Roma-Los Saenz, Texas
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| Males: 9,764 |  (47.3%) |
| Females: 10,880 |  (52.7%) |
| Median resident age: | 26.4 years |
| Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 78584
| Roma-Los Saenz: | $30,723 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $15,946 (it was $6,768 in 2000)
Roma-Los Saenz CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $103,608 (it was $37,800 in 2000)
| Roma-Los Saenz: | $103,608 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Roma-Los Saenz, TX residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Roma-Los Saenz, TX
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- 17,79197.6%Hispanic
- 4282.3%White alone
- 60.03%American Indian alone
- 30.02%Asian alone
- 10.01%Two or more races
Races in Roma-Los Saenz detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Elevation: 225 feet
Land area: 307.3 square miles.
Population density: 67 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Roma-Los Saenz CCD: | 0.9% ($340) |
| Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX 
(51.5 miles , pop. 106,414).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (131.3 miles , pop. 277,454).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (206.8 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
La Minita, TX (2.0 miles),
Regino Ramirez, TX (2.1 miles),
Ramos, TX (2.2 miles),
Casas, TX (2.2 miles),
Roma Creek, TX (2.2 miles ),
), Fronton Ranchettes, TX (2.2 miles),
Los Arrieros, TX (2.2 miles),
JF Villarreal, TX (2.3 miles)
Latitude: 26.49 N, Longitude: 99.01 W
| Here: | 9.2% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
- Educational services (19.0%)
- Health care (14.7%)
- Construction (11.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (8.4%)
- Accommodation & food services (4.6%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.7%)
- Repair & maintenance (3.5%)
- Construction (20.9%)
- Educational services (13.2%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (13.0%)
- Repair & maintenance (6.0%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.6%)
- Truck transportation (3.6%)
- Public administration (3.3%)
- Health care (29.2%)
- Educational services (25.9%)
- Social assistance (6.7%)
- Accommodation & food services (6.4%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (3.7%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (2.9%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (2.8%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10.0%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (6.0%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (6.0%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (4.6%)
- Cashiers (4.3%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (3.2%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (8.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (4.8%)
- Carpenters (4.7%)
- Construction laborers (4.7%)
- Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (4.6%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (4.6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (21.8%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (8.9%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (8.5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7.6%)
- Cashiers (6.2%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.4%)
- Cooks and food preparation workers (3.5%)
Average climate in Roma-Los Saenz, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
Earthquake activity:
Roma-Los Saenz-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 52% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 173.6 miles away from Roma-Los Saenz center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 372.7 miles away from Roma-Los Saenz center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 169.2 miles away from the city center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 110.4 miles away from the city center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 103.0 miles away from Roma-Los Saenz center
On 5/1/2018 at 16:28:56, a magnitude 4.0 (4.0 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 180.6 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Starr County (14) is near the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 7
Emergencies Declared: 6
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 8, Floods: 3, Storms: 2, Tornadoes: 2, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Roma-Los Saenz:
- SUNGLO HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
- LVN HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
- MY SWEET HOME HOME HEALTH CARE (Home Health Center, about 15 miles away; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
- RETAMA MANOR NURSING CENTER/RIO GRANDE CITY (Nursing Home, about 16 miles away; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Roma-Los Saenz:
- South Texas College (about 51 miles; McAllen, TX; Full-time enrollment: 19,701)
- The University of Texas-Pan American (about 54 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 16,766)
- Laredo Community College (about 77 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 9,743)
- Texas A & M International University (about 80 miles; Laredo, TX; FT enrollment: 5,203)
- Texas State Technical College-Harlingen (about 86 miles; Harlingen, TX; FT enrollment: 3,700)
- Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 100 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,295)
- The University of Texas at Brownsville (about 104 miles; Brownsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,165)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Roma-Los Saenz: Chapeno Gaging Station (A), Falcon Dam Station (B), Alto Windmill (C), Casa Yankee Ruins (D), Roma Historic District (E), La Precita Windmill (F), Las Escobas Ranch (G), NRL Field Station (H), Paleta Windmill (I), Salineno Volunteer Fire Department (J), Roma Historical Museum (K), Roma Fire Department (L), South Texas LifeStar Ambulance Service (M). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Agua Dulce Cemetery (1), Los Arrierous Cemetery (2), Buena Vista Cemetery (3), Cementerio San Antonio de Escobares (4), Chapeno Cemetery (5), Elizondo Cemetery (6), Garcia Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Reservoirs: Mangus Lake (A), Munoz Lake (B), Guerro Lake (C), International Falcon Lake (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Saremente Creek (A), Retamoso Creek (B), Remadura de Charco Largo Creek (C), Ramirez Creek (D), Los Negros Creek (E), Los Barrosos Creek (F), El Chapote Creek (G), Las Escobas Creek (H), Del Puerto Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Park in Roma-Los Saenz: Falcon State Park (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.4 people |
