Laredo

Population & Demographics

Laredo, TX

Laredo is home to 257,619 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 102,390 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
257,619
people
Population

257,619 residents

Median age 29.9 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Laredo population & demographics

Who lives in Laredo — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
257,619
Median age
29.9yrs
Median household income
$63,915
Median home value
$193,500
Median gross rent
$1,030/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
22.0%
Poverty rate
20.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Laredo

How Laredo breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino95.1%
White3.4%
Asian0.5%
Black0.5%
Some other race0.2%
Two or more races0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Laredo

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Laredo.

Laredo at a glance
Employed Residents
102,390
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
24.8mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
75.8%
Share working within the area
Work from home
5.9%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
San Antonio
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Laredo proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Laredo commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

68 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Laredo

102,390 commutes, one dot at a time

Laredo

Where 102,390 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Laredo, by worker count.

1Laredo0.0 mi77,619
2San Antonio145.6 mi3,981
3Houston292.4 mi1,406
4Austin218.0 mi1,238
5McAllen117.9 mi943
6Corpus Christi128.3 mi766
7Dallas397.5 mi636
8Robstown112.8 mi363

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Laredo.

1Laredo0.0 mi77,619
2San Antonio145.6 mi1,946
3Rio Bravo11.0 mi986
4Corpus Christi128.3 mi973
5El Cenizo13.3 mi641
6Zapata44.5 mi569
7Brownsville164.7 mi542
8Medina43.8 mi410

Top industries

The sectors that employ Laredo’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance18.2%
TRTransportation and Warehousing18.0%
EDEducational Services13.4%
RTRetail Trade11.1%
AFAccommodation and Food Services10.6%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services6.3%
PAPublic Administration3.4%
WSWholesale Trade3.4%
PTProfessional, Scientific, and Technical Services3.0%
Connectivity

Internet options for Laredo

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

6 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps92%
5 Gbps92%
8 Gbps91%
See all internet providers in Laredo

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