The Laredo metropolitan area is the 178th-largest United States metropolitan area and covers all of Webb county, with a population of 250,304. It is also a part of the Laredo-Nuevo Laredo Metropolitan Area with an estimate population of 689,022 in 2020.

Communities

Cities El Cenizo Laredo (county seat) Rio Bravo

Census-designated places

Aguilares Bonanza Hills Botines Bruni Colorado Acres Four Points Hillside Acres La Coma La Moca Ranch Colonia La Presa Laredo Ranchettes Laredo Ranchettes West Larga Vista Las Haciendas Las Pilas Los Altos Los Arcos Los Centenarios Los Corralitos Los Fresnos Los Huisaches Los Minerales Los Nopalitos Los Veteranos I Los Veteranos II Mirando City Oilton Pueblo East Pueblo Nuevo Ranchitos East Ranchitos Las Lomas Ranchos Penitas West San Carlos I San Carlos II Sunset Acres Tanquecitos South Acres Tanquecitos South Acres II Valle Verde

Additional unincorporated communities Source: Webb County Planning and Physical Development Department

Antonio Santos Colonia Cactus Callaghan D-5 Acres Colonia Darwin Del Mar East Fort McIntosh Gate Acres Colonia Islitas Las Blancas Colonia Las Tiendas Los Ojuelos Minera Nye Old Milwaukee East Old Milwaukee West One River Place Colonia Orvil Palafox Pescadito Ranchitos los Mesquites Colonia Regency Village Colonia Rodriguez Addition Colonia San Pablo San Ramon Santo Tomás Village East Colonia Webb

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.4%) is water.

Major highways Interstate 35 Interstate 69W (Under construction) U.S. Highway 59 U.S. Highway 83 State Highway 44 State Highway 255 State Highway 359

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 193,117 people, 50,740 households, and 43,433 families residing in the county. The county gained 57,000 additional residents between 2000 and 2010. The population density was . There were 55,206 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the county was 82.16% White, 0.37% Black or African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 14.00% from other races, and 2.54% from two or more races. 94.28% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 50,740 households, out of which 53.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.60% were married couples living together, 18.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.40% were non-families. 12.40% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.75 and the average family size was 4.10.

In the county, the age distribution of the population shows 36.20% under the age of 18, 11.40% from 18 to 24, 29.30% from 25 to 44, 15.60% from 45 to 64, and 7.60% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $28,100, and the median income for a family was $29,394. Males had a median income of $23,618 versus $19,018 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,759. About 26.70% of families and 31.20% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.40% of those under age 18 and 26.90% of those age 65 or over.

Laredo top employers

Employer Category Employees United Independent School District Education 6,179 Laredo Independent School District Education 4,500 City of Laredo Government 2,371 Laredo Sector Border Patrol Immigration 2,000 H-E-B Grocery 1,626 Webb County Government 1,500 Laredo Medical Center Health care 1,300 Texas A&M International University Education 1,215 McDonald's Food 1,200 Walmart Retail 937 Convergys Call Center 860 Doctors Hospital Health Care 811 International Bank of Commerce Financial Services 661 Stripes Convenience Stores Retail/Convenience 337 Laredo Energy Arena Entertainment 293Securitas Security Services USA Private Security 285

Colleges and universities Laredo is home to Laredo Community College and Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio has a campus in Laredo.

The Laredo Community College is a two-campus institution which offers two-year Associate's degrees. The main campus is located at the western end of downtown Laredo near the Rio Grande, on the site of the former Fort McIntosh. This fort played a major role in the development of Laredo, as it served to protect the community from Indian raids in its early history. Several of the old buildings at the fort were converted into classrooms, but after renovation programs nearly all of the campus structures are now modern. The smaller, newer second campus, Laredo Community College South Campus, is located in south Laredo along U. S. Route 83.

The Texas A&M International University is a 4/6-year university that offers bachelor's and master's degrees. On April 22, 2004, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in Austin, Texas provided its approval for Texas A&M International University to grant its first PhD in International Business Administration. TAMIU's College of Business Administration has been named an outstanding business school in The Princeton Review's "Best 282 Business Schools", 2007 Edition, and ranked third in the nation for the category: "Greatest Opportunity for Minority Students." The university's campus is located in Northeast Laredo along Loop 20. The university was once an extension of Texas A&I-Kingsville and later the former Laredo State University. Prior to its current location along Bob Bullock Loop 20, the university was housed with the Laredo Community College downtown campus.

The University of Texas Health Science Center campus is located in East Laredo near U.S. Highway 59 and the Laredo Medical Center. The campus is an extension university from UTHSC in San Antonio, Texas. The university offers doctoral degrees in the medical and dental fields.

Media

Newspapers Name Frequency Language City Website Laredo Morning Times Daily English Laredo lmtonline.com LareDOS Monthly English Laredo laredosnews.com El Mañana Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo/Laredo elmanana.com.mx El Diario de Nuevo Laredo Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo diario.net Primera Hora Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo primerahora.com Última Hora Daily Spanish Nuevo Laredo ultimahora.com

Television According to Nielsen Media Research, the Laredo region (which includes Webb and Zapata counties) is ranked 185th market by population size in the United States. The first station to broadcast in Laredo was KGNS in 1956, followed by KVTV in 1973, then KJTB (now KLDO) in 1985.

