Starbase, Texas: Elon Musk’s SpaceX Site Becomes a City – Location, Population, and Key Facts

Residents at Elon Musk’s SpaceX base in South Texas have voted to incorporate their community into Texas’ newest city, Starbase.

Musk, who is the CEO of SpaceX and head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), announced the results on May 3rd. The next step involves a judge formally declaring the election results and the city’s incorporation.

Musk, who has faced criticism in recent months regarding his leadership and layoffs in the federal government, initially proposed the idea of Starbase over four years ago, and his vision has now been realized.

Starbase serves as the headquarters and launch site for SpaceX’s rocket program, which is contracted with the Department of Defense (DoD) and NASA to provide launch services. Musk’s company spearheaded the development of the .

The city spans approximately 1.5 square miles and has a population of , according to data from the Cameron County, Texas, elections department. The vote saw 212 residents in favor of incorporation, with six opposed.

An analysis by a local Texas Newsroom prior to the vote indicated that two-thirds of the 283 eligible voters either or had already expressed their support. Furthermore, all three candidates for mayor and the two commissioner positions are SpaceX employees, as reported by the .

The newly formed city is situated in Boca Chica, Texas, near Brownsville, on the southern tip of the Texas Gulf Coast in the Rio Grande Valley. The population is just over 500, primarily consisting of SpaceX employees and their families, according to .

“Becoming a city will help us continue building the best community possible for the men and women building the future of humanity’s place in space,” a post stated on the , created on Musk’s X platform, shortly after the vote.