| Texas: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 84.9% |
| Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 2.1% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
- Gay men: 0.5% of all households
| This place: | 55.2% |
| Whole state: | 15.4% |
| This place: | 22.4% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Roma-Los Saenz:
- Never married: 23.9%
- Now married: 64.2%
- Separated: 3.5%
- Widowed: 7.3%
- Divorced: 4.6%
For population 25 years and over in Roma-Los Saenz:
- High school or higher: 30.5%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 6.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.3%
- Unemployed: 19.2%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.7 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 32.4 |
| Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Roma-Los Saenz, TX (based on Starr County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 27,156 | 15 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 2,368 | 27 |
| Other | 544 | 3 |
| Mainline Protestant | 394 | 2 |
| None | 30,506 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 9
| Here: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
| Starr County: | 0.16 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 13
| Starr County: | 2.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 17
| This county: | 2.77 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 15
| Starr County: | 2.45 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Starr County: | 8.5% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Starr County: | 27.1% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 14.7% |
| Texas: | 15.7% |
Strongest AM radio stations in Roma-Los Saenz:
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KVOZ (890 AM; 12 kW; DEL MAR HILLS, TX; Owner: CONSOLIDATED RADIO, INC.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Roma-Los Saenz:
- KBMI (97.7 FM; ROMA, TX; Owner: HORIZON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Roma-Los Saenz:
- K06MY (Channel 6; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers:
7- Richard J Byrne, 0.14 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.400250 Lon: -98.995028), Type: 27.7, Overall height: 24.7 m, Registrant: Wirteless Applications Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- Richard J Byrne, 0.42 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.377056 Lon: -98.826417), Type: 27.4, Overall height: 24.7 m, Registrant: Wireless Applcations Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- Richard J Byrne, 0.14 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.400250 Lon: -98.995028), Type: 27.7, Overall height: 24.7 m, Registrant: Wirteless Applications Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- Richard J Byrne, 0.42 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.377056 Lon: -98.826417), Type: 27.4, Overall height: 24.7 m, Registrant: Wireless Applcations Corporation, Fcc@wacorp.Net, , Belle-vue, Phone: (425) 643-5000
- Edward G Roach, 0.14 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.400250 Lon: -98.995028), Type: 27.7, Overall height: 24.7 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
- Edward G Roach, 0.42 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.377056 Lon: -98.826417), Type: 27.4, Overall height: 24.7 m, Registrant: Towerco LLC, Shart@towerco.Com, , Cary, Phone: (919) 469-5559
- Edward G Roach, 0.14 Mi S Of Us Route 83 (Lat: 26.400250 Lon: -98.995028), Type: 27.7, Structure height: 48427 m, Overall height: 24.7 m, Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, Eroach@sbasite.Com, , Boca -Raton, Phone: (561) 995-7670
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 66.6%Electricity
- 22.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 8.2%Utility gas
- 2.2%No fuel used
- 0.9%Other fuel
- 0.2%Wood
- 63.9%Electricity
- 21.1%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 13.6%Utility gas
- 1.4%No fuel used
Roma-Los Saenz compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income significantly below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Roma-Los Saenz on our top lists:
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (population 5,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: health care (population 5,000+)"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (population 5,000+)"
- #11 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities (pop. 5,000+)"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: cashiers (population 5,000+)"
- #16 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (population 5,000+)"
- #20 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: department and other general merchandise stores (population 5,000+)"
- #21 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: farm product raw materials merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #28 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in occupations: agricultural workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #31 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: agricultural workers including supervisors (population 5,000+)"
- #33 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: repair and maintenance (population 5,000+)"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: warehousing and storage (population 5,000+)"
- #51 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: groceries and related products merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: motor vehicles, parts and supplies merchant wholesalers (population 5,000+)"
- #58 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #63 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in industries: social assistance (population 5,000+)"
- #74 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Mexico (population 500+)"
- #79 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males in industries: music stores (population 5,000+)"
- #96 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the most residents born in Central America (population 500+)"
- #13 (78584) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the largest percentage of taxpayers reporting profit/loss from business in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #48 (78584) on the list of "Top 101 zip codes with the smallest percentage of taxpayers reporting net capital gain/loss in 2012 (pop 5,000+)"
- #1 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest number of people moving out compared to moving in (pop. 50,000+)"
- #2 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #6 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest ground withdrawal of fresh water for public supply"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"