How the city has changed over 35 years: how many people live here, how many police officers there are, how much crime gets reported, and how much money comes in. Every figure comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, or the Texas Comptroller — and links to its source. Summaries are AI-generated from those verified figures: check them against the sources.
Rio Grande City’s population was 10,670 in 1990. It grew to 15,451 by 2025. The official change from 1990 to 2025 is +4,781, which the data notes as +45%. The highest year recorded is 2024 with 15,467 residents. The lowest year recorded is 1990 with 10,670 residents.
1990In 1990 the city had 10,670 residents, the lowest figure in the record.
1994In 1994 the population reached 13,039.
2020In 2020 the count was 15,290.
20242024 recorded the highest total, 15,467 residents.
2025In 2025 the population was 15,451.
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10,670
people in 1990
15,451
people in 2025
+45% since 1990
People living in Rio Grande City, year by year
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
Figures Rio Grande City's own police department reports to the FBI. A year the department didn't fully report stays blank — never guessed. The per-1,000-residents rates are computed by us: FBI crime counts divided by Census population.
AI summary
Violent crimes reported to Rio Grande City police dropped from 67 in 1996 to 26 in 2025, a change of -41 and a -61% decline. The rate per 1,000 residents fell from 4.8 to 1.7 over the same period. Property crimes fell from 622 in 1996 to 262 in 2025, a change of -360 and a -58% decline, with the rate per 1,000 residents decreasing from 44.6 to 17.0. The number of sworn officers grew from 19 in 1996 to 32 in 2025, a rise of +13 and a +68% increase. The highest recorded violent crime count was 78 in 1997, and the lowest was 14 in 2019. The highest property crime count was 705 in 1997, and the lowest was 194 in 2017.
1997Violent crimes peaked at 78 incidents in 1997.
2019Violent crimes hit a low of 14 incidents in 2019.
1997Property crimes reached their highest count of 705 in 1997.
2017Property crimes fell to their lowest count of 194 in 2017.
2020The police force peaked with 33 sworn officers in 2020.
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Sworn police officers
Reported by the department to the FBI (count as of Oct 31). Gaps in the line are years the department didn't report.
· FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
Computed by us: crimes reported to the FBI ÷ Census population × 1,000. The original counts are in the table below.
Property crimes per 1,000 residents
Burglary, vehicle theft, larceny. Same computation as above.
Sales tax revenue paid by the state to Rio Grande City was $3,649,196 in 2013. The amount rose to $6,386,416 by 2025. Over the 12‑year span the total increase was $2,737,220, which the data notes is a 75 % rise. The lowest payment recorded was $3,583,419 in 2017, and the highest was $6,386,416 in 2025. The first year the payment reached at least $5 million was 2014, when it was $5,882,325.
2013The state paid $3,649,196 in sales tax to the city in 2013.
20142014 was the first year the payment reached $5 million or more, at $5,882,325.
2017The lowest recorded payment was $3,583,419 in 2017.
2024In 2024 the city received $6,179,358.
20252025 had the highest payment, $6,386,416.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Rio Grande City, summed per calendar year. The online public record starts in 2013.
Historical property tax rates and year-by-year city employee counts don't exist in any machine-readable public record reaching back to 1990. When the city or the state publishes them, they'll appear here. We don't show figures we can't link to a source — that's how we work.