Cameron County
Medium metro
FIPS 48061
Profiled Cities (1)
People
433.9K
Population
Census 2025 Est.486.6/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.3.0%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$53K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr32.7
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr72.5%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr24.8%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202425.8%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr65.2%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr12.3%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr89.3%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr8.7%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr0.5%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
9.3K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2310.9K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-1,575
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
5.2%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025189.8K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$40K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$17.4B
County GDP
BEA 20246.7K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023123.7K
Employees
CBP 2023$4.5B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$136K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$912
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr22K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr24.3K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
98th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202241.0%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202517.5%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202516.8%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202513.6%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202551.4/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–252.4/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25594.7/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
97.3
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very Low
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$165.1M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 202510.41
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.05
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20242.7%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202432.2%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20192.1%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
891.7 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202474.9°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202084.2°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202065.6°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202025.6"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024Yes
Persistent Poverty
TIGER 2024