County profile
Cameron County, TX
United States · GDP 2024
#290 of 3,127 US counties by GDPtop-quartile growthmore diversified than 21% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$17.4B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+8.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
123,749
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
6,732
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$42.3k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
433,946
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
7.3%
Median HH income
$52.6k±$1.6k
Bachelor's degree+
22.1%±0.8%
Poverty rate
24.8%±1.0%
Business applications
4,102 · 2025
Retail establishments
1,037
24.0/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
No public companies loaded for this state yet — universe expands with the full ingest.
HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care44%
Retail trade18%
Food & accommodation16%
Admin & support10%
Manufacturing7%
Transportation5%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
433,946
residents · 2025 · +3.0% since 2020
Income per capita $40.0k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−6,845
International migration+7,861
Natural change+11,310
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$11.8B2019
$11.8B2020
$13.2B2021
$14.7B2022
$16.0B2023
$17.4B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$136.5k±$3.9k
Median gross rent
$912/mo±$25/mo
Vacancy rate
13.3%±0.6%
Affordability
3.2× wages
Residential permits
$460.0M
2,702 units · 6.2/1k pop
FEMA risk score
97.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$1.0k/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Cold wave 99Hurricane 99Heat wave 97
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2922016
3022017
3092018
3232019
3392020
3792021
4492022
5022023
5242024
5252025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↑ 32% since 20212,0522021
2,5062022
1,9522023
2,3472024
2,7022025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
8.8 km
I-69E
Nearest freight rail
1.8 km
UP
Nearest port
11.2 km
PORT OF HARLINGEN AUTHORITY, WHARF NO. 2, KEY PETROL
Nearest commercial airport
17.5 km
VALLEY INTL
Waterborne tonnage, host port(s) (CY2023):13,251,209 short tons/yr · Port of Harlingen Authority, TX, Brownsville, TX
Wage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$42.3k
avg. annual pay · +22% since 2019
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What is the GDP of Cameron?
Cameron's economy produced $17.4B in 2024, growing 8.4% year over year — faster than most US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.