JuarezTX
A town of 196.
Is Juarez a good place to live?
85% of residents live below the poverty line in Juarez, above both Texas’ towns (12%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Only one of the 643 Texas towns we compare has a lower median household income than Juarez. Juarez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Juarez has shrunk 37% from 2010 to 2020
1,017 counted in 2010 and 642 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Juarez: who provides what
Juarez is unincorporated, so Cameron County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Juarez.
About two in five of Juarez’s working residents commute to Harlingen
Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles. The top destinations are Harlingen (40%), Brownsville (10%) and San Benito (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Juarez has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Juarez than in 69% of U.S. communities. Since 2019, 31 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from hurricanes, followed by inland flooding at 17%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Juarez brings mild winters and hot summers
Juarez’s July high comes in at 96°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Juarez stands out in Texas and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
Juarez: a third of adults have high blood pressure. Among adults in the town, 17% have diabetes, above both the Texas town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (12%). CDC measures, 31 in all: Juarez beats Texas on 6 and trails on 9.
| Juarez | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 12% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 22% | 23% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Juarez | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.1% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.8% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 33.3% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Juarez
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Juarez; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Juarez residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
196 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Juarez
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Juarez is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, Juarez had a population of 642. Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Las Palmas-Juarez CDP. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 40 ft
Questions about Juarez
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Juarez, TX a good place to live?
Juarez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.