Salineño is a census-designated place (CDP) in Starr County, Texas, United States. The name was changed in 2008, adding a tilde over the second n. The population was 176 at the 2020 census, down from 201 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Salineño is located at (26.517553, -99.112058).
The CDP lost area before the 2010 census, bringing the total area down to 0.1 square miles (0.3 km), all land.
Demographics
Salineño was first listed as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|2
|13
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3
|0.66%
|6.47%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1.70%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|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)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|302
|188
|style='background: #ffffe6; |173
|99.34%
|93.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |98.30%
|-
|Total
|304
|201
|style='background: #ffffe6; |176
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 304 people, 92 households, and 81 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 129 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 91.12% White, 0.33% African American, 7.24% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 99.34%. The zoned elementary school for the 2010 Census community is Emma Vera Elementary School. Roma High School is the district's sole comprehensive high school.
Zoned campuses in 2009-2010 included Emma Vera Elementary School (grades K-5), Roma Middle School (grades 6–8), and Roma High School (grades 9–12).