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Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX Market Area


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2024 population: 1,433,308   ( 55,309 from 2020)
Land area: 4276.4 square miles
Population density: 335.2 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:96,432 6.73% 0.2%
Black:9,8300.69% 45.6%
Indian:1,1240.08% 4.0%
Asian:14,1160.98% 13.0%
2+ races:3,2670.23% 27.8%
Hispanic:1,308,53991.30% 3.9%
Total non-White:1,336,87693.27% 4.3%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:89,982 16.3
Deaths:44,6698.1
Net Migration: -9,371-1.7
Net Immigration: 18,5003.4
Change in White population:182 0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:55,127 4.0




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change
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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
1,377,999
96,2506.98%
6,7530.49%
1,0810.08%
12,4910.91%
2,5560.19%
1,258,86891.35%
1,281,74993.02%

2010
1,264,091
108,6648.60%
4,3730.35%
9480.07%
9,9870.79%
1,9790.16%
1,137,58789.99%
1,155,42791.40%

2000
978,369
111,53411.40%
3,2500.33%
8130.08%
4,9840.51%
2,1510.22%
855,32387.42%
866,83588.60%

1990
701,888
103,68214.77%
1,3840.20%
3920.06%
2,5150.36%
n/a
593,91584.62%
598,20685.23%

1980
537,717
102,31419.03%
1,2940.24%
2590.05%
9210.17%
n/a
432,44680.42%
435,40380.97%

1970
355,180
72,88820.52%
6260.18%
380.01%
520.01%
n/a
279,90278.81%
282,292 79.48%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2010's
NumberRate
223,267 17.7
66,9555.3
-59,299-4.7
16,8141.3
-12,414 -1.0
126,322 10.0
2000's
NumberRate
249,337 25.5
52,3575.4
-1,517-0.2
53,7355.5
-2,870 -0.3
288,592 29.5
1990's
NumberRate
221,497 31.6
45,6386.5
9550.1
81,80111.7
7,852 1.1
268,629 38.3
1980's
NumberRate
148,388 27.6
35,729 6.6
55,364 10.3
n/a
1,368 0.3
162,803 30.3
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
87,275 24.6
n/a
29,426 8.3
153,111 43.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX Market Area
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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
30.5
427,043 29.8%
1,006,265 70.2%
166,141 11.6%
414,085
3.30
322,749 77.9%
209,124 64.8%
47,411 14.7%
91,336 22.1%

2010
NumberPercent
29.1
429,292 34.0%
834,799 66.0%
126,011 10.0%
358,867
3.48
295,334 82.3%
206,504 69.9%
39,317 13.3%
63,533 17.7%

2000
NumberPercent
28.0
339,989 34.8%
638,380 65.2%
100,065 10.2%
273,882
3.53
230,672 84.2%
176,728 76.6%
24,931 10.8%
43,210 15.8%

1990
NumberPercent
26.7
255,027 36.3%
446,861 63.7%
70,385 10.0%
192,462
3.60
162,834 84.6%
127,929 78.6%
17,270 10.6%
29,628 15.4%

1980
NumberPercent
24.5
209,809 39.0%
327,908 61.0%
50,259 9.3%
146,553
3.64
124,408 84.9%
102,992 82.8%
10,352 8.3%
22,145 15.1%

2022 Housing Data for Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX Market Area

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units481,506 
Median Value$109,893 
Occupied414,08586.0%
Vacant67,42114.0%
Owned278,50767.3%
Rented135,57832.7%
Median Rent$856 
Single-Family Units327,69668.1%
    Detached317,44965.9%
    Attached10,2472.1%
Buldings with 5+ Units46,6689.7%
Mobile Homes62,52313.0%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX Market Area

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00034,4598.3%
$10,000 to $14,99929,4217.1%
$15,000 to $19,99927,0036.5%
$20,000 to $24,99925,5016.2%
$25,000 to $29,99922,9545.5%
$30,000 to $34,99921,4895.2%
$35,000 to $39,99918,7594.5%
$40,000 to $44,99917,8984.3%
$45,000 to $49,99916,4054.0%
$50,000 to $59,99930,0567.3%
$60,000 to $74,99940,2069.7%
$75,000 to $99,99945,58811.0%
$100,000 to $124,99930,3937.3%
$125,000 to $149,99920,5485.0%
$150,000 to $199,99918,2804.4%
$200,000 or more15,1253.7%
Median Household Income48,063 
Per Capita Income20,850 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI34,4558.3%
Public Assistance8,2752.0%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps118,48528.6%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed35,89362.0%
Unemployed2,1783.8%
In Armed Forces2830.5%
Total Labor Force38,35466.3%
Not in Labor Force19,50033.7%
Real Unemployment Rate 37.5%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector198,893152,69456.6%
Non-Profit8,52312,67140.2%
Self-Employed47,74722,68967.8%
Local Government21,85129,41642.6%
State Government13,94919,67241.5%
Federal Government8,0714,15366.0%
Total Private + Self246,640175,38358.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.52,39465,91244.3%
Total299,034241,29555.3%
Pct. Govt.18.0%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts54,56410.1%
Sales and Office Occupations117,08921.6%
Professional, Technical99,06818.3%
Service Occupations129,56723.9%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing5,7251.1%
All others141,35326.1%
White Collar 50.0%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance90,45416.7%
Educational services69,30512.8%
Retail trade65,30712.1%
Construction49,0419.1%
Accommodation and food services42,3837.8%
Manufacturing32,1495.9%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.28,8065.3%
Other services28,7035.3%
Public administration26,8605.0%
Transportation and warehousing26,0784.8%
Professional, scientific, technical16,1353.0%
Finance and insurance15,0952.8%
Wholesale trade12,5642.3%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction7,9811.5%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting7,8911.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing6,8451.3%
Information5,6431.0%
Arts, entertainment, recreation5,5461.0%
Utilities4,5490.8%
Management3060.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX Market Area

