Language Spoken At Home in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 212,694 | 100% |
English only | 17,329 | 8.1% |
Language other than English | 195,365 | 91.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 105,921 | 49.8% |
Spanish | 193,734 | 91.1% |
Speak English less than very well | 105,404 | 49.6% |
Other Indo-European languages | 411 | 0.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 112 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 1,181 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 405 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 39 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 236,063 | 100% |
American | 2,288 | 1.0% |
Arab | 369 | 0.2% |
Czech | 30 | 0.0% |
Danish | 0 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 91 | 0.0% |
English | 771 | 0.3% |
French (except Basque) | 631 | 0.3% |
French Canadian | 144 | 0.1% |
German | 2,137 | 0.9% |
Greek | 31 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 29 | 0.0% |
Irish | 1,673 | 0.7% |
Italian | 542 | 0.2% |
Lithuanian | 34 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 86 | 0.0% |
Polish | 418 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 248 | 0.1% |
Russian | 108 | 0.0% |
Scotch-Irish | 107 | 0.0% |
Scottish | 183 | 0.1% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 53 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 105 | 0.0% |
Swiss | 23 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 20 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 45 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 27 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 63,596 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 52,472 | 82.5% |
With own children under 18 years | 30,060 | 47.3% |
Married-couple family | 34,302 | 53.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 19,739 | 31.0% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 3,598 | 5.7% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,698 | 2.7% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 14,572 | 22.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 8,623 | 13.6% |
Nonfamily households | 11,124 | 17.5% |
Householder living alone | 9,128 | 14.4% |
65 years and over | 3,343 | 5.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 35,576 | 55.9% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 13,559 | 21.3% |
Average household size | 4 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 233,085 | 100% |
Householder | 63,596 | 27.3% |
Spouse | 34,266 | 14.7% |
Child | 95,817 | 41.1% |
Other relatives | 31,189 | 13.4% |
Nonrelatives | 8,217 | 3.5% |
Unmarried partner | 3,208 | 1.4% |
Marital Status in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 79,128 | 100% |
Never married | 28,967 | 36.6% |
Now married, except separated | 41,433 | 52.4% |
Separated | 1,745 | 2.2% |
Widowed | 1,491 | 1.9% |
Divorced | 5,492 | 6.9% |
Females 15 years and over | 88,011 | 100% |
Never married | 28,570 | 32.5% |
Now married, except separated | 39,304 | 44.7% |
Separated | 4,670 | 5.3% |
Widowed | 7,168 | 8.1% |
Divorced | 8,299 | 9.4% |
Fertility in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 4,909 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 1,724 | 35.1% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 53 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 79 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 56 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 137 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 29 | 0% |
Grandparents in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 12,049 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 4,414 | 36.6% |
Less than 1 year | 913 | 7.6% |
1 or 2 years | 946 | 7.9% |
3 or 4 years | 639 | 5.3% |
5 or more years | 1,916 | 15.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,414 | 100% |
Who are female | 2,807 | 63.6% |
Who are married | 3,517 | 79.7% |
School Enrollment in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 82,097 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 5,780 | 7.0% |
Kindergarten | 5,062 | 6.2% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 36,896 | 44.9% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 17,743 | 21.6% |
College or graduate school | 16,616 | 20.2% |
Educational Attainment in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 128,048 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 26,620 | 20.8% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 17,904 | 14.0% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 27,015 | 21.1% |
Some college, no degree | 26,058 | 20.4% |
Associate's degree | 8,142 | 6.4% |
Bachelor's degree | 16,338 | 12.8% |
Graduate or professional degree | 5,971 | 4.7% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 65.2% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 17.4% |
Veteran Status in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 153,848 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 5,777 | 3.8% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 234,085 | 100% |
With a disability | 30,005 | 12.8% |
Under 18 years | 82,125 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,018 | 6.1% |
18 to 64 years | 133,384 | 100% |
With a disability | 14,567 | 10.9% |
65 years and over | 18,576 | 100% |
With a disability | 10,420 | 56.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 231,381 | 100% |
Same house | 192,540 | 83.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 36,096 | 15.6% |
Same county | 31,047 | 13.4% |
Different county | 5,049 | 2.2% |
Same state | 3,490 | 1.5% |
Different state | 1,559 | 0.7% |
Abroad | 2,745 | 1.2% |
Place Of Birth in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 236,063 | 100% |
Native | 169,370 | 71.7% |
Born in United States | 166,076 | 70.4% |
State of residence | 154,877 | 65.6% |
Different state | 11,199 | 4.7% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 3,294 | 1.4% |
Foreign born | 66,693 | 28.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 66,693 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 19,116 | 28.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 47,577 | 71.3% |
Year of Entry in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 69,987 | 100% |
Native | 3,294 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 370 | 11.2% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,924 | 88.8% |
Foreign born | 66,693 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,278 | 1.9% |
Entered before 2010 | 65,415 | 98.1% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Laredo City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 66,693 | 100% |
Europe | 283 | 0.4% |
Asia | 1,450 | 2.2% |
Africa | 38 | 0.1% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 64,889 | 97.3% |
Northern America | 33 | 0.0% |