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Population (year 2000): 2,833. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,946 (+4.0% change)
Males: 1,338 (47.2%), Females: 1,495 (52.8%)
Cameron County
Zip code:
78593
Median resident age: 25.3 years
Median household income: $21,154 (year 2000)
Median house value: $30,400 (year 2000)
Races in Santa Rosa:
- Hispanic (95.7%)
- Other race (30.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (3.4%)
- Two or more races (2.8%)
- American Indian (1.3%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (3.6%).
Elevation: 53 feet
Land area: 0.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Santa Rosa
- High school or higher: 36.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 12.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 25.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Santa Rosa town
- Never married: 32.0%
- Now married: 51.4%
- Separated: 5.6%
- Widowed: 4.4%
- Divorced: 6.6%
21.1% Foreign born (21.0% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +847 (+42.6%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Santa Rosa:
- RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER (about 11 miles; HARLINGEN,
TX)
- SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; HARLINGEN, TX)
- VALLEY BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles;
HARLINGEN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Santa Rosa:
- VALLEY INTL (about 13 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 29 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 38
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Santa Rosa:
- MID VALLEY (about 12 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 24 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 34 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
Amtrak station near Santa Rosa:
- 11 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Santa Rosa:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 11
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 26
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 32
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 86 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 106
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high school in Santa Rosa:
- SANTA ROSA H S (Students: 335; Location: HWY
107 & E CRUZ ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Santa Rosa:
- ELMA E BARRERA ELEMENTARY (Students: 587;
Location: HWY 107 & E CRUZ ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- SANTA ROSA MIDDLE (Students: 277; Location:
HWY 107 & E CRUZ ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
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