Del Mar Heights, Texas

Del Mar Heights, Texas
FIPS code		48-19714[1]
GNIS feature ID	1852697[2]

Del Mar Heights is a

.

Geography

Del Mar Heights is located near the center of Cameron County, 16 miles (26 km) by road north of the center of Brownsville and 3 miles (5 km) east of Los Fresnos.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.45 square miles (1.17 km²), all land.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2000	259		—
2010	113		−56.4%
2020	78		−31.0%
US Decennial Census[4] 2020 Census[5]

As of the

of any race were 96.53% of the population.

There were 61 households, out of which 63.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 27.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.5% were non-families. 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 4.25 and the average family size was 4.63.

In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 45.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 10.0% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 20 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.5 males.

The

, including 81.2% of those under the age of 18 and none of those 65 or over.

Education

Del Mar Heights is served by the Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District.

In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community.

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