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican1,206,93387.39%
Puerto Rican4,7680.35%
Cuban1,3590.10%
Dominican1,0820.08%
Total Central American8,2080.59%
Costa Rican370.00%
Guatemalan1,7230.12%
Honduran2,8640.21%
Nicaraguan8350.06%
Panamanian1190.01%
Salvadoran2,6300.19%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2,9530.21%
Argentinean2200.02%
Bolivian680.00%
Chilean730.01%
Colombian9980.07%
Ecuadorian1890.01%
Paraguayan80.00%
Peruvian4050.03%
Uruguayan190.00%
Venezuelan8750.06%
Other South American980.01%
Other Hispanic43,1873.13%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino4,0920.30%
Indian2,8230.20%
Vietnamese1,0520.08%
Chinese9280.07%
Korean7270.05%
Japanese6600.05%
Bangladeshi1350.01%
Indonesian940.01%
Taiwanese640.00%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
Spanish987,14877.7%
English271,76921.4%
Tagalog2,4750.2%
Other Asian2,3210.2%
Other Indo-European2,0700.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun1,0560.1%
Chinese8240.1%
Vietnamese8000.1%
German, other Germanic7260.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American26,3971.9%
German22,5421.6%
English17,4651.3%
Irish14,3671.0%
Italian6,2070.4%
French5,3850.4%
Scottish3,2970.2%
European2,6970.2%
Polish2,1920.2%
Norwegian2,0480.1%
Swedish2,0090.1%
Dutch1,7370.1%
Scotch-Irish1,4900.1%
African1,2160.1%
British1,0110.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen1,150,03983.3%
Not a citizen231,00616.7%
Native1,037,85875.2%
Foreign-born343,18724.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX Market Area

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
144,303 18.1%103,002 12.9%202,758 25.5%191,282 24.0%107,588 13.5%47,016 5.9%
  Average years of education: 11.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 144,303 18.1%
9-12 Years 103,002 12.9%
H.S. Grad or GED 202,758 25.5%
Some College 191,282 24.0%
Bach. Degree 107,588 13.5%
Grad Degree 47,016 5.9%
Average years of education: 11.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX Market Area

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 295,669 236,162 59,507 20.1%
1991 302,349 240,361 61,988 20.5%
1992 313,065 249,387 63,678 20.3%
1993 321,748 261,485 60,263 18.7%
1994 334,392 274,410 59,982 17.9%
1995 340,285 278,841 61,444 18.1%
1996 343,701 283,000 60,701 17.7%
1997 347,901 289,153 58,748 16.9%
1998 352,608 292,731 59,877 17.0%
1999 351,714 303,562 48,152 13.7%
2000 364,488 332,153 32,335 8.9%
2001 376,335 341,296 35,039 9.3%
2002 396,388 355,651 40,737 10.3%
2003 416,358 372,914 43,444 10.4%
2004 425,053 385,587 39,466 9.3%
2005 431,494 396,164 35,330 8.2%
2006 438,136 405,537 32,599 7.4%
2007 443,824 414,320 29,504 6.6%
2008 458,803 425,475 33,328 7.3%
2009 482,085 431,267 50,818 10.5%
2010 515,231 453,713 61,518 11.9%
2011 526,559 462,253 64,306 12.2%
2012 526,413 470,032 56,381 10.7%
2013 531,248 474,881 56,367 10.6%
2014 531,095 483,132 47,963 9.0%
2015 526,976 484,441 42,535 8.1%
2016 536,232 493,571 42,661 8.0%
2017 541,699 500,528 41,171 7.6%
2018 545,083 508,599 36,484 6.7%
2019 550,248 515,997 34,251 6.2%
2020 561,959 497,498 64,461 11.5%
2021 577,312 524,983 52,329 9.1%
2022 581,311 543,870 37,441 6.4%
2023 591,437 555,709 35,728 6.0%
2024 620,054 583,608 36,446 5.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com