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Laredo, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Laredo is a Census city of 257,619 people across 109.09 square miles of land, in Webb County. Median household income is $63,915, 64.1 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 138 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $73.3 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Laredo
What Laredo is
- Census place typecity
- Land area109.09 sq mi
- Water area1.45 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,361
- County holding the largest share of its areaWebb 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.
Laredo
How many people live in Laredo
- Population257,619
- Median age29.9
- Population under 1880,537
- Share under 1831.3 percent
- Population 65 and over25,820
- Share 65 and over10.0 percent
- Households78,082
- Family households61,847
- Share of households that are families79.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laredo
Income and work in Laredo
- Median household income$63,915
- Per capita income$25,161
- Civilian labor force118,014
- Employed111,647
- Unemployed6,367
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over147,414
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher71.7 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher22.0 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree6.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laredo
Housing in Laredo
- Housing units84,111
- Occupied units78,082
- Vacant units6,029
- Vacancy rate7.2 percent
- Owner occupied50,020
- Renter occupied28,062
- Ownership rate64.1 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$193,500
- Median gross rent, monthly$1,030
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.3 percent
- Single family units59,178
- Share single family70.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more18,450
- Share in buildings of two or more21.9 percent
- Mobile homes6,357
- Median year structure built1997
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laredo
How Laredo gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute104,000
- Commuting under 15 minutes31,087
- Share commuting under 15 minutes29.9 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more23,697
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more22.8 percent
- Drove alone79.2 percent
- Carpooled11.5 percent
- Public transport0.7 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Worked from home5.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Laredo
SBA loans in Laredo (7(a))
- Approvals138
- Gross approval$73,285,900
- Average approval$531,057
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$2,031,320
- Largest approval$4,676,000
- Jobs supported1,887
- Jobs per approval13.7
- Loans with a final outcome28
- Paid in full20
- Charged off8
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more13.8 percent
- Share to franchises10.1 percent
- Distinct lenders35
- Distinct industries by NAICS74
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laredo, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 28 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.
Laredo
SBA loans in Laredo (504)
- Approvals41
- Gross approval$68,797,000
- Average approval$1,677,976
- Median approval$1,249,000
- Largest approval$5,000,000
- Jobs supported618
- Loans with a final outcome6
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs5
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laredo, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 6 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Laredo
Flood risk in Laredo
- NFIP communityCity of Laredo
- NFIP community number480651
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classClass 8
- Currently effective map date04/02/08
The City of Laredo participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480651 and carries Community Rating System class 8, a flood insurance premium discount for policies written there.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Webb County, not Laredo
Webb County context, not Laredo figures
- Establishments in Webb County5,840
- Covered employment, Webb County107,433
- Average annual pay, Webb County$46,378
- Housing units permitted, Webb County1,448
Every figure in this section is published for Webb County as a whole and is not a measurement of Laredo.
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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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
Laredo questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Laredo, Texas?
257,619, in 78,082 households. Laredo city covers 109.09 square miles of land, which is 2,361 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Laredo in?
Webb 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 Laredo?
$63,915. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,500. Median gross rent is $1,030 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Laredo businesses?
138 7(a) approvals totaling $73.3 m since FY2020, across 35 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 41 504 approvals worth $68.8 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Laredo, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Laredo borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Laredo. Only 28 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 Laredo in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Laredo appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Laredo, city of, community 480651, carrying Community Rating System class 8, which is a premium discount for exceeding the program minimum. 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 Laredo figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Webb 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 Laredo.
Is zoning published for Laredo?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.