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Mission, TX

88,570 Population
36.3 square miles 2,437.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

32.1 ±2.9 Median age
  • a little higher than the figure in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 31.3 ±0.2
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$25,278 ±$2,065 Per capita income
  • a little higher than the amount in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: $24,013 ±$956
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$55,857 ±$10,172 Median household income
  • about the same as the amount in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: $56,720 ±$2,766
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

22.6% ±5.3% (19,954  ±4,637) Persons below poverty line
  • about 90 percent of the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 24.4% 220,594 (±1.8% / ±16,229)
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

20.6 minutes ±0.9 (624,140  ±42,796) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 22.5 7,063,900 (±0.5 / ±171,055)
  • about three-quarters of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

28,749 ±1,605 Number of households
  • the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 281,450 ±3,928
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.2 (88,326  ±35) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 3.2 906,128 (±0 / ±250)
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

5.7% ±2.8% (1,232  ±606) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 5.3% † 11,942 (±0.9% / ±2,031)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

33,698 ±1,877 Number of housing units
  • the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 321,899 ±88
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$207,800 ±$19,440 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 25 percent higher than the amount in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: $164,200 ±$5,193
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about three-fifths of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

10.5% ±1.5% (9,034  ±1,285) Moved since previous year * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 9.7% 85,489 (±0.6% / ±5,048.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

78.4% ±5.9% (41,209  ±3,656) High school grad or higher
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 72.3% 387,909 (±2.1% / ±11,026.9)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
28.6% ±3.5% (15,030  ±1,942.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 1.3 times the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 21.3% 114,322 (±1.1% / ±5,985.8)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

25.6% ±3.3% (22,648  ±2,892) Foreign-born population
  • about the same as the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 26% 237,708
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

2.3% ±0.7% (1,410  ±424) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in the McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area: 2.8% † 17,589 (±0.4% / ±2,355)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
1,410 Total veterans ±424 1,364 Male ±425 46 Female ±77

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