Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas

This article is about the census-designated place. For the air force base, see Laughlin Air Force Base.

Laughlin AFB CDP
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 29°21′25″N100°46′58″W / 29.35694°N 100.78278°W / 29.35694; -100.78278
Country	United States
State	Texas
County	Val Verde
Elevation [1]	1,070 ft (330 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,673
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	2408586 [1]

Laughlin Force Base CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) covering the permanent residential population of the Laughlin Air Force Base in Val Verde County, Texas, United States. It first appeared as a CDP in 1990 census. ^[2] Per the 2020 census, the population was 1,673. ^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1990	2,556		—
2000	2,225		−12.9%
2010	1,569		−29.5%
2020	1,673		6.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 1990 [2] 2000 [5] 2010 [6] 2020 [7]

2020 census

Laughlin AFB CDP, Texas – Racial and Ethnic Composition'
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity	Pop 1990 [2]	Pop 2000 [5]	Pop 2010 [6]	Pop 2020 [7]	% 1990	% 2000	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	1,790	1,581	1,178	1,183	70.03%	71.06%	75.08%	70.71%
Black or African American alone (NH)	286	236	112	107	11.19%	10.61%	7.14%	6.40%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	16	5	8	2	0.63%	0.22%	0.51%	0.12%
Asian alone (NH)	97	61	40	63	3.79%	2.74%	2.55%	3.77%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	x	1	5	5	x	0.04%	0.32%	0.30%
Some Other Race alone (NH)	2	12	0	5	0.08%	0.54%	0.00%	0.30%
Mixed race/Multi-racial (NH)	x	55	54	55	x	2.47%	3.44%	3.29%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	365	274	172	253	14.28%	12.31%	10.96%	15.12%
Total	2,556	2,225	1,569	1,673	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%

2010 Census

As of the census ^[8] of 2010, there were 1,569 people, 651 households, and 570 families residing on the base. The population density was 377.6 people per square mile (145.8 people/km²). There were 664 housing units at an average density of 112.7 per square mile (43.5/km²). The racial makeup of the base was 78.4% White, 15.7% African American, 0.3% Native American, 2.7% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 4.5% from other races, and 3.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.3% of the population.

There were 651 households, out of which 56.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 82.8% were married couples living together, 3.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.3% were non-families. 6.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.18.

On the base the population was spread out, with 30.6% under the age of 18, 23.6% from 18 to 24, 42.7% from 25 to 44, 2.5% from 45 to 64, and 0.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 130.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 136.4 males.

The median income for a household on the base was $38,625, and the median income for a family was $38,625. Males had a median income of $26,938 versus $19,643 for females. The per capita income for the base was $15,121. About 3.1% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Education

It is in the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District. ^[9]

The whole county is served by Southwest Texas Junior College according to the Texas Education Code. ^[10]

References

1. "Laughlin Air Force Base Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "1990 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Texas" (PDF). United States Census Bureau .
3. "Laughlin AFB CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2022.
4. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades". US Census Bureau.
5. "P004 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – Lackland AFB CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
6. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Laughlin AFB CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
7. "P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Laughlin AFB CDP, Texas". United States Census Bureau .
8. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
9. "2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Val Verde County, TX" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved July 3, 2022.
10. Texas Education Code: Sec. 130.200. SOUTHWEST TEXAS JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.