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Willacy County

20,027Population
-0.7 %Change since 2020
-229Net migration
5.6 %Unemployment rate

Facts

Population
20,027 (2024)
Change since 2020
-0.7 %
Net migration
-229 (2023)
Unemployment rate
5.6 % (2025)
State
Texas
Population base, April 2020
20,162 (2020)
Births
234 (2023)
Births per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.7
Deaths
231 (2023)
Deaths per 1,000 residents, 2023
11.5
Natural change, 2023
3
International migration
16 (2023)
Domestic migration
-245 (2023)
Net migration per 1,000, 2023
-11.4
Postal code
TX
FIPS code
48489

Sources: US Census Bureau — Population Estimates, Bureau of Labor Statistics — LAUS

Unemployment rate, annual average

199020255.616.8
PeriodValue
20255.6 %
20245.4 %
20236.0 %
20226.3 %
20217.8 %
20209.4 %
20196.4 %
20187.8 %
20178.7 %
20169.7 %
201513.1 %
201412.5 %

Population estimates, 2020–2024

2020202420K20.1K
PeriodValue
202420,027
202320,003
202220,231
202120,292
202020,141