Laredo, TX

1950‑1959:		Laredo, TX SMA
1959‑1983:		Laredo, TX SMSA
1983‑2003:		Laredo, TX MSA
2003‑2006:		Laredo, TX Metro Area

Components

Population


Component	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005


Webb County, TX	56,141	64,791	72,859	99,258	133,239	193,117	224,874



Total	56,141	64,791	72,859	99,258	133,239	193,117	224,874
Percent Change	-	15.4%	12.5%	36.2%	34.2%	44.9%	16.4%



Total (as currently defined)	56,141	64,791	72,859	99,258	133,239	193,117	224,874
Percent Change	-	15.4%	12.5%	36.2%	34.2%	44.9%	16.4%

Timeline

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Component

Webb County, TX

In this area

In another area

Principal/Central Cities

Population


City	1950		1960		1970		1980		1990		2000		2005


Laredo, TX	51,910	*	60,678	*	69,024	*	91,449	*	122,899	*	176,576	*	208,754	*



Total	51,910		60,678		69,024		91,449		122,899		176,576		208,754
Metro	56,141		64,791		72,859		99,258		133,239		193,117		224,874
Percent	92.5%		93.7%		94.7%		92.1%		92.2%		91.4%		92.8%

Timeline

Principal or central city of this metro area

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City

Laredo, TX

Urban/Rural Population



1950				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			51,910	92.5%
		UA Population		0	0.0%
	Rural Population			4,231	7.5%

	Inside Central Cities			51,910	92.5%
	Outside Central Cities			4,231	7.5%

	Total Metro Area Population			56,141	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	none


	population figures are from the 1950 census, metro areas as defined Mar 1952




1960				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			60,678	93.7%
		UA Population		60,678	93.7%
	Rural Population			4,113	6.3%

	Inside Central Cities			60,678	93.7%
	Outside Central Cities			4,113	6.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			64,791	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Laredo, TX		60,678	60,678	100.0%

	Total			60,678


	population figures are from the 1960 census, metro areas as defined Oct 1963




1970				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			70,197	96.3%
		UA Population		70,197	96.3%
	Rural Population			2,662	3.7%

	Inside Central Cities			69,024	94.7%
	Outside Central Cities			3,835	5.3%

	Total Metro Area Population			72,859	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Laredo, TX		70,197	70,197	100.0%

	Total			70,197


	population figures are from the 1970 census, metro areas as defined Apr 1973




1980				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			94,961	95.7%
		UA Population		94,961	95.7%
	Rural Population			4,297	4.3%

	Inside Central Cities			91,449	92.1%
	Outside Central Cities			7,809	7.9%

	Total Metro Area Population			99,258	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Laredo, TX		94,961	94,961	100.0%

	Total			94,961


	population figures are from the 1980 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1983




1990				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			123,651	92.8%
		UA Population		123,651	92.8%
	Rural Population			9,588	7.2%

	Inside Central Cities			122,899	92.2%
	Outside Central Cities			10,340	7.8%

	Total Metro Area Population			133,239	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Laredo, TX		123,651	123,651	100.0%

	Total			123,651


	population figures are from the 1990 census, metro areas as defined Jun 1993




2000				Population in Metro Area	Percent of Total Metro Area Population

	Urban Population			184,687	95.6%
		UA Population		175,586	90.9%
	Rural Population			8,430	4.4%

	Inside Principal Cities			176,576	91.4%
	Outside Principal Cities			16,541	8.6%

	Total Metro Area Population			193,117	100.0%


	Urbanized Area		Total UA Population	UA Population in Metro Area	Percent of UA in Metro Area

	Laredo, TX		175,586	175,586	100.0%

	Total			175,586


	population figures are from the 2000 census, metro areas as defined Jun 2003

Component Change History




Apr 1950



-		New SMA: Laredo, TX SMA
-		Webb County, TX included as original SMA component
-		Laredo, TX designated as original central city of new SMA

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