Roma, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Roma is a Census city of 11,545 people across 5.86 square miles of land, in Starr County. Median household income is $24,579, 55.2 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 1 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $20,000 since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Roma
What Roma is
- Census place typecity
- Land area5.86 sq mi
- Water area0.14 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land1,970
- County holding the largest share of its areaStarr 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.
Roma
How many people live in Roma
- Population11,545
- Median age28.0
- Population under 184,343
- Share under 1837.6 percent
- Population 65 and over1,712 plus or minus 368
- Share 65 and over14.8 percent plus or minus 3.2
- Households3,299
- Family households2,322
- Share of households that are families70.4 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roma
Income and work in Roma
- Median household income$24,579 plus or minus $5,710
- Per capita income$19,915 plus or minus $8,898
- Civilian labor force4,120
- Employed3,608
- Unemployed512 plus or minus 259
- Unemployment rate12.4 percent plus or minus 6.1
- Adults 25 and over6,268
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher57.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher16.4 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree5.1 percent plus or minus 2.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roma
Housing in Roma
- Housing units4,134
- Occupied units3,299
- Vacant units835 plus or minus 177
- Vacancy rate20.2 percent
- Owner occupied1,822
- Renter occupied1,477 plus or minus 328
- Ownership rate55.2 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$94,400 plus or minus $20,958
- Median gross rent, monthly$563 plus or minus $170
- Annual rent as a share of median income27.5 percent plus or minus 10.5
- Single family units3,071
- Share single family74.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more754 plus or minus 248
- Share in buildings of two or more18.2 percent plus or minus 5.8
- Mobile homes309 plus or minus 146
- Median year structure built1993
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roma
How Roma gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute2,948
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,507 plus or minus 378
- Share commuting under 15 minutes51.1 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more796 plus or minus 304
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more27.0 percent plus or minus 9.0
- Drove alone58.7 percent
- Carpooled16.2 percent plus or minus 6.2
- Public transport0.0 percent
- Walked6.6 percent plus or minus 2.9
- Worked from home17.3 percent plus or minus 7.2
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Roma
SBA loans in Roma (7(a))
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$20,000
- Average approval$20,000
- Median approval$20,000
- Largest approval$20,000
- Jobs supported1
- Jobs per approval1.0
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Paid in full0
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more0.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders1
- Distinct industries by NAICS1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roma, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 0 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.
Roma
Flood risk in Roma
- NFIP communityCity of Roma
- NFIP community number480577
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date04/19/10(M)
The City of Roma participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480577 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.
Starr County, not Roma
Starr County context, not Roma figures
- Establishments in Starr County594
- Covered employment, Starr County14,746
- Average annual pay, Starr County$39,754
- Housing units permitted, Starr County0
Every figure in this section is published for Starr County as a whole and is not a measurement of Roma.
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
Roma questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Roma, Texas?
11,545, in 3,299 households. Roma city covers 5.86 square miles of land, which is 1,970 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Roma in?
Starr 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 Roma?
$24,579. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $94,400. Median gross rent is $563 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Roma businesses?
1 7(a) approvals totaling $20,000 since FY2020, across 1 lenders, median approval $20,000. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Roma, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Roma borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Roma. Only 0 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 Roma in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Roma appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Roma, city of, community 480577, 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 Roma figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Starr 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 Roma.
Is zoning published for Roma?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.