2024 population: 914,820 ( 44,030 from 2020)
Land area: 1570.9 square miles
Population density: 582.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	54,825	5.99%	0.6%
Black:	6,193	0.68%	41.2%
Indian:	596	0.07%	10.4%
Asian:	9,938	1.09%	10.1%
2+ races:	2,069	0.23%	32.5%
Hispanic:	841,199	91.95%	5.1%

Total non-White:	859,995	94.01%	5.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	58,981	16.9
Deaths:	25,652	7.4
Net Migration:	-1,968	-0.6
Net Immigration:	12,062	3.5

Change in White population:	-356	-0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	44,386	5.1

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
870,790
55,181	6.34%
4,386	0.50%
540	0.06%
9,025	1.04%
1,562	0.18%
800,096	91.88%
815,609	93.66%

2010
774,769
60,553	7.82%
2,777	0.36%
524	0.07%
7,171	0.93%
1,190	0.15%
702,206	90.63%
714,216	92.18%

2000
569,463
59,423	10.43%
1,934	0.34%
428	0.08%
3,244	0.57%
1,163	0.20%
503,100	88.35%
510,040	89.57%

1990
383,545
54,259	14.15%
682	0.18%
160	0.04%
1,521	0.40%
n/a
326,923	85.24%
329,286	85.85%

1980
283,229
51,820	18.30%
404	0.14%
120	0.04%
417	0.15%
n/a
230,287	81.31%
231,409	81.70%

1970
181,535
36,728	20.23%
291	0.16%
16	0.01%
21	0.01%
n/a
143,611	79.11%
144,807	79.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
143,366	18.5
37,827	4.9
-23,114	-3.0
11,748	1.5

-5,372	-0.7
101,393	13.1

Number	Rate
2000's
152,574	26.8
29,453	5.2
17,661	3.1
35,204	6.2

1,130	0.2
204,176	35.9

Number	Rate
1990's
127,297	33.2
24,223	6.3
13,624	3.6
47,998	12.5

5,164	1.3
180,754	47.1

Number	Rate
1980's
81,317	28.7
18,164	6.4
39,142	13.8
n/a

2,439	0.9
97,877	34.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
50,395	27.8
n/a

15,092	8.3
86,602	47.7

Age, Family & Household Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro 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
Number	Percent
29.8
276,461	15.5%
638,359	69.8%
97,866	5.5%

257,499
3.36

202,695	78.7%
133,829	66.0%
29,244	14.4%
54,804	21.3%

2010
Number	Percent
28.3
268,484	34.7%
506,285	65.3%
72,248	9.3%

216,471
3.55

179,668	83.0%
126,898	70.6%
23,708	13.2%
36,803	17.0%

2000
Number	Percent
27.4
200,510	35.2%
368,953	64.8%
55,813	9.8%

156,708
3.60

133,186	85.0%
103,351	77.6%
13,820	10.4%
23,522	15.0%

1990
Number	Percent
26.3
140,528	36.6%
243,017	63.4%
38,194	10.0%

103,514
3.67

88,615	85.6%
69,966	79.0%
9,249	10.4%
14,899	14.4%

1980
Number	Percent
24.3
111,192	39.3%
172,037	60.7%
25,954	9.2%

76,108
3.70

65,139	85.6%
54,378	83.5%
5,335	8.2%
10,969	14.4%

2022 Housing Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21,526	8.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	17,329	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	16,230	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	15,850	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	14,532	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	12,639	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	11,468	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	10,474	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,952	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	19,527	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	24,776	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	28,183	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,416	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,758	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,745	4.6%
$200,000 or more	10,094	3.9%

Median Household Income	49,371
Per Capita Income	20,844

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20,788	8.1%
Public Assistance	4,791	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	74,942	29.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	20,379	60.7%
Unemployed	1,528	4.6%
In Armed Forces	187	0.6%

Total Labor Force	22,094	65.8%
Not in Labor Force	11,467	34.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	127,253	94,975	57.3%
Non-Profit	4,532	7,013	39.3%
Self-Employed	32,599	14,976	68.5%

Local Government	12,105	16,161	42.8%
State Government	9,971	13,938	41.7%
Federal Government	4,045	2,461	62.2%

Total Private + Self	159,852	109,951	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30,653	39,573	43.6%
Total	190,505	149,524	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,081	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	75,326	22.1%
Professional, Technical	61,341	18.0%
Service Occupations	77,379	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4,174	1.2%
All others	91,826	26.9%

