Businesses in Laredo

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Laredo

Industry Description	Number of Establishments	Average Age of Business
Clothing stores	64	30 years
Shopping	22	—
Restaurants	19	38 years
Beauty aids	19	23 years
Jewelers and watches	18	33 years
Shoe stores	17	27 years
Electronics stores	12	26 years
Finance other	10	—
Gifts, cards and party supplies	8	—
Women's clothing	7	—
Public administration	7	—
Public parks	6	—
Shopping other	5	—

Laredo Facts

Area	241.7 km²
Population	303,415
Male Population	146,880 (48.4%)
Female Population	156,535 (51.6%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+127.6%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+65.5%
Median Age	28 years (Male: 26.5, Female: 29.5)
GDP per capita (PPP)	$55,811 (2022)
Neighborhoods	LA X, 1 de Mayo, Col. Centro, Alfonso Gutiérrez
Local Time
Timezone	Central Standard Time
Lat & Lng	27.53333, -99.50000

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Laredo Population

Years 1975 to 2030

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020	2025*	2030*
Population	133,339	173,543	183,303	266,413	303,415	320,565	329,455
Population Density	551.7 / km²	718 / km²	758.4 / km²	1,102.3 / km²	1,255.4 / km²	1,326.4 / km²	1,363.1 / km²

* Projected

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laredo Population change from 2000 to 2020

Increase of 65.5% from year 2000 to 2020

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Laredo	+127.6%	+74.8%	+65.5%
Tamaulipas	—	—	—
Mexico	—	—	—

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laredo Median Age

Median Age: 28 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Laredo	28 yrs	29.5 yrs	26.5 yrs
Tamaulipas	27.2 yrs	27.8 yrs	26.5 yrs
Mexico	26.2 yrs	27 yrs	25.3 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Laredo Population Density

Population Density: 1,255 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Laredo	303,415	241.7 km²	1,255 / km²
Tamaulipas	3.6 million	80,249.3 km²	45.2 / km²
Mexico	126.8 million	1,965,208 km²	64.5 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Laredo Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 1880 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Postal Codes

Percentage of businesses by Postal Codes in Laredo

Price Distribution

Business distribution by price for Laredo

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Laredo Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)

Data	1990	1995	2000	2005	2010	2015	2020	2022
GDP per capita	$47,470	$56,344	$49,978	$64,998	$56,999	$57,961	$53,260	$55,811
Total GDP	$5.9B	$8.2B	$8.5B	$12.5B	$12.4B	$14.2B	$14.4B	$15.4B

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Kosonen, M. & Masoumzadeh Sayyar, S. Downscaled gridded global dataset for gross domestic product (GDP) per capita PPP over 1990–2022. Sci Data 12, 178 (2025) doi:10.1038/s41597-025-04487-x

Laredo CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Laredo	3,684,737 tn	12.14 tn	15,245.9 tons/km²
Tamaulipas	14,977,509 tn	4.13 tn	186.6 tons/km²
Mexico	496,865,013 tn	3.92 tn	252.8 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Laredo CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	3,684,737 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	12.14 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	15,245.9 tons/km²

Natural Hazards Risk

Relative risk out of 10

Hazard	Risk Level
Drought	High (7.1)
Flood	High (9)

* Risk, particularly concerning flood or landslide, may not be for the entire area.

Sources:

Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman. 2005. Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. https://doi.org/10.1596/0-8213-5930-4.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and International Research Institute for Climate and Society - IRI - Columbia University. 2005. Global Drought Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4VX0DFT.
Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2005. Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4668B3D.

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