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Los Fresnos, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Los Fresnos is a Census city of 8,291 people across 4.39 square miles of land, in Cameron County. Median household income is $61,938, 62.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 16 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $12.9 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Los Fresnos
What Los Fresnos is
- Census place typecity
- Land area4.39 sq mi
- Water area0.19 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,888
- County holding the largest share of its areaCameron County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Fresnos
How many people live in Los Fresnos
- Population8,291
- Median age27.6
- Population under 182,945
- Share under 1835.5 percent
- Population 65 and over703 plus or minus 196
- Share 65 and over8.5 percent plus or minus 2.4
- Households2,369
- Family households2,102
- Share of households that are families88.7 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Fresnos
Income and work in Los Fresnos
- Median household income$61,938 plus or minus $12,658
- Per capita income$24,856 plus or minus $5,834
- Civilian labor force3,517
- Employed3,389
- Unemployed128 plus or minus 99
- Unemployment rate3.6 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over4,424
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher73.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher24.0 percent plus or minus 5.3
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.4 percent plus or minus 2.4
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Fresnos
Housing in Los Fresnos
- Housing units2,600
- Occupied units2,369
- Vacant units231 plus or minus 127
- Vacancy rate8.9 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Owner occupied1,469
- Renter occupied900 plus or minus 205
- Ownership rate62.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$152,200
- Median gross rent, monthly$989
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.2 percent plus or minus 4.8
- Single family units2,028
- Share single family78.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more397 plus or minus 167
- Share in buildings of two or more15.3 percent plus or minus 6.3
- Mobile homes141 plus or minus 105
- Median year structure built1999
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Fresnos
How Los Fresnos gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute3,231
- Commuting under 15 minutes985 plus or minus 273
- Share commuting under 15 minutes30.5 percent plus or minus 7.9
- Commuting 30 minutes or more969 plus or minus 305
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.0 percent plus or minus 8.9
- Drove alone77.3 percent
- Carpooled12.3 percent plus or minus 7.0
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked4.9 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Worked from home4.3 percent plus or minus 2.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Los Fresnos
SBA loans in Los Fresnos (7(a))
- Approvals16
- Gross approval$12,940,100
- Average approval$808,756
- Median approval$500,000
- Largest approval$3,500,000
- Jobs supported649
- Jobs per approval40.6
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more18.8 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS10
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Fresnos, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Los Fresnos
Flood risk in Los Fresnos
- NFIP communityCity of Los Fresnos
- NFIP community number480108
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18
The City of Los Fresnos participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480108 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Cameron County, not Los Fresnos
Cameron County context, not Los Fresnos figures
- Establishments in Cameron County6,732
- Covered employment, Cameron County156,619
- Average annual pay, Cameron County$44,590
- Housing units permitted, Cameron County2,347
Every figure in this section is published for Cameron County as a whole and is not a measurement of Los Fresnos.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
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What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Los Fresnos questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Los Fresnos, Texas?
8,291, in 2,369 households. Los Fresnos city covers 4.39 square miles of land, which is 1,888 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Los Fresnos in?
Cameron County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Los Fresnos?
$61,938. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $152,200. Median gross rent is $989 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Los Fresnos businesses?
16 7(a) approvals totaling $12.9 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $500,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Los Fresnos, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Los Fresnos borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Los Fresnos. Only 2 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Los Fresnos in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Los Fresnos appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Los Fresnos, city of, community 480108, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Los Fresnos figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Cameron County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Los Fresnos.
Is zoning published for Los Fresnos?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.