Editing Starr County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 2406
|1870= 4154
|1880= 8304
|1890= 10749
|1900= 11469
|1910= 13151
|1920= 11089
|1930= 11409
|1940= 13312
|1950= 13948
|1960= 17137
|1970= 17707
|1980= 27266
|1990= 40518
|2000= 53597
|2010= 60968
|align-fn=center
|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 10, 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> 2010–2014<ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48427.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 24, 2013|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018035046/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/48/48427.html|archive-date=October 18, 2011}}</ref>
|2020=65920}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Starr 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 – Starr County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=050XX00US48427&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) – Starr County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48427&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) – Starr County, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=050XX00US48427&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)
|1,082
|2,449
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,171
|2.02%
|4.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.78%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|6
|15
|style='background: #ffffe6; |31
|0.01%
|0.02%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|27
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.05%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|141
|119
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100
|0.26%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Native Hawaiian]] or [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|15
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.03%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other Race]] alone (NH)
|11
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |98
|0.02%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.15%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|37
|26
|style='background: #ffffe6; |119
|0.07%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|52,278
|58,337
|style='background: #ffffe6; |64,393
|97.54%
|95.68%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97.68%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''53,597'''
|'''60,968'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''65,920'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], 65,920 people, 16,281 households, and 12,836 families were residing in the county. As of the [[2010 United States census]], 60,968 people living in the county. About 0.4% were [[Non-Hispanic White]], 0.2% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.1% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 0.1% [[African American|Black or African American]], 3.0% of some other race, and 0.5% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]; 95.7% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race). According to the Census Bureau, Starr County had the highest percentage of Hispanic residents of any county in the United States,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Villarreal|first=Alexandra|date=July 10, 2020|title=Texas border county had 'model' Covid-19 response – then the governor stepped in|language=en-GB|work=The Guardian|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/10/texas-starr-county-covid-19-model-greg-abbott|access-date=July 10, 2020|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> and the lowest percentage of non-Hispanic White residents.<ref>Census Bureau data, cited in "Minorities now in the majority in nearly 10% of U.S. counties", Associated Press August 8, 2007, ''Lexington Herald-Leader'' p A8</ref>

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR8">{{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, 53,597 people, 14,410 households, and 12,666 families were living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|44|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. The 17,589 housing units had an average density of {{convert|14|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The [[Race (United States census)|racial makeup]] of the county was 87.92% White, 0.15% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.28% Asian, 9.95% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races.

Of the 14,410 households, 54.7% had children under 18 living with them, 66.5% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.1% were not families. About 11.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65or older. The average household size was 3.69, and the average family size was 4.01.

In the county, the age distribution was 37.4% under the age of 18, 11.0% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 16.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.2% who were 65 or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.20 males. For every 100 females 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $16,504, and for a family was $17,556. Males had a median income of $17,398 versus $13,533 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $7,069, which is the [[Lowest-income counties in the United States|third-lowest]] in the United States. About 47.40% of families and 50.90% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 59.40% of those under age 18 and 43.30% of those age 65 or over.

As of 2009 the median household income was $22,418.<ref name="Grinberg"/>

A key group of Hispanics and Latinos in the county, [[Tejanos]], are, compared to other groups of Hispanics and Latinos, are more likely to describe their race as white. If Hispanic/Latino is not counted as a race, the county is majority white, as 99% of the residents, circa 2021, counted themselves as white. Jack Herrera of ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' stated that "That means the county isn’t just one of the most Hispanic in the country. It’s also one of the whitest."<ref name=HerreraWhyDems>{{cite web|last=Herrera|first=Jack|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/democrats-losing-texas-latinos-trump/|title=Why Democrats Are Losing Texas Latinos |magazine=[[Texas Monthly]]|date=October 2021|access-date=2024-11-26|quote=[...]and the county had shifted more dramatically toward Trump than any other in America.}}</ref>