Starr County, Texas
11 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 66,067
- Median household income
- $37,639
- ±4,431
- Unemployed
- 10.4%
- 2,793 of 26,751 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 78.6%
- 15,052 of 19,157 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Starr | 66,049 (2021) | 100 N Fm 3167, Rio Grande City | — |
Cities, towns and villages 4
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr County Memorial Hospital District | Hospitals | Po Box 78, Rio Grande City | Website |
| Roma Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 1002, Roma | — |
| Starr County Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 1988 Charco Blanco Rd, Rio Grande City | — |
| Starr County Gcd | Other multi-function districts | 200 E 2nd St, Rio Grande City | — |
| Rainbow Lines Transit | Public mass transit utility | Po Box 98, Rio Grande City | — |
| Starr County Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 708 W Main St, Rio Grande City | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
RIO GRANDE CITY GRULLA ISD
School district15 schools
1 S FORT RINGGOLD, Rio Grande City, TX, 78582
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
ROMA ISD
School district10 schools
608 N GARCIA ST, Roma, TX, 78584
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
SAN ISIDRO ISD
School district2 schools
5175 FM 1017, San Isidro, TX, 78588
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Grow'n Growers Farmers Market (509 E. Earling Rd. San Juan) · The Market At Alhambra (519 S 17Th St McAllen) · Grow'n Growers Farmers Market (5525 Doctors Dr. Edinburg) · and 1 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.