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Population (year 2000): 11,923. Estimated
population in July 2005: 13,651 (+14.5% change)
Males: 5,758 (48.3%), Females: 6,165 (51.7%)
Starr County
Zip code:
78582
Median resident age: 28.8 years
Median household income: $19,853 (year 2000)
Median house value: $43,500 (year 2000)
Races in Rio Grande City:
- Hispanic (95.9%)
- Other race (12.5%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- White Non-Hispanic (2.7%)
- Filipino (0.8%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (1.9%).
Elevation: 200 feet
Land area: 7.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rio Grande City
- High school or higher: 46.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.4%
- Unemployed: 17.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 17.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rio Grande City city
- Never married: 27.4%
- Now married: 56.8%
- Separated: 2.5%
- Widowed: 7.9%
- Divorced: 5.5%
29.5% Foreign born (28.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,253 (+11.7%).
Hospital/medical center in Rio Grande City:
- STARR COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (FM RD 3167
BOX 78)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Rio Grande City:
- MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 35 miles; MISSION, TX)
- MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 42 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 42 miles; MC
ALLEN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rio
Grande City:
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 44 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- VALLEY INTL (about 82 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- LAREDO INTL (about 91 miles; LAREDO, TX; ID: LRD)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rio Grande City:
- RIO GRANDE CITY MUNI (about 3 miles; RIO GRANDE
CITY, TX; ID: 67R)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 49 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- ZAPATA COUNTY (about 50 miles; ZAPATA, TX; ID: T86)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rio Grande City:
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 42 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 45
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 80
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 92 miles; LAREDO,
TX; FT enrollment: 4,449)
- TEXAS A & M INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (about 93
miles; LAREDO, TX; FT enrollment: 2,107)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 96
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 96 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
Public high school in Rio Grande City:
- RIO GRANDE CITY H S (Students: 2,281;
Location: FORT RINGGOLD; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rio Grande City:
- RINGGOLD MIDDLE (Students: 1,458; Location:
FORT RINGGOLD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- ROQUE GUERRA JR EL (Students: 781; Location:
FORT RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
- ALTO B0NITO ELEMENTARY (Students: 730;
Location: FORT RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
- JOHN & OLIVE HINOJOSA EL (Students: 710;
Location: FORT RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GRULLA MIDDLE (Students: 699; Location: FORT
RINGGOLD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LA UNION EL (Students: 626; Location: FORT
RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GENERAL RICARDO SANCHEZ ELEMENTARY (Students:
619; Location: FORT RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
- GRULLA EL (Students: 613; Location: FORT
RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
- RINGGOLD EL (Students: 510; Location: FORT
RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
- NORTH GRAMMAR EL (Students: 499; Location:
FORT RINGGOLD; Grades: PK - 05)
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