Rice Tracts, Texas Explained

Official Name:Rice Tracts, Texas
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Rice Tracts
Coordinates:26.0583°N -97.6269°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cameron
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:5.25
Area Land Km2:4.85
Area Water Km2:0.40
Population As Of:2020
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:46
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:78586 (San Benito)
Area Code:956
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:48-61766
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805754

Rice Tracts is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cameron County, Texas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

It is in the southern part of the county, bordered to the north and northeast by Brownsville, to the southeast, south, and southwest by Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, and to the northwest by Palmer. It is 6miles south of San Benito and northwest of downtown Brownsville.

The Resaca del Rancho Viejo, a southeastward-flowing tributary of the Rio Grande, winds through the northern half of the community.

Demographics

Rice Tracts first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.

2020 census

Rice Tracts CDP, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2020[2] !% 2020
White alone (NH)9412.82%
Black or African American alone (NH)10.14%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)00.00%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)40.55%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)60.82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)62885.68%
Total733100.00%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – Texas . United States Census Bureau . September 27, 2021.
  2. Web site: P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Rice Tracts CDP, Texas. .