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.
In 1990 La Joya had 2,533 residents. By 2025 the population was 5,257, an increase of 2,724 people, which the data records as a 108 % rise. The city first reached 5,000 residents in 2024. The highest recorded population is 5,257 in 2025, and the lowest is the 1990 figure of 2,533. Over the 1990‑2025 period the numbers moved from the low‑1990s to above five thousand.
19901990 recorded the lowest population, with 2,533 residents.
1999In 1999 the city’s population was 3,389.
20242024 was the first year the population reached at least 5,000, counting 5,113 residents.
20252025 holds the highest recorded population at 5,257 residents.
2025The change from 1990 to 2025 was an increase of 2,724 people, a 108 % rise.
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2,533
people in 1990
5,257
people in 2025
+108% since 1990
People living in La Joya, year by year
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
Figures La Joya'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 La Joya police were 7 in 1990 and 9 in 2025, a change of +2 (+29%). The rate per 1,000 residents fell from 2.8 in 1990 to 1.7 in 2025. Property crimes dropped from 62 in 1990 to 23 in 2025, a decline of 39 incidents (‑63%). The property‑crime rate per 1,000 residents went from 24.5 to 4.4 over the same period. The number of sworn officers grew from 5 in 1990 to 12 in 2025, an increase of 7 officers (+140%). The highest recorded violent‑crime count was 40 in 2018, and the lowest was 0 in 2008; the highest property‑crime count was 167 in 1994 and the lowest was 14 in 2021.
20182018 recorded the highest number of violent crimes, with 40 incidents.
20082008 had zero violent crimes reported, the lowest count in the record.
1994The peak of property crimes occurred in 1994, when 167 incidents were reported.
20212021 saw the lowest property‑crime count, with only 14 reports.
1999The police force reached its highest size in 1999, employing 14 sworn officers.
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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.
The state’s sales‑tax allocation to La Joya was $439,208 in 2013. Payments rose to $451,042 in 2014 and jumped to $537,554 in 2015, the first year the amount reached $500,000. After a dip to $470,348 in 2016 and $462,305 in 2017, the figures climbed again, reaching $592,276 in 2020. The amount continued upward to $776,060 in 2025, which the data notes as the highest year. From 2013 to 2025 the total change was $336,852, a 77 % increase.
2013The 2013 allocation was $439,208, the lowest amount in the record.
2015In 2015 the allocation reached $537,554, the first year at or above $500,000.
20212021 saw an allocation of $681,750.
2024The 2024 payment was $759,619.
20252025 recorded the highest allocation at $776,060.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of La Joya, 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.