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McAllen, TX Urban Area

797,341 Population
326.2 square miles 2,444.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2022 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.4 ±0.3 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39 ±0.1

Economics

$21,663 ±$978 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $41,804 ±$92
$49,756 ±$2,134 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $74,755 ±$148

26.9% ±1.9% (213,226  ±15,766) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.6% 40,951,624 (±0.1% / ±260,310)

22.6 minutes ±1.1 (6,585,325  ±364,673) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,591,156,000 (±0 / ±7,204,853)

Families

246,110 ±4,360 Number of households
  • United States: 129,870,930 ±136,261
3.2 ±0.1 (793,694  ±12,077) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.5 325,134,660

6.1% ±1% (12,071  ±2,046) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 4,036,894 (±0.1% / ±36,689)

Housing

281,116 ±2,617 Number of housing units
  • United States: 143,772,900 ±7,466

$128,200 ±$6,369 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $320,900 ±$622

11.3% ±1.4% (88,721  ±10,915.8) Moved since previous year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in United States: 12.6% 41,404,691 (±0.1% / ±,187,841.9)

Social

70.3% ±2% (324,163  ±10,230.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.6% 205,882,074 (±0.1% / ±,272,504.5)
22.1% ±1.2% (101,867  ±5,717.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35.7% 81,908,335 (±0.1% / ±,175,321.9)

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

26.2% ±1% (208,757  ±8,598) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.9% 46,182,176

3.4% ±0.4% (18,660  ±2,222) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,200,322 (±0% / ±70,866)
18,660 Total veterans ±2,222 17,646 Male ±2,093 1,014 Female ±648

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