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McAllen, TX Urban Area

810,034 Population
326.2 square miles 2,483.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2023 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.6 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$23,105 ±$1,123 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $43,313 ±$91
$54,898 ±$2,052 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $77,719 ±$186

26.4% ±1.7% (212,354  ±13,581) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,763,044 (±0.1% / ±277,214)

22.4 minutes ±0.8 (6,760,020  ±316,407) 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

252,170 ±3,428 Number of households
  • United States: 131,332,360 ±130,190
3.2 ±0.1 (806,487  ±9,978) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 † 326,701,630 (±4.2 / ±-555,555,600)

6.2% ±0.8% (12,621  ±1,604) 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

286,378 ±2,209 Number of housing units
  • United States: 145,333,460 ±10,062

$155,200 ±$6,058 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in United States: $340,200 ±$571

9.3% ±1.1% (74,542  ±8,933.9) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 12.1% 40,001,900 (±0.1% / ±,198,133.8)

Social

72.1% ±2% (338,026  ±9,965.2) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.8% 208,092,664 (±0.1% / ±,278,776.4)
21.5% ±1.2% (100,869  ±5,513.9) 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

25.4% ±1% (205,712  ±8,456) Foreign-born population
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.3% † 47,831,412 (±23.7% / ±190,469)

3.4% ±0.4% (19,008  ±2,400) Population with veteran status
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.1% 15,813,955 (±0% / ±66,116)
19,008 Total veterans ±2,400 17,144 Male ±2,144 1,864 Female ±827

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