White Collar		50.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	52,627	15.4%
Educational services	43,022	12.6%
Retail trade	42,432	12.4%
Construction	32,972	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	27,585	8.1%
Manufacturing	19,725	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18,621	5.5%
Other services	18,456	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	16,505	4.8%
Public administration	15,424	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,357	3.0%
Wholesale trade	9,203	2.7%
Finance and insurance	9,053	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,803	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,968	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,201	1.2%
Information	3,811	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,429	1.0%
Utilities	2,589	0.8%
Management	170	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	771,024	88.30%
Puerto Rican	3,068	0.35%
Cuban	729	0.08%
Dominican	687	0.08%

Total Central American	5,089	0.58%
Costa Rican	18	0.00%
Guatemalan	682	0.08%
Honduran	2,041	0.23%
Nicaraguan	493	0.06%
Panamanian	95	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,760	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,205	0.25%
Argentinean	134	0.02%
Bolivian	36	0.00%
Chilean	25	0.00%
Colombian	860	0.10%
Ecuadorian	83	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	364	0.04%
Uruguayan	7	0.00%
Venezuelan	598	0.07%
Other South American	98	0.01%

Other Hispanic	24,913	2.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3,134	0.36%
Indian	2,022	0.23%
Chinese	726	0.08%
Korean	706	0.08%
Japanese	585	0.07%
Vietnamese	379	0.04%
Bangladeshi	118	0.01%
Indonesian	94	0.01%
Taiwanese	63	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	647,349	80.7%
English	145,753	18.2%
Other Asian	2,022	0.3%
Tagalog	1,747	0.2%
Other Indo-European	1,464	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	653	0.1%
German, other Germanic	586	0.1%
Chinese	573	0.1%
Korean	560	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	17,579	2.0%
German	14,047	1.6%
Irish	9,141	1.0%
English	8,804	1.0%
Italian	4,175	0.5%
French	3,454	0.4%
Scottish	1,951	0.2%
European	1,572	0.2%
Norwegian	1,461	0.2%
Polish	1,315	0.2%
Swedish	1,248	0.1%
Dutch	1,178	0.1%
Scotch-Irish	721	0.1%
British	505	0.1%
Czech	455	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	715,301	81.9%
Not a citizen	157,866	18.1%

Native	644,844	73.9%
Foreign-born	228,323	26.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
91,148	18.4%	64,779	13.0%	123,312	24.8%	117,269	23.6%	69,445	14.0%	30,445	6.1%
Average years of education: 11.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	91,148	18.4%
9-12 Years	64,779	13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	123,312	24.8%
Some College	117,269	23.6%
Bach. Degree	69,445	14.0%
Grad Degree	30,445	6.1%
Average years of education: 11.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	331,640	256,812	74,828	22.6%
1991	332,568	259,620	72,948	21.9%
1992	345,178	267,658	77,520	22.5%
1993	352,854	279,784	73,070	20.7%
1994	366,604	293,590	73,014	19.9%
1995	376,082	300,616	75,466	20.1%
1996	379,284	305,624	73,660	19.4%
1997	385,524	315,052	70,472	18.3%
1998	391,244	319,902	71,342	18.2%
1999	391,670	333,982	57,688	14.7%

2000	423,702	384,518	39,184	9.2%
2001	438,758	396,662	42,096	9.6%
2002	461,874	413,676	48,198	10.4%
2003	491,012	439,874	51,138	10.4%
2004	509,034	462,742	46,292	9.1%
2005	523,564	481,672	41,892	8.0%
2006	531,918	492,280	39,638	7.5%
2007	544,076	508,018	36,058	6.6%
2008	565,416	524,704	40,712	7.2%
2009	594,734	532,522	62,212	10.5%

2010	637,586	562,310	75,276	11.8%
2011	653,286	575,302	77,984	11.9%
2012	654,384	585,422	68,962	10.5%
2013	661,400	592,458	68,942	10.4%
2014	663,466	604,574	58,892	8.9%
2015	662,238	609,390	52,848	8.0%
2016	674,502	621,716	52,786	7.8%
2017	686,006	634,492	51,514	7.5%
2018	695,228	649,178	46,050	6.6%
2019	703,854	659,760	44,094	6.3%

2020	719,938	636,152	83,786	11.6%
2021	736,710	669,732	66,978	9.1%
2022	743,970	695,746	48,224	6.5%
2023	757,182	711,038	46,144	6.1%
2024	792,130	744,862	47,268	6.0%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	296,286
Median Value	$112,700

Occupied	257,499	86.9%
Vacant	38,787	13.1%

Owned	174,713	67.8%
Rented	82,786	32.2%
Median Rent	$875

Single-Family Units	199,130	67.2%
Detached	193,937	65.5%
Attached	5,193	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23,768	8.0%
Mobile Homes	42,632	14.4%

McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

2022 Housing Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

2022 Income & Employment Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

2022 Educational Attainment Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area

Historical Labor Force Data for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area