Census Reporter

McAllen, TX Urbanized Area

797,773 Population
358.3 square miles 2,226.4 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.5 ±0.2 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$18,117 ±$359 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$42,254 ±$1,019 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

28% ±1.1% (221,942  ±8,425) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

22.5 minutes ±0.5 (6,419,765  ±171,804) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

229,296 ±1,481 Number of households
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
3.5 ±0 (794,324  ±5,076) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

6% ±0.4% (11,987  ±857) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

263,854 ±1,203 Number of housing units
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$91,000 ±$1,697 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

9.1% ±0.5% (71,372  ±4,296.4) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

67.4% ±1.1% (303,982  ±5,161.9) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
19.8% ±0.6% (89,082  ±2,750.6) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

26.5% ±0.6% (211,565  ±4,771) Foreign-born population
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

3.2% ±0.2% (17,092  ±1,106) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
17,092 Total veterans ±1,106 16,193 Male ±1,037 899 Female ±262

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