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McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

898,471 Population
1,571.2 square miles 571.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.9 ±0.2 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$22,546 ±$1,002 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$53,661 ±$2,030 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

27.2% ±1.6% (241,645  ±14,262) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.3 minutes ±0.7 (7,398,210  ±296,045) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.8 3,749,033,000 (±0 / ±7,372,533)

Families

277,001 ±3,011 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.2 ±0 (890,971  ±269) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.2% ±0.7% (13,743  ±1,654) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,018,933 (±0.1% / ±41,679)

Housing

314,617 ±106 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$151,200 ±$6,011 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.2% ±1% (81,874  ±9,017.3) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

71% ±2% (371,491  ±10,380.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
20.7% ±1.1% (108,050  ±5,707.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.2% 83,816,088 (±0.1% / ±,181,834.5)

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

25.9% ±15,981.5% (232,219  ±9,592) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.3% ±0.4% (20,626  ±2,523) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
20,626 Total veterans ±2,523 18,657 Male ±2,278 1,969 Female ±844

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