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Laredo, TX

Webb County

City in and county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States.

Population
261,260 (2024)
Density
2,395 / sq mi
Land area
109.1 sq mi
Water area
1.5 sq mi
Elevation
449 ft
Founded
1755
Coordinates
27.5604, -99.4892

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Photos of Laredo

  • Banco Longoria

    Tzy6m2 · CC0

  • Laredo Medical Center IMG 1768

    Billy Hathorn at en.wikipedi… · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Compass - panoramio

    Octavio Alonso Maya … · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • IHop - panoramio

    Octavio Alonso Maya … · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Compass (Front) - panoramio

    Octavio Alonso Maya … · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Sirloin Stockade - panoramio

    Octavio Alonso Maya … · CC BY-SA 3.0

  • Patrolling the Rio Grande from the Air (8242455642)

    Georgia National Guard from… · CC BY 2.0

  • Georgia Guardsmen on the Border (8241387031)

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Climate

July average high
100°F
January average low
47°F
Annual rainfall
21.3 in
Annual snowfall
0.0 in
  1. 68° 47° Jan 0.9"
  2. 74° 51° Feb 0.8"
  3. 81° 58° Mar 1.6"
  4. 88° 64° Apr 1.5"
  5. 93° 71° May 2.8"
  6. 99° 75° Jun 2.5"
  7. 100° 76° Jul 2.1"
  8. 101° 77° Aug 1.7"
  9. 94° 72° Sep 3.6"
  10. 87° 65° Oct 1.8"
  11. 77° 56° Nov 1.0"
  12. 69° 48° Dec 1.1"

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from Laredo Intl Ap (4 km from the city center). Bars show average low to high temperature; the blue column is average rainfall.

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Local facts

Median household income
$63,264
Median rent
$1,001 / mo
Median home value
$182,400
Median age
29.7
Unemployment
5.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher
21.5%
Poverty rate
20.8%
Renter-occupied homes
36.7%

Public schools

Public schools located in the city, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Staffing figures describe resources, not school quality.

Public schools
84
Students enrolled
63,467
Students per teacher
16.1 : 1
Free or reduced-price lunch
83.5%
Charter schools
7.1%
School districts serving the city
5

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Districts: United Isd, Laredo Isd, Harmony Public Schools - South Texas, Triumph Public High Schools-Laredo, Premier High Schools

Health & wellbeing

CDC PLACES model-based estimates for adults (age-adjusted), not a count of diagnoses.

Adults with obesity
42.8%
No leisure-time physical activity
40.3%
Adults with diabetes
17.2%
Adults who smoke
13.4%
Frequent mental distress
16.9%
Sleeping under 7 hours
38.4%
Adults without health insurance
35.9%
Routine checkup in past year
71.7%

Parks, air & walkability

Residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
58.5%
Share of city that is parkland
2.9%
EPA walkability index (1-20)
9.1
Median air quality index (county)
51
Unhealthy air days (county)
5

Internet & commuting

Households with broadband
84.9%
Households with no internet
12.5%
Average commute
21.3 min
Work from home
5.4%
Commute by transit
0.8%
Commute on foot
1.5%
Commute by bike
0.1%

Natural hazard risk

FEMA rates Webb County as relatively moderate overall for natural hazard risk, with 7 federally declared disasters in the past ten years.

  • Heat wave: relatively high
  • Cold wave: relatively high
  • Riverine flooding: relatively moderate
  • Hail: relatively moderate

Data: © OpenStreetMap contributors, FEMA National Risk Index, U.S. Census Bureau ACS, CDC PLACES, NCES Common Core of Data, The Trust for Public Land ParkServe, EPA AirData, EPA Smart Location Database, NOAA Climate Normals, Wikimedia Commons, Wikidata

ZIP codes

  • 78040
  • 78041
  • 78043
  • 78045
  • 78046