Notably television networks missing from Laredo's airwaves are PBS and The CW. Laredo once had a full-power local The CW affiliate, KGNS-DT2, but on July 3, 2014, the affiliation switched to ABC. Prior to that KJTB channel 27, from January 1985 to October 1988 was Laredo's ABC affiliate. KJTB was later bought by Entravision and affiliated the station to Telemundo and changed its callsign to KLDO. Today KLDO is affiliated to Univision. Before KJTB, KGNS, an NBC affiliate had a secondary affiliation to ABC from its founding in 1956 through KJTB's founding in 1985. On November 6, 2013, KGNS reached an agreement to add the ABC affiliation. The ABC affiliate was to have been launched in February 2014 on KGNS's subchannel 8.2. But it was not until July 2014 when KGNS dropped The CW programming and added ABC programming.

In December 2014, all Nuevo Laredo stations must turn off analog television broadcasting and broadcast only digitally.

CH VC DT DTV Dish TWC Callsign Network Resolution City of license Official website Notes 2 2.1 17.1 99 XEFE Televisa local 480i Nuevo Laredo Last station to broadcast in digital 8.1 8.1 8 8 10 KGNS NBC HD 1080i Laredo pro8news.com 8.2 8.2 15 9 KGNS-DT2 ABC HD 720p Laredo kgns.tv 8.3 8.3 16 25 KGNS-DT3 Telemundo SD 480i Laredo telemundo.com 11 KLRN PBS Analog San Antonio klrn.org 10.1CP 10.1CP K10QK-DCP CarismaTV SD 480i Laredo feypoder.com Construction permit expires 7/2014 11 11.1 25.1 14 XHBR Canal de las Estrellas HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo televisa.com 13.20 51.2 XHLAT-TDT2 Dark SD 480i Nuevo Laredo ID: FVDld 14.3 14.3 KYLX-LD Testing HD 1080i Laredo 15.1 15.1 KLMV BVB SD 480i Laredo buenav.net 15.2 15.2 KLMV-LD2 Infomercials SD 480i Laredo 15.3 15.3 KLMV-LD3 Vida Vision SD 480i Laredo buenav.net 15.4 15.4 KLMV-LD4 Televida Laredo SD 480i Laredo buenav.net 19.3 19.3 KLDO-DT3 Dark SD 480i Laredo 21 21.1 50.1 98 XHLNA Azteca 13 HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca.com 21.2 50.2 XHLNA-TDT2 Proyecto 40 HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo proyecto40.com 27.1 19.1 27 27 78.1 KLDO Univision HD 1080i Laredo kldotv.com 27.2 19.2 KLDO-DT2 LATV SD 480i Laredo latv.com 31.1 31.1 77 KXOF-CD UniMás SD 480i Laredo ketftv.com 31.2 31.2 39 39 2.2 KXOF-CD2 Fox / MyNet HD 720p Laredo myfoxlaredo.com 33 33.1 51.1 XHLAT Azteca 7 HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo tvazteca.com 39.1 27.3 39 39 2.2 KETF-CD Fox HD 720p Laredo mylaredofox.com 39.2 27.4 KETF-CD2 MundoMax SD 480i Laredo mundofox.com 40.1CP 40.1CP K40NU-D Maranatha Church TV SD 480i Laredo Construction permit expires 10/2016 45 45.1 32.1 15 XHNAT Multimedios Plus SD 480i Nuevo Laredo multimedios.tv 45.2 32.2 XHNAT-TDT2 Milenio TV HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo milenio.tv 45.3 32.3 XHNAT-TDT3 Teleritmo SD 480i Nuevo Laredo multimedios.tv 57 57.1 38.1 XHLAR Televisa Regional HD 1080i Nuevo Laredo televisa.com CP: Construction permit

Radio According to Arbitron, the Laredo region (which includes Jim Hogg, Webb, and Zapata counties) is ranked 191st market by population size.

AM radio Frequency Callsign Brand City of License Website Webcast 530 WPMQ285 TxDOT HAR Laredo 790 XEFE La Mera Ley Nuevo Laredo 890 KVOZ Radio Cristiana Laredo lanuevaradiocristiana.com 960 XEK La Grande Nuevo Laredo xek.com 1000 XENLT Radio Formula Nuevo Laredo radioformula.com listen live 1090 XEWL La Romantica Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com listen live 1300 KLAR Radio Poder Laredo feypoder.com listen live 1340 XEBK Mega 95.7 Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com listen live 1370 XEGNK Radio Mexicana Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com listen live 1410 XEAS Ke Buena Nuevo Laredo kebuena.com listen live 1490 KLNT Super Tejano Laredo klnt1490.com listen live 1550 XENU La Rancherita Nuevo Laredo radiorama.com listen live 1610 WQA200 CBP Information Laredo

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