Laredo Ranchettes is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...

(CDP) in

Webb County Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 267,114. Its county seat is Laredo. The county was named after James Webb (1792–1856), who served as secretary of the treasury, secreta ...

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2 ...

, United States. The population was 22 at the 2010 census.

Geography

Laredo Ranchettes is located at (27.491169, -99.359960). According to the

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in 2000, the CDP has a total area of 24.2 square miles (62.7 km²), of which, 24.1 square miles (62.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.45%) is water. This CDP lost area in the changes in

prior to the 2010 census. Its total area was reduced to , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2010 there were 22 people, in the census of 2000 there were 1,845 people, 463 households, and 405 families residing in the CDP. The

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was 76.6 people per square mile (29.6/km²). There were 611 housing units at an average density of 25.4/sq mi (9.8/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.66%

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, 0.54%

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, 0.60% Native American, 10.51% from

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, and 3.69% from two or more races.

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people of any race were 96.37% of the population. There were 463 households, out of which 60.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.1% were

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living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.5% were non-families. 10.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.98 and the average family size was 4.34. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 42.4% under the age of 18, 12.5% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 14.0% from 45 to 64, and 5.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.7 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $18,029, and the median income for a family was $19,087. Males had a median income of $18,571 versus $14,219 for females. The

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for the CDP was $13,194. About 44.6% of families and 47.6% of the population were below the

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, including 48.9% of those under age 18 and 24.6% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Residents are in the

United Independent School District United Independent School District is a school district headquartered in Laredo, Texas. History The district was created in 1961 via the consolidation of the former Cactus, Johnson, and Nye school districts. The "Big Three" involved in the est ...

. Zoned schools include: Freedom Elementary School, Raul Perales Middle School, and

United South High School United South High School is a high school located in the southern portion of Laredo, Texas and is a part of the United Independent School District. It consists of over 40 school organizations, and is home to mostly students with a Hispanic ethni ...

. The designated community college for Webb County is

Laredo Community College Laredo College (LC) is a public community college in Laredo, Texas. Founded as Laredo Junior College in 1947, it is part of the Laredo Independent School District. As defined by the Texas Legislature, the official service area of LC includes the ...

.Texas Education Code Sec. 130.185. LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
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References

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