Editing Laredo, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{Historical populations
|type= USA
|1757|85
|1770|185
|1790|708
|1820|1430
|1830|2052
|1860|1256
|1870|2046
|1880|3521
|1890|11319
|1900|13429
|1910|14855
|1920|22710
|1930|32618
|1940|39274
|1950|51910
|1960|60678
|1970|69678
|1980|91449
|1990|122899
|2000|176576
|2010|236091
|2020|255205
|align-fn= center
|source=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="USCensusEst2019">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2019.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=May 21, 2020}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/decennial-census|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing|website=The United States Census Bureau}}</ref><br/>Texas Almanac: 1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/CityPopHist%20web.pdf|title=Texas Almanac: City Population History 1850–2000|website=Texasalmanac.com|access-date=August 27, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/index.html|title=Population Estimates: City and Town Totals: Vintage 2012|access-date=May 21, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130601194334/http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2012/index.html|archive-date=June 1, 2013 }}</ref>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Laredo city, 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 – Laredo city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4841464&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</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) – Laredo city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4841464&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</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) – Laredo city, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4841464&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|8,891
|8,086
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9,181
|5.04%
|3.42%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3.60%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|276
|478
|style='background: #ffffe6; |773
|0.16%
|0.20%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.30%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|122
|87
|style='background: #ffffe6; |131
|0.07%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|773
|1,313
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,290
|0.44%
|0.56%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.51%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|15
|11
|style='background: #ffffe6; |25
|0.01%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|22
|121
|style='background: #ffffe6; |450
|0.01%
|0.05%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.18%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|261
|245
|style='background: #ffffe6; |537
|0.15%
|0.10%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.21%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|166,216
|225,750
|style='background: #ffffe6; |242,818
|94.13%
|95.62%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |95.15%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''176,576'''
|'''236,091'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''255,205'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], 255,205 people, 72,328 households, and 58,294 families resided in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the 2010, Laredo is the 81st-largest city in the United States and the 10th-largest in Texas. According to the 2010 census<ref name="GR2"/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=U.S. Census |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Laredo,+Texas&_cityTown=Laredo,+Texas&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010 |access-date=August 27, 2017 |title=American FactFinder – Community Facts |website=factfinder.census.gov |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200211180325/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=Laredo,+Texas&_cityTown=Laredo,+Texas&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010|archive-date=February 11, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/estimates/metro_general/2006/CBSA-EST2006-01.xls|title=U.S. Census Bureau Estimate for the Laredo, Texas Metropolitan Area in 2006|website=Census.gov |access-date=August 27, 2017}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> there were 236,091 inhabitants in the city.

According to the [[2010 U.S. Census]], the racial composition of Laredo was:
* [[White American|Whites]]: 87.7%, [[non-Hispanic Whites]]: 3.86%
* [[African American|Black or African American]]: 0.5%
* [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]: 0.4%
* [[Asian American|Asian]]: 0.6%
* [[Pacific Islander American|Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander]]: 0.00%
* [[Multiracial American|Two or more races]]: 1.5%
* [[Race (United States Census)|other races]] 9.3%
Ethnically, the city was:

* [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race) – 95.6% (Mexican 86.9%, Puerto Rican 0.4%, Cuban 0.1%, other Hispanic or Latino 8.3%)
[[File:Race and ethnicity 2010- Laredo (5560424532).png|thumb|left|Map of racial distribution in Laredo, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ff0000|White}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#0000ff|Black}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#00ffaa|Asian}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffa600|Hispanic}} {{legend inline|outline=white|white|text=⬤|textcolor=#ffff07|Other}}]]

According to respondents' self-identification on the 2010 Census, the vast majority of Laredo's population is of Hispanic origin (95.6%), mostly Mexican (86.9%). Most Hispanics who did not identify themselves as Mexican identified as "other Hispanic or Latino" (8.3% of the total population). About 84.3% of the population identifies as white Hispanic, while only 11.3% identifies as Hispanic but not white; 4.4% of the population was not Hispanic or Latino (3.4% non-Hispanic White, 0.2% non-Hispanic Black or African American, 0.6% non-Hispanic Asian, 0.1% from some other race (non-Hispanic), and 0.1% of two or more races (non-Hispanic)).

The 2005 estimate listed 99,675 males and 108,112 females. The average household contained 3.69 occupants. The population density was {{convert|2,250.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.

Of the 60,816 households, 56,247 or 92.5% were occupied: 33,832 were owner-occupied units and 22,415 were renter-occupied units. About 62.0% were married couples living together, 18.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were not families. Around 12.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.69, and the average family size was 4.18.

The city's population is distributed as 35.5% under the age of 18, 11.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 15.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,019, and for a family was $32,577. The per capita income for the city was $12,269; 29.2% of families were below the poverty line.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], at a [[2000 United States Census|2000 census]], Laredo was the second-fastest growing city in the United States, after [[Las Vegas]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lmtonline.com/front-news/article_bc29f02c-237e-11e6-8757-2bf8d080f65d.html|title=Laredo named one of the safest cities for drivers|date=May 28, 2016|author=Julia Wallace|newspaper=The Laredo Morning Times|access-date=June 10, 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, the violent crime rate in Laredo dropped to 379 per 100,000 inhabitants, according to [[AreaVibes]]. The violent crime rate in Dallas was 694 per 100,000 inhabitants. In Houston, it was 967 per 100,000 inhabitants.{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}