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McAllen, TX Urbanized Area

805,274 Population
358.3 square miles 2,247.3 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2021 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

30.4 ±0.4 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 38.8 ±0.1

Economics

$19,572 ±$783 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $38,332 ±$79
$44,708 ±$3,287 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $69,717 ±$134

29.2% ±2.3% (233,766  ±18,790) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,393,176 (±0.1% / ±243,679)

20.8 minutes ±0.6 (5,516,345  ±252,472) Mean travel time to work
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 25.6 3,247,967,500 (±0 / ±6,621,416)

Families

251,737 ±4,465 Number of households
  • United States: 127,544,730 ±97,632
3.2 ±0.1 (802,255  ±13,674) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 324,132,900

6.8% ±1.2% (13,603  ±2,358) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 1.3 times the rate in United States: 5.1% 3,922,188 (±0.1% / ±46,069)

Housing

282,932 ±2,623 Number of housing units
  • United States: 142,148,050 ±4,219

$110,900 ±$5,395 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $281,400 ±$452

10% ±1.2% (79,352  ±9,781.5) Moved since previous year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 12.8% 41,911,615 (±0.1% / ±181,549)

Social

69.9% ±2.2% (324,233  ±11,254.4) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.4% 203,920,983 (±0.1% / ±264,625.2)
21% ±1.3% (97,499  ±6,296.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 35% 79,903,463 (±0.1% / ±166,943.4)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2021 5-year data

25.5% ±1.2% (205,463  ±10,038) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.6% 45,270,104 (±0% / ±140,397)

2.8% ±0.4% (15,621  ±2,342) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.4% 16,501,502 (±0% / ±78,614)
15,621 Total veterans ±2,342 13,968 Male ±2,168 1,653 Female ±662

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