Cameron County, Texas

426,120 people. The median home is worth $136,500 (typical Texas town: $184,100) and the median household earns $52,601.

Towns in Cameron County

Town	People	Median home	Income	Median age
Brownsville	186,738	$139,900	$52,130	31.2
Harlingen	71,829	$140,600	$53,645	33.4
San Benito	24,861	$85,300	$43,639	33.8
Los Fresnos	8,114	$152,200	$61,938	27.6
La Feria	6,817	$106,900	$45,081	40.7
Cameron Park	6,099	$74,800	$36,089	28.2
Primera	5,257	$160,900	$80,116	30.9
Port Isabel	5,028	$182,600	$32,222	37.8
Laureles	4,111	$152,400	$34,771	29.9
Laguna Vista	3,520	$255,900	$63,632	56.3
La Paloma	3,218	$82,400	$59,840	27.3
Combes	2,999	$143,900	$45,504	38.3
Rancho Viejo	2,838	$264,500	$90,714	41.1

156,619 jobs in 2024, average pay $44,590 a year.

BLS QCEW 2024.

BLS LAUS via USDA ERS, annual averages.

NOAA recorded 851 storm events in Cameron County from 1996 to 2026, with 11 deaths.

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database.

Cameron County has been included in 34 FEMA declarations since 1953.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
May 21, 2025	Flood	DR-4871: Severe Storms And Flooding
July 9, 2024	Hurricane	DR-4798: Hurricane Beryl
February 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
August 24, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3540: Tropical Storms Marco And Laura
July 26, 2020	Hurricane	EM-3530: Hurricane Hanna

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024; BLS QCEW and LAUS; NOAA Storm Events; FEMA OpenFEMA (not endorsed by FEMA).