Population

269,515

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$193,500

Owner-occupied units

Laredo, TX

Texas · 27.560° N, 99.489° W · 109 sq mi

Laredo is a city in Texas, with a population of 269,515 and about 2,471 residents per square mile. The median household earns $63,915 a year, and the median home is worth $193,500.

Conditions

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Sunrise & sunset

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Local time

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Size & density

Land area

109 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,471

People per square mile

Rank by population

#85

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#84

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$63,915

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$1,030

Per month

Homeownership

64.1%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

21.6 min

One way

People

Median age

29.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

22%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

25.1%

Households

78,082

3.26 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 22.5^%

Transport & utilities 16.7^%

Retail trade 12.4^%

Arts, food & hospitality 9.5^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

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Cities near Laredo

Mission, TX118 mi · 88,992
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Pharr, TX125 mi · 80,830
Corpus Christi, TX142 mi · 317,247
San Antonio, TX144 mi · 1,548,422
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