Census Reporter

McAllen, TX Urbanized Area

805,270 Population
358.1 square miles 2,248.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2019 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.8 ±0.5 Median age
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.5 ±0.1

Economics

$17,875 ±$753 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,672 ±$76
$42,462 ±$2,016 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $65,712 ±$118

26.7% ±2.4% (213,838  ±19,237) Persons below poverty line
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.3% 39,490,096 (±0.1% / ±242,000)

24.2 minutes ±1.3 (7,136,130  ±432,639) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 27.6 4,078,708,605 (±0.1 / ±8,965,849)

Families

232,024 ±4,121 Number of households
  • United States: 122,802,852 ±137,327
3.5 ±0.1 (801,748  ±10,712) Persons per household
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.6 320,155,161

5% ±1% (10,249  ±1,961) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about the same as the rate in United States: 5% 3,877,882 (±0% / ±31,847)

Housing

268,310 ±2,724 Number of housing units
  • United States: 139,686,209 ±6,973

$94,800 ±$3,774 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $240,500 ±$451

9% ±1.2% (71,837  ±9,876.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,322,377 (±0.1% / ±198,054.6)

Social

68% ±2.3% (310,025  ±10,941.4) High school grad or higher
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 88.6% 199,280,027 (±0.1% / ±269,390.9)
19.3% ±1.3% (88,156  ±6,082.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 33.1% 74,501,651 (±0.1% / ±162,862.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2019 5-year data

26.3% ±1.2% (211,584  ±9,815) Foreign-born population
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 13.7% 44,932,901 (±0.1% / ±177,477)

2.9% ±0.4% (16,081  ±2,168) Population with veteran status
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.9% 17,418,351 (±0% / ±77,987)
16,081 Total veterans ±2,168 15,459 Male ±2,092 622 Female ±349

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