Cameron County, Texas property records

Housing and market context: Cameron County, Texas

2020–2024 ACS five-year estimates · County geography · U.S. Census Bureau ACS source

Population estimate

426,120

Median household income

$52,601

Median owner-occupied home value

$136,500

Median monthly gross rent

$912

Owner-occupied share

65.2%

Renter-occupied share

34.8%

Vacant housing share

13.3%

Tenure shares describe occupied housing; vacancy includes all housing units. Use this local housing mix to frame rental demand and carrying-cost questions, then compare the specific property with nearby homes. The ACS home-value median is a survey estimate for owner-occupied homes, not a current median sale price or a valuation of any property on this list.

Local labor benchmarks

Brownsville-Harlingen, TX · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS source

• Construction and extraction (SOC 47-0000): $21.07/hour · U.S. mean $31.42/hour.
• Installation, maintenance and repair (SOC 49-0000): $23.26/hour · U.S. mean $30.44/hour.

These area employee mean wages help compare labor conditions. Contractor prices also include materials, benefits, overhead and profit; these figures are not repair bids.

Repair and holding-cost seasonality

PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP, TX US · NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals · NOAA station (26.1658, -97.3458) · Station in the covered county area; 15.0 km from the covered-area reference point. · NOAA climate normals source

September averaged 5.26 inches of precipitation; August averaged a daily high of 93.4°F. Allow for weather delays on roof and exterior work, and heating or cooling while a home is held. These 1991–2020 station normals are not a forecast or a countywide parcel-risk assessment.

Market statistics describe their stated geography and survey period. Published-list counts and filing dates describe the selected records separately.