Laredo

About Laredo

Laredo (English pronunciation: /ləˈɹeɪdoʊ/ ; Spanish pronunciation: [laˈɾeðo] ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat and largest city of Webb County, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Founded in 1755, Laredo grew from a village to the capital of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the Mexican border. Laredo's economy is primarily based on international trade with Mexico, and as a major hub for three areas of transportation: land, rail, and air cargo. The city is on the southern end of I-35, which connects manufacturers in northern Mexico through Interstate 35 as a major route for trade throughout the U.S. It has four international bridges and two railway bridges.

According to the 2020 census, the city's population was 255,205, making it the 11th-most populous city in Texas and third-most populated U.S. city on the Mexican border, after San Diego, California, and El Paso, Texas. Its metropolitan area is the 178th-largest in the

U.S. and includes all of Webb County, with a population of 267,114. Laredo is also part of the cross-border Laredo-Nuevo Laredo metropolitan area with an estimated population of 636,516.

Laredo's Hispanic proportion of 95.15% is one of the highest proportion of Hispanic Americans of any city in the United States outside of Puerto Rico.

Texas A&M International University and Laredo College are in Laredo. Laredo International Airport is within the Laredo city limits, while the Quetzalcoatl International Airport is nearby in Nuevo Laredo on the Mexican side.

The biggest festival, Washington's Birthday Celebration, is held during the later part of January and the majority of February, attracting hundreds of thousands of tourists.

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Laredo weather: 7-day forecast

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Live webcams in Laredo

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Living in Laredo

Median household income

$63,915

Median home value

$193,500

Median rent

$1,030/mo

Median age

29.9

Map of Laredo

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Laredo, TX population

Laredo had 255,205 residents in the 2020 Census.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Decennial Census.

Laredo at a glance

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Gazetteer, ZCTA), USGS GNIS, Wikidata.

Towns near Laredo

• Los Corralitos7.0 mi NW
• Los Altos8.0 mi SE
• Tanquecitos South Acres II8.0 mi SE
• Tanquecitos South Acres8.3 mi SE
• San Carlos I8.6 mi SE
• Laredo Ranchettes West8.8 mi SE
• San Carlos II8.8 mi SE
• Ranchitos East8.9 mi SE
• Laredo Ranchettes9.3 mi SE
• Los Minerales10.3 mi NW
• Ranchos Penitas West10.5 mi NW
• La Presa11.6 mi S

Straight-line distance between town centers.

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