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La Tina RanchTX

Home to 405 people, this town lies in Texas.

Is La Tina Ranch a good place to live?

38% of residents live below the poverty line in La Tina Ranch, against 12% in Texas’ towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 643 Texas towns, just 4 have a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than La Tina Ranch. La Tina Ranch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

405 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Arroyo GardensArroyo GardensLa Tina Ranch
Getting set up

Moving to La Tina Ranch: who provides what

La Tina Ranch is unincorporated, so Cameron County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerMagic Valley Electric Coop10.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEast Rio Hondo WSCNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesCameron CountyCameron County provides services here
SchoolsLos Fresnos Consolidated Independent School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteIn personTexas has no online registration; you can register in person until 30 days before Election Day or by mail (postmarked 30 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereCameron County Early Voting ClerkCameron County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2023
ZIP code7858378583 100%Census 2020

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 Tina Ranch.

Work & commute

Most of La Tina Ranch’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.1 jobs for each of them

The middle household income in La Tina Ranch is $39,000. The top destinations are Harlingen (20%), Brownsville (17%) and Los Fresnos (7%). Half of commuters travel less than 18 miles.

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In La Tina Ranch0%
Harlingen20%
Brownsville17%
Los Fresnos7%
Houston5%
18 mi
median commute distance
13
jobs based in La Tina Ranch
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in La Tina Ranch is hurricanes, at a high overall level

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 72% of U.S. communities.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesCold wavesInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

95°summer high

Typical low → high °F

Winter53–73°
Spring66–84°
Summer76–94°
Fall66–85°
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
95°
typical summer high

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A smaller share of adults have been diagnosed with depression in La Tina Ranch than in most of Texas or the rest of the country

Among adults in La Tina Ranch, 26% say their health is fair or poor. CDC measures, 31 in all: La Tina Ranch beats Texas on 5 and trails on 9. In La Tina Ranch, 71% of adults had a checkup this year, and 26% worry about having enough food.

La Tina RanchTexas townsU.S. towns
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)32%18%8.1%
Depression (CDC PLACES)18%22%23%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%74%79%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)26%20%14%
31 measures vs. Texas
5 better17 too close to call9 worse
What stands outLa Tina RanchTX
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.2%6.1%
Fewer adults with COPD4.4%5.7%
More uninsured adults31.8%19.1%
VHS Harlingen Hospital Company
12 mi away · emergency room
2 of 3
care shortages: dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about La Tina Ranch

14pages on La Tina Ranch
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of La Tina Ranch; the nearest are

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave La Tina Ranch for work

Where La Tina Ranch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

20% → Harlingen Harlingen 20% 17% → Brownsville Brownsville 17% 7% → Los Fresnos Los Fresnos 7% 5% → Houston Houston 5% 4% → Rio Hondo Rio Hondo 4% 4% → San Benito San Benito 4% La Tina Ranch · 0% stay
13jobs based in La Tina Ranch
0%of working residents work in town
18 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About La Tina Ranch

Census-designated place in Texas, United States

La Tina Ranch is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, La Tina Ranch had a population of 687. Prior to the 2010 census, the community was part of the Arroyo Gardens-La Tina Ranch CDP. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. The first population estimates were available in 1976, when the community had 61 dwellings and 319 residents. At that time, the area had no public water supply.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
7.1 sq mi
Elevation
23 ft

Questions about La Tina Ranch

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is La Tina Ranch, TX a good place to live?

La Tina Ranch has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.