Arroyo Colorado Estates is a

census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), 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 counte ...

(CDP) in Cameron County, in the

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. The population was 997 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Brownsville– Harlingen Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

The town was established in the 1980s.

Geography

Arroyo Colorado Estates is located at . According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

Arroyo Colorado Estates first appeared as a

prior to the 2000 U.S. Census.

2020 census

As of the

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of 2000, there were 755 people, 177 households, and 167 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 200 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.15%

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, 0.40%

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, and 1.46% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 96.56% of the population. There were 177 households, out of which 60.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were

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living together, 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 5.6% were non-families. 4.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.27 and the average family size was 4.34. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 39.6% under the age of 18, 15.1% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 14.8% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 22 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.0 males. The

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for a household in the CDP was $22,069, and the median income for a family was $22,284. Males had a median income of $19,423 versus $20,000 for females. The

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for the CDP was $5,971. About 28.5% of families and 27.6% of the population were below the

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, including 41.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

The community is served by the

Rio Hondo Independent School District Rio Hondo Independent School District is a public school district based in Rio Hondo, Texas, United States. In addition to Rio Hondo, the district serves the communities of Arroyo Colorado Estates, Lozano, and Villa del Sol. In 2009, the sch ...

. In addition,

South Texas Independent School District South Texas Independent School District (STISD) is a magnet school district headquartered in Mercedes, Texas ( USA). STISD operates magnet schools that draw students from three counties: Cameron, Hidalgo and Willacy. STISD covers an area o ...

operates magnet schools that serve the community.

References

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