Starr County, TX elected officials: county commissioners, sheriff, school board and cities
Who holds every elected county, school board, city and special-district office in Starr County: 16 seats on 5 elected bodies. 12 seats were on the November 3, 2026 ballot; they update once the county certifies its results.
On the Nov 3, 2026 ballot: count not certified yet
How many local governments Starr County has
The Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments counts 15 local governments in Starr County. This page lists the ones whose offices are elected.
Kind of government
Census count (2022)
Listed on this page
County government
1
1
Cities, towns, villages and townships
4
0
School districts (school boards)
3
0
Special districts (elected boards)
7
1
Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units Listing (census.gov).
About these counts
The Census Bureau counts every independent local government once, in the county it assigns it to: the one it mostly serves or where it's based. A city or district that crosses county lines is counted in only one county, so it may be listed on this page but counted elsewhere, or the other way around. Many special districts, such as housing authorities, have appointed boards, and some places have more than one elected body, so the two columns measure different things. School systems run by a county, city or the state aren't counted as separate governments, though their boards may be listed here; in some states the Bureau counts community or state colleges as school districts. The counts are as of 2022.
Who lives in Starr County
66,067people
29.4median ageU.S.: 38.9
$37,639 household incomeU.S.: $80,734
33.5%below the U.S.: 12.5%
13.6%of adults 25+ with a bachelor's degreeU.S.: 35.7%
$95,100median home valueU.S.: $332,700
10.4%unemployed (of the labor force)U.S.: 5.2%
27.2%born outside the U.S.U.S.: 14.1%
2%of adults are veteransU.S.: 6.2%
28.9%U.S.: 8.4%
55.8%of renting households pay of income on rentU.S.: 51.1%
38.9%of homeowners with a mortgage pay of income on housing costsU.S.: 28.1%
Race and Hispanic origin: Hispanic or Latino 97.2% · White 2.3% · Black 0.4% · Asian 0.1% · Other or more than one race 0.1% (Hispanic or Latino people can be of any race; the other groups are non-Hispanic.)
Census Bureau, 2020–2024 5-year estimates (data.census.gov).
About these figures
The American Community Survey asks about 3.5 million households a year about who lives there, their work, income, schooling and housing. The 5-year estimates pool 2020–2024 answers so that every county and district has enough of them. They're estimates with a (larger for smaller places), and they're different from the once-a-decade census count. "Median" means half are above and half below. Household income is before taxes and includes everyone in the household. The unemployment share here is the survey's five-year average, so it differs from the monthly rate in the BLS jobs report. Race and Hispanic origin are as people describe themselves.
Health insurance means any coverage, private or public (such as Medicaid or Medicare), when people answered; the share is of everyone except people on active military duty and people living in institutions such as prisons and nursing homes. The housing shares are of renting households, and of homeowners with a mortgage, for whom the Census Bureau can compute them (households with no income, or renters who pay no cash rent, are left out). Rent here is gross rent, rent plus utilities; owner costs include the mortgage, property taxes, insurance, utilities and fees.
Jobs in Starr County
8.3%September 2026, preliminary. A year earlier: 9.8%. Texas: 4.3%.
23,239people employedSeptember 2026, preliminary. Counted where they live, not where they work.
25,335in the September 2026, preliminary.
Yearly average unemployment rate, 2016–2025.
Every month, last two years
Month
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
September 2026 (preliminary)
8.3%
2,096
23,239
25,335
August 2026
9.3%
2,402
23,302
25,704
July 2026
9.9%
2,529
22,994
25,523
June 2026
10.1%
2,578
22,981
25,559
May 2026
8.8%
2,276
23,571
25,847
April 2026
8.9%
2,301
23,546
25,847
March 2026
9.6%
2,507
23,586
26,093
February 2026
10.1%
2,650
23,642
26,292
January 2026
10.5%
2,754
23,442
26,196
December 2025
9.3%
2,433
23,593
26,026
November 2025
8.9%
2,344
24,087
26,431
October 2025
not collected (2025 federal shutdown)
September 2025
9.8%
2,512
23,128
25,640
August 2025
9.7%
2,512
23,305
25,817
July 2025
9.9%
2,535
22,943
25,478
June 2025
9.8%
2,488
22,836
25,324
May 2025
8.6%
2,182
23,234
25,416
April 2025
8.9%
2,285
23,491
25,776
March 2025
9.4%
2,439
23,428
25,867
February 2025
9.9%
2,555
23,171
25,726
January 2025
10.4%
2,685
23,115
25,800
December 2024
10.1%
2,567
22,938
25,505
November 2024
9.3%
2,387
23,288
25,675
October 2024
8.4%
2,134
23,182
25,316
Yearly averages
Year
Rate
Unemployed
Employed
Labor force
2025 (11 months)
9.5%
2,452
23,303
25,755
2024
9.5%
2,390
22,751
25,141
2023
9.2%
2,335
22,969
25,304
2022
10.7%
2,748
22,858
25,606
2021
15.2%
4,020
22,375
26,395
2020
17.1%
4,593
22,219
26,812
2019
9.7%
2,489
23,220
25,709
2018
10.0%
2,566
23,183
25,749
2017
11.6%
3,097
23,563
26,660
2016
13.1%
3,530
23,333
26,863
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, : BLS publishes county figures only that way, so they rise and fall with the seasons; compare a month with the same month a year earlier rather than with the month before. Texas's figure above is on the same basis; seasonally adjusted, as in BLS's monthly state release, it was 4.4% in September 2026. The latest month is preliminary and is revised the next month, and BLS revises earlier years each spring. People are counted where they live. October 2025 wasn't collected during the 2025 federal government shutdown, so 2025's yearly average covers 11 months.
