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 Raymondville had 8,954 residents, the lowest count in the record. The population grew to pass 10,000 for the first time in 2003 and reached a peak of 11,314 in 2010. After 2010 the number fell, dropping to 10,191 by 2020. By 2025 the city had 10,082 people, which is 1,128 more than in 1990, a 13 % increase over the 35‑year period.
19901990 recorded the lowest population at 8,954 residents.
20032003 was the first year the city’s population reached or exceeded 10,000.
20102010 had the highest count, with 11,314 people living in Raymondville.
2020By 2020 the population had fallen to 10,191.
20252025 shows 10,082 residents, still above 10,000.
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8,954
people in 1990
10,082
people in 2025
+13% since 1990
People living in Raymondville, year by year
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
Figures Raymondville'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
From 1990 to 2025 violent crimes reported to the Raymondville police fell from 124 to 52, a drop of 72 incidents or 58 percent. The per‑thousand‑resident rate went from 13.8 in 1990 to 5.2 in 2025. Property crimes showed a larger decline, decreasing by 358 incidents (69 percent) from 516 in 1990 to 158 in 2025, with the rate per 1,000 residents falling from 57.6 to 15.7. The number of sworn officers changed little, rising by one officer (11 percent) to 10 in 2025 after starting with nine in 1990; the department’s largest staff level was 18 in 1998. The highest recorded violent crime count was 259 in 2008, while the lowest was 41 in 1995; the highest property crime count was 843 in 2005 and the lowest was 158 in 2025.
2008Violent crimes peaked at 259 incidents in 2008.
1995The lowest violent‑crime count was 41 in 1995.
2005Property crimes hit a high of 843 reports in 2005.
2025Property crimes fell to a low of 158 reports in 2025.
1998The department had its largest sworn staff, 18 officers, in 1998.
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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.
State sales‑tax payments to Raymondville were $1,388,951 in 2013 and rose to $1,875,491 by 2025. Over the 12‑year span the total increased by $486,540, which the data notes is a 35 % rise. The lowest payment recorded was $1,359,188 in 2016, and the highest was $1,875,491 in 2025. Payments fluctuated each year, reaching a high of $1,752,673 in 2021 before moving above $1.77 million in 2022 and 2024.
2013In 2013 the city received $1,388,951 in state sales‑tax allocations.
20162016 recorded the lowest payment of $1,359,188.
2021The 2021 payment was $1,752,673, one of the larger amounts in the series.
2022In 2022 the payment rose to $1,777,138.
20252025 was the highest year, with $1,875,491 received.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Raymondville, 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.