Laredo, TX
Once the classic Old West town, modern Laredo is now the largest and most active port of entry to the United States in the Rio Grande Valley. Numerous border-zone manufacturing plants have sprung up since the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) came about in the early 1990s. Laredo s economy revolves around commercial and industrial warehousing, import, and export. Laredo has a dominant Hispanic influence with a large middle class and a much larger working class. At over 100 days per year above 90 degrees, the city is one of the hottest in the United States. More than 47 percent of United States international trade headed for Mexico and more than 36 percent of Mexican international trade crosses through the Laredo port of entry.
DMA Rank: 186
Median HH Income: $59,650
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