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Santa Rosa is a Census town of 3,215 people across 0.77 square miles of land, in Cameron County. Median household income is $36,780, 50.8 percent of occupied homes are owned.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Santa Rosa
What Santa Rosa is
- Census place typetown
- Land area0.77 sq mi
- Water area0 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land4,166 plus or minus 858
- 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.
Santa Rosa
How many people live in Santa Rosa
- Population3,215 plus or minus 662
- Median age24.6
- Population under 181,059 plus or minus 270
- Share under 1832.9 percent
- Population 65 and over183 plus or minus 114
- Share 65 and over5.7 percent plus or minus 3.4
- Households865
- Family households663 plus or minus 149
- Share of households that are families76.6 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Rosa
Income and work in Santa Rosa
- Median household income$36,780 plus or minus $11,219
- Per capita income$13,635 plus or minus $3,048
- Civilian labor force1,176 plus or minus 290
- Employed999 plus or minus 237
- Unemployed177 plus or minus 122
- Unemployment rate15.1 percent plus or minus 9.7
- Adults 25 and over1,577 plus or minus 359
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher68.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher12.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 5.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Rosa
Housing in Santa Rosa
- Housing units1,002
- Occupied units865
- Vacant units137 plus or minus 67
- Vacancy rate13.7 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Owner occupied439 plus or minus 142
- Renter occupied426 plus or minus 138
- Ownership rate50.8 percent plus or minus 13.7
- Median owner-occupied home value$67,400 plus or minus $14,631
- Median gross rent, monthly$919
- Annual rent as a share of median income30.0 percent plus or minus 10.2
- Single family units826 plus or minus 181
- Share single family82.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more101 plus or minus 82
- Share in buildings of two or more10.1 percent plus or minus 8.0
- Mobile homes58 plus or minus 56
- Median year structure built1991
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Rosa
How Santa Rosa gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute867 plus or minus 211
- Commuting under 15 minutes291 plus or minus 126
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.6 percent plus or minus 12.0
- Commuting 30 minutes or more159 plus or minus 89
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more18.3 percent plus or minus 9.3
- Drove alone80.9 percent
- Carpooled8.4 percent plus or minus 8.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked0.0 percent
- Worked from home8.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Santa Rosa
Flood risk in Santa Rosa
- NFIP communityCity of Santa Rosa
- NFIP community number480114
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date02/16/18
The City of Santa Rosa participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480114 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 Santa Rosa
Cameron County context, not Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa.
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
Santa Rosa questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Santa Rosa, Texas?
3,215, in 865 households. Santa Rosa town covers 0.77 square miles of land, which is 4,166 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa?
$36,780. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $67,400. Median gross rent is $919 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Is Santa Rosa in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Santa Rosa appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Santa Rosa, city of, community 480114, 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 Santa Rosa 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 Santa Rosa.
Is zoning published for Santa Rosa?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.