McAllen, TX

Census Place

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2023 Population
143,789
0.748% 1-year growth
US Senator
John Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
Ted Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
34
3.34% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
20.2%
3.89% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$60,165
6.82% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$173,800
9.51% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
63,570
0.496% 1-year growth

About

The 5 largest ethnic groups in McAllen, TX are White (Hispanic) (34.5%), Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) (33.7%), Other (Hispanic) (16.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (8.65%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (2.85%).

None of the households in McAllen, 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.

84.4% of the residents in McAllen, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in McAllen, TX are South Texas College (5,441 degrees awarded in 2023), The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus (522 degrees), and Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen (342 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in McAllen, TX was $173,800, and the homeownership rate was N/A%.

Most people in McAllen, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 21.2 minutes. The average car ownership in McAllen, TX was 2 cars per household.

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Population & Diversity

McAllen, TX is home to a population of 144k people, from which 84.4% are citizens. As of 2023, 25.7% of McAllen, TX residents were born outside of the country (37k people).

In 2023, there were 1.02 times more White (Hispanic) residents (49.5k people) in McAllen, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 24.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

84.4%
2023 Citizenship
84.4%
2022 Citizenship

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Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in McAllen, TX
  1. White (Hispanic)
    49.5k ± 2.7k
  2. Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
    48.5k ± 3.32k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    24.3k ± 1.85k
86.5%
Hispanic Population
124k people

In 2023, there were 1.02 times more White (Hispanic) residents (49.5k people) in McAllen, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 48.5k Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) and 24.3k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

86.5% of the people in McAllen, TX are hispanic (124k people).

The following chart shows the 8 races represented in McAllen, TX as a share of the total population.

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Foreign-Born Population

25.7%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
37k people
25.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
36.1k people

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in McAllen, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

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Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    1,374 ± 215
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    963 ± 243
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    710 ± 181

McAllen, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.43 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of McAllen, TX employs 63.6k people. In 2023, the largest industries in McAllen, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (10,087 people), Retail Trade (8,829 people), and Educational Services (8,253 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($84,034), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($82,931), and Public Administration ($67,083).

Employment

Occupations

63.6k
2023 Value
± 2,324
0.496%
1 Year growth
± 5.23%

The most common job groups, by number of people living in McAllen, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (8,127 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (7,142 people), and Management Occupations (6,448 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of McAllen, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Industries

Employment by Industries

63.6k
2023 Value
± 2,324
0.496%
1 Year growth
± 5.23%

The most common employment sectors for those who live in McAllen, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (10,087 people), Retail Trade (8,829 people), and Educational Services (8,253 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of McAllen, TX, though some of these residents may live in McAllen, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$41,328
Median earning men ± $3,085
$29,482
Median earning women ± $1,396

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($82,656), Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($81,364), and Manufacturing ($61,750).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($93,933), Construction ($70,327), and Public Administration ($52,577).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

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Civics

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

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.

Presidential Elections

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2024 Election Results
  1. Donald J. Trump (56.1%)
    Republican Party
  2. Kamala Harris (42.5%)
    Democratic Party
  3. Jill Stein (0.726%)
    Green Party

In the 2024 presidential election, the popular vote in Texas went to Donald J. Trump with 56.1% of the vote. The runner-up was Kamala Harris (42.5%), followed by Jill Stein (0.726%).

The following chart shows the popular vote results in Texas for each registered party from 1976 to 2024.

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Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

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John Cornyn
Senator from Texas2
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.
Ted Cruz
Senator from Texas1
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.

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Education

In 2023, universities in McAllen, TX awarded 6,964 degrees. The student population of McAllen, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 12,119 male students and 16,289 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in McAllen, TX are Hispanic or Latino (6,611 and 94.9%), followed by White (220 and 3.16%), Unknown (50 and 0.718%), and Asian (33 and 0.474%).

The largest universities in McAllen, TX by number of degrees awarded are South Texas College (5,441 and 78.1%), The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus (522 and 7.5%), and Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen (342 and 4.91%).

The most popular majors in McAllen, TX are General Studies (1,061 and 15.2%), Welding Technology (503 and 7.22%), and Medical Assistant (345 and 4.95%).

The median tuition cost in McAllen, TX for a public four year colleges is $5,100 for in-state students and $7,500 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2023 there were 28,408 students enrolled in McAllen, TX, 42.7% men and 57.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 27,071 records, of which 57.6% were women and 42.4% men.

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Completions

Concentrations

Most Common
  1. Liberal Arts & Sciences
    328 degrees awarded
  2. General Business
    273 degrees awarded
  3. General Studies
    1,061 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Associates Degree recipients in McAllen, TX was Liberal Arts & Sciences with 328 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Associates Degree from schools in McAllen, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. South Texas College
    5,441 degrees awarded
  2. The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
    522 degrees awarded
  3. Miller-Motte College-STVT-McAllen
    342 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was South Texas College with 5,441 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2023, 2,739 men were awarded degrees from institutions in McAllen, TX, which is 0.648 times less than the 4,225 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 6,611 degrees mean that there were 30.1 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 220 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Public, 4-year or above ($5,100) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($120) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,200) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

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Working Population

Educational Pyramid

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

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Educational Attainment

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Race

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population in 2023 were High School or Equivalent (5.75M), Some college (4.93M), and Bachelors Degree (4.37M).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in McAllen, TX was $173,800 in 2023, which is 0.573 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $158,700 to $173,800, a 9.51% increase. The homeownership rate in McAllen, TX is N/A%, which is lower than the national average of 65%.

People in McAllen, TX have an average commute time of 21.2 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in McAllen, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$173,800
Median Property Value 2023
±$5,448
$28,459
Median Property Taxes
±$1,265

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 McAllen, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

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

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Rent vs Own

N/A%
Homeownership
N/A
63.7%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

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

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Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the places in McAllen, TX colored by their Median Household Income (Total).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.
$60,165
Median Household Income
± $2,642
48.3k
Number of Households
± 1,913

The following chart displays the households in McAllen, 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 $75k - $100k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for McAllen, TX is from McAllen, TX.
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This chart shows the number of workers in McAllen, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

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Transportation

Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (72.2%)
  2. Worked At Home (11.5%)
  3. Carpooled (10.4%)

In 2023, 72.2% of workers in McAllen, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who worked at home (11.5%) and those who carpooled to work (10.4%).

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.

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Commute Time

21.2 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in McAllen, TX have a shorter commute time (21.2 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, N/A% of the workforce in McAllen, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

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Car Ownership

2 cars
Average Number

The following chart displays the households in McAllen, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in McAllen, TX have 2 cars.

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Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

20.2% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in McAllen, TX (28.8k out of 143k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 25 - 34, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Males 25 - 34.

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

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.

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Health

74.2% of the population of McAllen, TX has health coverage, with 33.4% on employee plans, 20.4% on Medicaid, 7.44% on Medicare, 12% on non-group plans, and 0.955% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1,657 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.975% increase from the previous year (1,641 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1590 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 638 patients per year.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

Coverage

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 29.3% under 18 years, 22.5% between 18 and 34 years, 35.2% between 35 and 64 years, and 13.1% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 49.5% were men and 50.5% were women.

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

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Uninsured People

25.8%
Uninsured
33.4%
Employer Coverage
20.4%
Medicaid
7.44%
Medicare
12%
Non-Group
0.955%
Military or VA

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

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