Crime reported in Starr County
243.6 per 100,0002025. Texas: 344.9.
867.8 per 100,0002025. Texas: 1,786.0.
11murders2025, 162 violent crimes in all.
Earlier years
Year
Violent
Rate
Property
Rate
2025
162
243.6
577
867.8
2024
200
300.0
576
863.9
2023
134
203.7
589
895.4
2022
112
168.0
498
747.1
2021
106
165.8
492
769.4
2020
133
205.2
671
1,035.3
2019
124
192.1
615
952.7
2018
149
230.1
444
685.6
2017
144
223.0
626
969.6
2016
155
241.7
686
1,069.5
By police agency (4)
Agency
Year
Violent
Property
People served
Starr County Sheriff's Office
2025
108
206
38,019
Rio Grande City Police Department
2025
26
258
15,573
Roma Police Department
2025
23
104
11,660
La Grulla Police Department
2025
5
9
1,237
Crimes to the county's city and county police agencies (FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, Return A), per 100,000 people they serve. Years with incomplete reporting are left out. Crime in Texas · the U.S.
Police staffing
1.77 per 1,000 residents2025, 4 agencies serving 66,489 people.
118sworn officers2025, full-time, as of October 31.
88civilian staff2025, full-time.
Agencies counted (4), 2025
Agency
Officers
Civilians
People served
Starr County Sheriff's Office
49
66
38,019
Rio Grande City Police Department
32
11
15,573
Roma Police Department
31
9
11,660
La Grulla Police Department
6
2
1,237
Earlier years
Year
Officers
Per 1,000
Civilians
Agencies
2025
118
1.77
88
4
2024
119
1.78
91
4
2023
115
1.75
96
4
2022
105
1.58
91
4
2021
107
1.67
87
4
2020
116
1.79
86
4
2016
110
1.71
81
4
Full-time employees of the county's city police departments and sheriff's office, as each reported them to the FBI (Uniform Crime Reporting, Law Enforcement Employees), per 1,000 people in the areas those agencies serve (the FBI's population figures). A year is shown only when every one of these agencies sent a count; a count under half or over double the agency's own counts in nearby years is treated as not sent. Towns policed under contract by another agency are counted through that agency. State police, campus and other agencies aren't included. Sheriffs' offices often also run the county jail and courthouse security, so their staff counts include those jobs.
Quick answers
Who is the Starr County County Attorney?
Victor Canales, Jr is the County Attorney of Starr County, Texas.
Who is the Starr County District Clerk?
Orlando Velasquez is the District Clerk of Starr County, Texas. The seat was on the November 3, 2026 ballot; the count isn't certified yet.
Who is the Starr County Tax Assessor-Collector?
Mari Ameida Salinas is the Tax Assessor-Collector of Starr County, Texas.
Who are the Starr County commissioners?
Eloy Vera (County Judge); Jose Francisco "Kiko" Perez (Precinct 1); Raul Peña, III (Precinct 2); Eleazar Velasquez (Precinct 3); Hernan Garza (Precinct 4).
What is the population of Starr County?
About 66,067 people, with a median age of 29.4; the median household income is $37,639 and 33.5% live below the poverty line (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates).
What is the unemployment rate in Starr County?
8.3% in September 2026 (preliminary): 2,096 people unemployed in a labor force of 25,335, against 9.8% a year earlier (Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics, not seasonally adjusted).
How many local governments are there in Starr County?
15 in the Census Bureau's 2022 Census of Governments: 1 county, 4 municipal, 3 school district and 7 special district governments.
Officeholders as of November 6, 2026, from the Office of Court Administration's directory of trial courts by county (May 2026), the Texas Secretary of State's county officer lists, the Comptroller's county directory and each county's own website (commissioners); officials appointed since those lists were updated may differ; each name links to its source. Officials change between elections (appointments, resignations), and the body's own website is the authority. Party is shown only for offices elected on a partisan ballot.
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