Las Lomas is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Las Lomas had a population of 3,054. Las Lomas is one of several colonias in Starr County, within the Rio Grande Valley region. The name is derived from the community's terrain.
Geography
Las Lomas is located at (26.363943, -98.774670).
Prior to the 2010 census, part of Las Lomas CDP was annexed to the Rio Grande City. As a result, the CDP's total area was reduced to 0.4 square mile (1.036 km<sup>2</sup>), all land.
Emanuella Grinberg of CNN said that Las Lomas at one time "consisted of dilapidated shacks, trailers or homes in various stages of completion. Homes with no foundations, no floors, no windows, doors, or walls were scattered throughout" the community. Grinberg added that "strong winds stirred up suffocating clouds of dust in the streets" because all of the streets were unpaved. She added that "[s]mall gullies formed when it rained because there was no drainage system. Gangs of teens prowled the area, burning unattended construction sites, stealing TVs or the few households appliances people owned". As of 2011, residents are increasingly gaining basic services.<br> 1850–1900 1910<br> 1920 1930 1940<br>
1950 1960 1970<br> 1980 1990 2000<br> 2010 2020
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|11
|326
|style='background: #ffffe6; |30
|0.41%
|10.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.98%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.13%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Some Other Race alone (NH)
|5
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6
|0.19%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|1
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1
|0.04%
|0.03%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.03%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2,667
|2,820
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,013
|99.37%
|89.61%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |98.66%
|-
|Total
|2,684
|3,147
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,054
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Las Lomas had a population of 3,054. The median age was 29.4 years. 31.7% of residents were under the age of 18 and 10.7% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 92.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 86.2 males age 18 and over.
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 856 households in Las Lomas, of which 51.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.2% were married-couple households, 11.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 33.5% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 11.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.