Edinburg, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population

102,561

1.58% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Property Value

$174,800

9.52% 1-year growth

2023 Employed Population

43,790

1.69% 1-year growth

About

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None of the households in Edinburg, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in Edinburg, TX are The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (6,973 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Edinburg, TX was $174,800, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in Edinburg, TX N/A, and the average commute time was 21.3 minutes. The average car ownership in Edinburg, TX was N/A per household.

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Economy

The economy of Edinburg, TX employs 43.8k people. The largest industries in Edinburg, TX are Educational Services (7,516 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,448 people), and Retail Trade (4,688 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($76,329), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,125), and Public Administration ($60,591).

Employment

Occupations

43.8k

2023 Value

± 2,305

1.69%

1 Year growth

± 7.57%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Edinburg, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (5,639 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (5,613 people), and Education Instruction, & Library Occupations (4,996 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Edinburg, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

43.8k

2023 Value

± 2,305

1.69%

1 Year growth

± 7.57%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Edinburg, TX, are Educational Services (7,516 people), Health Care & Social Assistance (7,448 people), and Retail Trade (4,688 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Edinburg, TX, though some of these residents may live in Edinburg, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($78,910), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($75,556), and Construction ($66,827).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($39,894), Public Administration ($39,464), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,656).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Edinburg, TX awarded 6,973 degrees. The student population of Edinburg, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 12,973 male students and 18,958 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Edinburg, TX are Hispanic or Latino (6,159 and 88.3%), followed by White (359 and 5.15%), Asian (204 and 2.93%), and Black or African American (139 and 1.99%).

The largest universities in Edinburg, TX by number of degrees awarded are The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (6,973 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Edinburg, TX are Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (526 and 7.54%), General Psychology (461 and 6.61%), and General Biological Sciences (460 and 6.6%).

The median tuition cost in Edinburg, TX for a public four year colleges is $7,637 for in-state students and $17,707 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Edinburg, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 49.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 31,931 (40.6% men and 59.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 31,931 students enrolled in Edinburg, TX, 40.6% men and 59.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 29,080 records, of which 59.9% were women and 40.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
476 degrees awarded
General Psychology
461 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
417 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for N/A recipients in Edinburg, TX was Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration with 476 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a N/A from schools in Edinburg, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

6,973 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with 6,973 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,476 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Edinburg, TX, which is 0.551 times less than the 4,497 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 6,159 degrees mean that there were 17.2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 359 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,637) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,830) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,196) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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Measure

In 2022, 1.59% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while 1.53% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2022 were High School or Equivalent (5.7M), Some college (4.97M), and Bachelors Degree (4.2M).

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Edinburg, TX was $174,800 in 2023, which is NaNM times the same as the national average of N/A. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $159,600 to $174,800, a 9.52% increase. The homeownership rate in Edinburg, TX is N/A%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Edinburg, TX have an average commute time of 21.3 minutes, and they N/A. Car ownership in Edinburg, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of N/A per household.

Housing

Property

$174,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$8,662

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Median Property Taxes

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The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Edinburg, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Edinburg, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Rent vs Own

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Homeownership

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63.2%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2023

This chart shows the percentage of owner in Edinburg, TX compared it's parent and neighboring geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in Edinburg, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

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Median Household Income

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34.6k

Number of Households

± 2,055

The following chart displays the households in Edinburg, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the N/A range.

Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Edinburg, TX is from Texas.

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2022 Wage GINI in Texas

0.476

2021 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2022, the income inequality in Texas was 0.476 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0231% decline from 2021 to 2022, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was lower than than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly in Texas in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Texas across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

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The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

21.3 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Edinburg, TX have a similar commute time (21.3 minutes) than the normal US worker (21.3 minutes). Additionally, 2.29% of the workforce in Edinburg, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Edinburg, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

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The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Edinburg, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

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Employer Coverage

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Medicaid

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The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Edinburg, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.

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