Del Rio, Texas

City in Val Verde County · population 34,673 (2020 Census)

Median home: $160,400
Household income: $66,158
Jan low / Jul high: 44° / 100°
Snow a year: 0 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 22
Median age: 32.8

Del Rio is a city of 34,673 people in Val Verde County, Texas. The median home is worth $160,400, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). It ranks better for cycling than 94% of Texas towns, better for a vacation home than 86% of Texas towns, more vibrant than 83% of Texas towns.

How Del Rio ranks

Percentile among Texas towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of Texas towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Del Rio is worth $160,400, below the typical Texas town ($184,100). Homes cost about 2.4 times the median household income of $66,158, which is more affordable than 69% of Texas towns. Median rent is $895 a month. 68.7% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of Texas towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Del Rio	Typical Texas town
Median home value	$160,400	$184,100
Median rent	$895	$1,086
Median household income	$66,158	$65,842
Home value ÷ income	2.4×	2.9×
Homeownership	68.7%	72.9%
Median year built	1978	1985
Seasonal / vacation homes	0.1%	—

Who lives in Del Rio

People	Del Rio	Typical Texas town
Median age	32.8	37.1
Age 65 and over	14.9%	15.6%
Under 18	28.5%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	22.2%	18.9%
Below the poverty line	19.0%	13.1%
Veterans	10.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	21.0%	—
Work from home	5.8%	7.8%
Average commute	18.6 min	26.1 min
Homes with broadband	84.6%	89.2%

Weather in Del Rio

July highs average 100.4°F and January lows 43.6°F. About 19.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 0.1 inches of snow (typical Texas town: 0.2 in). Expect about 141 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 12 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Del Rio Intl Ap station (2.7 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

22 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Del Rio since 1950, compared with 21 for the typical Texas town. 3 rated (E)F2 or stronger. The strongest, an F2, struck on September 17, 1988 about 1.1 miles from the town center. The most recent was on August 19, 2025.

NOAA Storm Events Database, tornado tracks (start to end point) passing within 10 miles of the town center, 1950–2026.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 100 times; the largest was 4.50 inches on April 7, 2002.

Severe weather in Val Verde County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Val Verde County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 12 deaths recorded.

Val Verde County has been included in 17 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
September 1, 2026	Flood	DR-4935: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding
July 18, 2026	Flood	EM-3649: Flooding
February 19, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	DR-4586: Severe Winter Storms
February 14, 2021	Severe Ice Storm	EM-3554: Severe Winter Storm
March 25, 2020	Biological	DR-4485: Covid-19 Pandemic

Jobs and pay in Val Verde County

Val Verde County had 18,730 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $47,625 a year. Unemployment was 5.5% in 2023; in Del Rio itself the ACS puts it at 4.9%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Del Rio

16 public schools with 10,222 students, about 18.1 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
DEL RIO H S	9-12	2,491	17.5
DEL RIO MIDDLE	7-8	1,414	18.1
SAN FELIPE MEMORIAL MIDDLE	6-6	687	20.2
GARFIELD EL	K-5	665	19.6
DR FERMIN CALDERON EL	K-5	627	17.9
DR LONNIE GREEN JR EL	K-5	605	18.9
RUBEN CHAVIRA EL	K-5	582	16.6
CENIZA HILLS EL	K-5	572	17.3
LAMAR EL	K-5	546	18.2
BUENA VISTA EL	K-5	529	17.6
DEL RIO EARLY COLLEGE H S	9-12	466	31.1
IRENE C CARDWELL EL	PK-PK	466	20.3

Towns near Del Rio

Cienegas Terrace, TX
3.7 mi · 3,025 people · home $92,300

Del Rio questions

Is Del Rio, Texas a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Del Rio scores better for retirees than 28% of Texas towns and quieter than 18%. 14.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 32.8).

How much does a house cost in Del Rio?

The median owner-occupied home in Del Rio is valued at $160,400 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $66,158, so homes cost about 2.4 times income. Median rent is $895 a month.

What is the weather like in Del Rio?

July highs average 100.4°F and January lows 43.6°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 19.8 inches of precipitation a year and 0.1 inches of snow.

Does Del Rio get tornadoes?

22 tornadoes have passed within 10 miles of Del Rio since 1950 (NOAA Storm Events); the strongest was a F2 on September 17, 1988. The typical Texas town has had 21.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Del Rio's Census boundary (GEOID 4819792). Comparisons use the median of Texas towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.