---
type: Jurisdiction
title: "Willacy County, TX"
classification: county
fips: "48489"
state: "TX"
demographics:
  population: 20139
  population_under_18: 4756
  population_18_64: 12416
  population_65_plus: 2967
  median_household_income: 54180
  poverty_rate: 23.96
  homeownership_rate: 74.75
  unemployment_rate: 7.53
  median_home_value: 73600
  gini_index: 0.4778
  vacancy_rate: 17.34
  race_white: 8023
  race_black: 307
  race_asian: 32
  race_native: 35
  hispanic: 17577
  bachelors_plus: 2244
districts:
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/34"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.8093
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/senate/27"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.8026
  - to: "us/states/tx/districts/house/37"
    rel: in-district
    area_weight: 0.8025
sources:
  - field: demographics
    source: "Census ACS 2023"
  - field: districts
    source: "PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries"
confidence: official
tags: [jurisdiction, county, tx]
timestamp: "2026-07-03"
---

# Willacy County, TX

County jurisdiction — 1 officeholders mapped.

## Demographics (ACS 2023)

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Population | 20139 |
| Under 18 | 4756 |
| 18–64 | 12416 |
| 65+ | 2967 |
| Median household income | 54180 |
| Poverty rate | 23.96 |
| Homeownership rate | 74.75 |
| Unemployment rate | 7.53 |
| Median home value | 73600 |
| Gini index | 0.4778 |
| Vacancy rate | 17.34 |
| White | 8023 |
| Black | 307 |
| Asian | 32 |
| Native | 35 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 17577 |
| Bachelor's or higher | 2244 |

## Districts

- [TX-34](/us/states/tx/districts/34.md) — 81% (congressional)
- [TX Senate District 27](/us/states/tx/districts/senate/27.md) — 80% (state senate)
- [TX House District 37](/us/states/tx/districts/house/37.md) — 80% (state house)

## Source

- demographics: Census ACS 2023
- districts: PostGIS area-intersection over Census TIGER 2024 boundaries