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Population (year 2000): 4,512. Estimated
population in July 2005: 5,192 (+15.1% change)
Males: 2,184 (48.4%), Females: 2,328 (51.6%)
Cameron County
Zip code:
78566
Median resident age: 28.2 years
Median household income: $25,793 (year 2000)
Median house value: $56,000 (year 2000)
Races in Los Fresnos:
- Hispanic (84.6%)
- Other race (14.4%)
- White Non-Hispanic (14.3%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (3.6%), English (3.3%),
United States (2.3%), Irish (1.6%), French (1.2%).
Elevation: 23 feet
Land area: 2.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Los Fresnos
- High school or higher: 59.6%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.7%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.5%
- Unemployed: 7.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Los Fresnos city
- Never married: 24.5%
- Now married: 61.8%
- Separated: 2.9%
- Widowed: 4.3%
- Divorced: 6.6%
30.0% Foreign born (29.3% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,705 (+60.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Los Fresnos:
- BROWNSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX)
- DOLLY VINSANT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; SAN
BENITO, TX)
- BROWNSVILLE SURGICAL HOSPITAL (about 12 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Los
Fresnos:
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 13
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
- VALLEY INTL (about 16 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 53 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Los Fresnos:
- PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 12 miles; PORT
ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 33 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
- MID VALLEY (about 35 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
Amtrak stations near Los Fresnos:
- 12 miles: BROWNSVILLE (1134 E. ST. CHARLES) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus
service.
- 18 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Los Fresnos:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 11
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 11 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 18
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 52
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 102 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 113
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high school in Los Fresnos:
- LOS FRESNOS HS (Students: 2,036; Location:
600 N MESQUITE ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Los Fresnos:
- RESACA MIDDLE (Students: 949; Location: 600 N
MESQUITE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LOS CUATES MIDDLE (Students: 796; Location:
600 N MESQUITE ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LOS FRESNOS EL (Students: 777; Location: 600
N MESQUITE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LOPEZ-RIGGINS EL (Students: 726; Location:
600 N MESQUITE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAURELES ELEMENTARY (Students: 629; Location:
600 N MESQUITE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- VILLAREAL EL (Students: 600; Location: 600 N
MESQUITE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- PALMER-LAAKSO EL (Students: 564; Location:
600 N MESQUITE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- LAS YESCAS EL (Students: 430; Location: 600 N
MESQUITE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- CAMERON CO J J A E P (Students: 3; Location:
P O BOX 309; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Los Fresnos:
- ETHEL L. WHIPPLE MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating
income: $147,620; Location: 402 W OCEAN BLVD; 28,561
books; 184 audio materials; 656 video materials; 32
serial subscriptions)
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