%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Some other race]] alone (NH)
|22
|130
|style='background: #ffffe6; |458
|0.01%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.17%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|280
|263
|style='background: #ffffe6; |559
|0.14%
|0.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|182,070
|239,653
|style='background: #ffffe6; |254,354
|94.28%
|95.74%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95.22%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''193,117'''
|'''250,304'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''267,114'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the 2015 Texas Population Estimate Program, the population of the county was 273,536. The racial makeup of the county was 99.8% White and 0.2% Black or African American.  The ethnic makeup of the county was [[non-Hispanic whites]] 8,699 (3.2%), [[Black American]]s 552 (0.2%), and other non-Hispanic 2,134 (0.8%). [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics and Latinos]] (of any race) 262,151 (95.8%).<ref name="Texas Demographic Center">{{citation|title=Estimates of the Population by Age, Sex, and Race/Ethnicity for July 1, 2015 for State of Texas|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=June 8, 2017|url=http://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/TPEPP/Estimates/2015/2015_ASRE_Estimate_alldata.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504234332/http://demographics.texas.gov/Resources/TPEPP/Estimates/2015/2015_ASRE_Estimate_alldata.pdf|archive-date=May 4, 2017}}</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=May 14, 2011|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, 193,117 people, 50,740 households, and 43,433 families resided in the county. The county gained 57,000 additional residents between 2000 and 2010. The [[population density]] was 58 people/sq mi (22/km<sup>2</sup>). The 55,206 housing units averaged 16/sq mi (6/km<sup>2</sup>). The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 82.16% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 14.02% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. About 94% of the population was Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 50,740 households, 53.20% had children under  18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 18.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.40% were not families; 12.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75, and the average family size was 4.10.

In the county, the age distribution was 36.20% under  18, 11.40% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 15.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.60% who were 65  or older.  The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.90 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,100, and for a family was $29,394. Males had a median income of $23,618 versus $19,018 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $10,759.  About 26.70% of families and 31.20% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 39.40% of those under age 18 and 26.90% of those age 65 or over.