City safety & data profile
Rio Grande CityTX
Rio Grande City, TX is a 14K-resident city in Starr County with a median household income of $44,577.
Starr County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Rio Grande City, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Rio Grande City has a population larger than 25% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $113,200, and 1 hospital serving the surrounding area.
Data updated 2026-08-21
- 14K
- Population (place)
- Bottom 26%
- By size
- $44,577
- Median income (place)
- $113,200
- Median home (place)
- 30.8%
- Poverty rate (place)
The read on Rio Grande City
Rio Grande City posts a median household income higher than 4% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 1 hospital serves the Rio Grande City area.
- Bottom 5%
- by median income, US cities
- 1
- hospital in & near Rio Grande City
Where Rio Grande City income ranks nationally
Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)
$44,577 Bottom 4% higher than 4% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year
Largest cities in TX
Population among 244 TX places with 10,000+ residents and ACS income on Areazine. Tooltip shows the income rank in the same pool.
- Houston
Houston, TX
2,314,157 residents
- San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
1,526,656 residents
- Dallas
Dallas, TX
1,326,087 residents
- Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
1,008,106 residents
- Austin
Austin, TX
974,447 residents
- El Paso 678,815
El Paso, TX
678,815 residents
- Arlington 388,125
Arlington, TX
388,125 residents
- Corpus Christi 316,239
Corpus Christi, TX
316,239 residents
- Plano 283,558
Plano, TX
283,558 residents
- Laredo 256,153
Laredo, TX
256,153 residents
What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.
Highest median incomes in TX
Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.
- Southlake
Southlake, TX
$250,001 median
- University P…
University Park, TX
$250,001 median
- West Univers…
West University Place, TX
$250,001 median
- Bellaire
Bellaire, TX
$244,015 median
- Colleyville
Colleyville, TX
$218,328 median
- Trophy Club
Trophy Club, TX
$201,054 median
- Prosper
Prosper, TX
$195,281 median
- Lakeway
Lakeway, TX
$190,060 median
- Murphy
Murphy, TX
$175,699 median
- Keller
Keller, TX
$174,950 median
What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.
The quick read
Reading Rio Grande City, TX beyond the headline numbers
Rio Grande City sits inside Starr County, Texas, at roughly 26.38°N, -98.82°W. Population 14,404, $44,577 median household income. Median home value $113,200, median rent $767. Poverty rate 30.8%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.
1 hospital in/around Rio Grande City, 2/5 avg rating, 1 with an ER.
30.8% of Rio Grande City, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.
Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Rio Grande City runs about 2.5 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.
Only 7.3% of Rio Grande City workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.
Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 42.3% in Rio Grande City, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.
Public transit carries 0% of Rio Grande City workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.
Rio Grande City's median age is 29.9 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.
Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Rio Grande City from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.
10-Year Trends 2013–2024
County-level trend (Starr County): Rio Grande City's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.
Economics
| Indicator | Value |
|---|---|
| Median Rent | |
| Poverty Rate | 30.8% +148% vs avg |
| Unemployment | 6.8% |
| Bachelor's Degree+ | 18.8% |
| Work From Home | 7.3% |
| Public Transit | 0% |
Population
Health Profile 15 measures
Health Indicators
Preventive Care
Other Measures
Hospitals 1 total
Alerts & News - Rio Grande City Area
No area-tagged alerts are on record for Rio Grande City right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.
Frequently Asked Questions 6
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Safety Context
Rio Grande City, TX is located in Starr County, Texas. With a population of 14K and a $44,577 median household income, the community faces health challenges including physical inactivity and obesity. Residents have access to 1 hospital with an average rating of 2/5 stars. Safety alerts for the Rio Grande City area are monitored from federal and state agencies including FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC.
Safety Guides
Primary source data
EPA Outdoor Air Quality Data
Federal monitoring network, every measurement we report
AirNow - Texas
Real-time AQI for every monitored Texas location
National Weather Service
NOAA active watches, warnings, advisories
CDC Air Quality & Health
Health-impact reference for every AQI category
EPA NAAQS standards
National Ambient Air Quality Standards, the regulatory thresholds
Nationwide cities with similar poverty or income 8
Two ACS-derived peer sets for Rio Grande City, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.
Similar poverty rate
Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (30.8% here).
Similar median income
Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($44,577 here).
Nearby Cities 8
Using Rio Grande City's profile
Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.
- Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Rio Grande City area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
- Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
- Compare Rio Grande City against Texas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Texas
Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.
Data Sources
All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Starr County) where that is the smallest published unit.
Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026.