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San Benito, Texas: commercial real estate data.
San Benito is a Census city of 24,709 people across 15.80 square miles of land, in Cameron County. Median household income is $43,639, 66.0 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 17 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $2.1 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
San Benito
What San Benito is
- Census place typecity
- Land area15.8 sq mi
- Water area0.34 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,564
- 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.
San Benito
How many people live in San Benito
- Population24,709
- Median age33.8
- Population under 186,787
- Share under 1827.5 percent
- Population 65 and over3,919
- Share 65 and over15.9 percent
- Households8,351
- Family households6,030
- Share of households that are families72.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
San Benito
Income and work in San Benito
- Median household income$43,639
- Per capita income$20,093
- Civilian labor force9,818
- Employed9,104
- Unemployed714 plus or minus 224
- Unemployment rate7.3 percent plus or minus 2.2
- Adults 25 and over14,853
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher71.5 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher14.2 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.1 percent plus or minus 1.8
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
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Housing in San Benito
- Housing units9,367
- Occupied units8,351
- Vacant units1,016 plus or minus 260
- Vacancy rate10.8 percent plus or minus 2.7
- Owner occupied5,515
- Renter occupied2,836
- Ownership rate66.0 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$85,300
- Median gross rent, monthly$839
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.1 percent
- Single family units6,891
- Share single family73.6 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,344 plus or minus 477
- Share in buildings of two or more14.3 percent plus or minus 5.0
- Mobile homes1,052 plus or minus 269
- Median year structure built1987
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
San Benito
How San Benito gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute8,050
- Commuting under 15 minutes3,897
- Share commuting under 15 minutes48.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,173 plus or minus 324
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more14.6 percent plus or minus 3.8
- Drove alone72.2 percent
- Carpooled15.4 percent plus or minus 4.6
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked1.0 percent plus or minus 0.8
- Worked from home11.1 percent plus or minus 3.6
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
San Benito
SBA loans in San Benito (7(a))
- Approvals17
- Gross approval$2,085,100
- Average approval$122,653
- Median approval$80,000
- Largest approval$529,000
- Jobs supported237
- Jobs per approval13.9
- Loans with a final outcome2
- Paid in full2
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more5.9 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders7
- Distinct industries by NAICS9
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in San Benito, 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.
San Benito
Flood risk in San Benito
- NFIP communityCity of San Benito
- NFIP community number480113
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18
The City of San Benito participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480113 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 San Benito
Cameron County context, not San Benito 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 San Benito.
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.
Coverage
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
San Benito questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in San Benito, Texas?
24,709, in 8,351 households. San Benito city covers 15.80 square miles of land, which is 1,564 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is San Benito 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 San Benito?
$43,639. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $85,300. Median gross rent is $839 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to San Benito businesses?
17 7(a) approvals totaling $2.1 m since FY2020, across 7 lenders, median approval $80,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in San Benito, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to San Benito borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for San Benito. 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 San Benito in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. San Benito appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as San Benito, city of, community 480113, 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 San Benito 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 San Benito.
Is zoning published for San Benito?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.