Median Household Income
$54,180
Median Home Value
$73,600
Median Gross Rent
$809/mo
Poverty Rate
24.0%
Unemployment Rate
7.5%
Homeownership Rate
74.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
14.0%
Median Age
34.3
Population Over Time
Willacy County shrank 8.7% from 2014 to 2024.
2014
22,056
2016
21,944
2018
21,754
2020
21,419
2022
20,308
2024
20,139
Business & Industry
Willacy County has 189 business establishments employing 3,004 people.
Health care and social assistance
31
Accommodation and food services
28
Finance and insurance
18
Other services (except public administration)
17
Professional, scientific, and technical services
9
Information
8
Real estate and rental and leasing
8
Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services
4
Establishments by industry sector. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, ACS 2020-2024.