OlmitoTX
A town of 887.
Is Olmito a good place to live?
67% of residents live below the poverty line in Olmito, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Among 643 Texas towns, just 7 have a higher January low than Olmito. Olmito has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Olmito has shrunk 16% from 2010 to 2020
1,210 counted in 2010 and 1,021 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Olmito: who provides what
Olmito 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 Olmito.
The schools Olmito’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Los Fresnos CISD runs its public schools. 444 students attend Olmito’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villareal ElLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 444 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts
About half of Olmito’s working residents commute to Brownsville
Jobs in Olmito grew by 36 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 43. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town’s typical journey to work is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Brownsville (45%), Harlingen (8%) and McAllen (6%).
| Olmito | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Olmito, mostly hurricanes
Federal disaster aid has reached households in Olmito after 8 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 78% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 47% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 28% to inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mild winters and hot summers in Olmito
Olmito’s midsummer high is 95°F, near the Texas town median (95°F) and above the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Olmito’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
26% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Olmito. Against the Texas average, Olmito comes out ahead on 12 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 2.
| Olmito | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 18% | 8.1% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 18% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 22% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Olmito | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 12.5% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 3.5% | 5.7% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.3% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Starbase and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Olmito. Close and well known come first.
Big draw22 mi Park & preserveStarbase
8 mi Zoo & aquariumGladys Porter Zoo
10 mi LandmarkFort Brown
4 mi National Historical ParkPalo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park169K visitors a year
39 mi National SeashorePadre Island National Seashore573K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Starbase: Jared Krahn, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gladys Porter Zoo: Jc161991, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Brown: Pi3.124, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Park: Schmorleitz, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Padre Island National Seashore: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain
Everything we know about Olmito
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Olmito
About 2 of every 100 Olmito residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
887 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Olmito
Census-designated place in Texas, United States
Olmito is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. Olmito is Spanish for "little elm". The population was 1,021 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Brownsville–Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area. Olmito is the self-described "mesquite capital of the world."
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- ZIP code
- 78575
- Area code
- 956
Questions about Olmito
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Olmito, TX a good place to live?
Olmito has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.