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Population (year 2000): 1,942. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,082 (+7.2% change)
Males: 940 (48.4%), Females: 1,002 (51.6%)
Cameron County
Zip code:
78583
Median resident age: 32.3 years
Median household income: $26,250 (year 2000)
Median house value: $44,900 (year 2000)
Races in Rio Hondo:
- Hispanic (82.7%)
- Other race (20.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (16.1%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (2.3%), German (1.6%),
English (1.4%).
Elevation: 29 feet
Land area: 1.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Rio Hondo
- High school or higher: 48.1%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.8%
- Unemployed: 10.0%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Rio Hondo city
- Never married: 25.4%
- Now married: 58.4%
- Separated: 2.8%
- Widowed: 6.7%
- Divorced: 6.7%
14.9% Foreign born (14.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +153 (+8.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Rio Hondo:
- RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER (about 8 miles; HARLINGEN,
TX)
- SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL (about 8 miles; HARLINGEN, TX)
- VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 8 miles;
HARLINGEN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rio
Hondo:
- VALLEY INTL (about 5 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 26
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 46 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Rio Hondo:
- PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 19 miles; PORT
ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 24 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
- MID VALLEY (about 28 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
Amtrak station near Rio Hondo:
- 9 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Rio Hondo:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 8
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 22
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 22 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 43
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 46 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 89 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 103
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high school in Rio Hondo:
- RIO HONDO H S (Students: 599; Location: 215 W
COLORADO; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Rio Hondo:
- RIO HONDO EL (Students: 621; Location: 215 W
COLORADO; Grades: PK - 02)
- RIO HONDO J H (Students: 493; Location: 215 W
COLORADO; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RIO HONDO INT (Students: 462; Location: 215 W
COLORADO; Grades: 03 - 05)
- CAMERON CO J J A E P (Students: 2; Location:
215 W COLORADO; Grades: 06 - 12)
Library in Rio Hondo:
- RIO HONDO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$36,118; Location: 121 N ARROYO BLVD; 20,950 books; 67
audio materials; 528 video materials; 31 serial
subscriptions)
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