La MinitaTX
337 people call this town in Texas home.
Is La Minita a good place to live?
La Minita’s middle household income is $203,000, above both Texas’ towns ($69,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 4 of the 643 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than La Minita. La Minita has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
337 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to La Minita: who provides what
La Minita is unincorporated, so Starr 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 La Minita.
More middle-aged adults than Texas overall
A bachelor’s degree or higher is held by 30% of adults 25 and older, vs 34% across Texas. Adults 35 to 64 are 50% of residents (38% statewide); children under 18 are 17% of residents (25% statewide).
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 0% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of La Minita’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±63.8 points. Across Texas, 50.1% of residents are women.
| La Minita | TX | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 13.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 17.2% | 11.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 26.7% | 9.7% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.5% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 14.1% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 43% | 12.3% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.4% | 11.1% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 5.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 0% | 5.2% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.1% | 14% | 10.4% |
| High school | 13.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 46.6% | 20.1% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 7.7% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 30.2% | 21.5% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 0% | 12.3% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
La Minita stands out in Texas and nationally, with a typical July afternoon hotter than most
Expect warm winters and hot summers in La Minita, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 99°, January nights drop to 48° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
La Minita has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from cold waves
FEMA puts 63% of La Minita’s expected hazard losses down to cold waves, and 22% to inland flooding. Its FEMA risk score is 39 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, more of La Minita’s adults have diabetes
72% of adults had a checkup this year in La Minita. Of 31 CDC measures, La Minita beats the Texas average on 4 and trails it on 15.
| La Minita | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 24% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 13% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| What stands out | La Minita | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.1% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 40.2% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about La Minita
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of La Minita; the nearest are
College town 27 of every 100 La Minita residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
Questions about La Minita
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Minita, TX a good place to live?
La Minita has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.