Los AlvarezTX
In Texas, this town has 245 residents.
Is Los Alvarez a good place to live?
87% of residents live below the poverty line in Los Alvarez, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 643 Texas towns we compare, none has a lower middle household income than Los Alvarez. Los Alvarez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
245 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Los Alvarez: who provides what
Los Alvarez 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 Los Alvarez.
Most people working in Los Alvarez commute elsewhere
For half of commuters, work is under 43 miles away. The top destinations are Rio Grande City (26%), Roma (10%) and McAllen (9%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a low hazard risk in Los Alvarez: cold waves
Los Alvarez’s risk rating from FEMA is recorded as 23 of 100. Expected losses in Los Alvarez break down as 69% from cold waves and 18% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Los Alvarez stands out in Texas and nationally, with a typical July afternoon hotter than most
Summers in Los Alvarez are hot, and winters warm, 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
A smaller share of adults had a checkup this year in Los Alvarez than in most of Texas or the rest of the country
Among adults in Los Alvarez, 33% have high blood pressure. This Texas town beats the Texas average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 19. In Los Alvarez, 46% of adults get no exercise outside work, and 38% worry about having enough food.
| Los Alvarez | Typical Texas town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 24% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 30% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 20% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 74% | 79% |
| What stands out | Los Alvarez | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 46.4% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Los Alvarez
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Los Alvarez; the nearest are
College town 25 of every 100 Los Alvarez residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Los Alvarez for work
Where Los Alvarez’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Los Alvarez
CDP in Texas, United States
Los Alvarez is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Los Alvarez had a population of 247.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 197 ft
Questions about Los Alvarez
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Los Alvarez, TX a good place to live?
Los Alvarez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.