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living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.0% were non-families. 14.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.51 and the average family size was 3.89.
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Mexicans invested $ 1.4 billion into the economy and paid for 41,000 jobs. In 2003, the Rio Grande Valley showed a 13.3 percent increase from 2002 sales, topping $ 10 billion according to a report compiled by the Rio Grande Valley
Partnership/Chamber of Commerce.
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