Pharr, TX

Census Place

2024 Population

80,333

US Senator

John Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

Ted Cruz

Republican Party

2024 Median Age

29.7

0.678% 1-year increase

2024 Poverty Rate

27.6%

7.5% 1-year decrease

2024 Median Household Income

$52,814

5.87% 1-year growth

2024 Median Property Value

$121,900

9.33% 1-year growth

Population & Diversity

Pharr, TX is home to a population of 80.3k people, from which 79.2% are citizens.

As of 2024, 29.4% of Pharr, TX residents were born outside of the country (23.6k people).

In 2024, there were 2.45 times more Two Races Including Other (Hispanic) residents (46.4k people) in Pharr, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 19k White (Hispanic) and 9.89k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

79.2%

2024 Citizenship

79.2%

2023 Citizenship

As of 2024, 79.2% of Pharr, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.2%. In 2023, the percentage of US citizens in Pharr, TX was 79.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Pharr, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pharr, TX

Two Races Including Other (Hispanic)
46.4k ± 2.89k
White (Hispanic)
19k ± 2.8k
Other (Hispanic)
9.89k ± 1.97k

94.7%

Hispanic Population

76.1k people

94.7% of the people in Pharr, TX are hispanic (76.1k people).

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

Global Diversity

The PUMS dataset is not available at the Place level, so we are showing data for Texas.

Most Common Origin

Mexico
2,408,340 ± 36,549 people
India
354,317 ± 14,528 people
El Salvador
223,512 ± 11,564 people

In 2024, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,408,340 Texas residents, followed by India with 354,317 and El Salvador with 223,512.

Foreign-Born Population

29.4%

2024 Foreign-Born Population

23.6k people

29%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

23.2k people

As of 2024, 29.4% of Pharr, TX residents (23.6k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of 14%. In 2023, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pharr, TX was 29%, meaning that the rate has been increasing.

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

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Vietnam
487 ± 174
Gulf War (2001-)
477 ± 213
Gulf War (1990s)
143 ± 85

Pharr, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.02 times greater than any other conflict.

The chart shows the distribution of veterans by conflict in Pharr, TX.

Economy

The economy of Pharr, TX employs 32.9k people. In 2024, the largest industries in Pharr, TX were Health Care & Social Assistance (5,623 people), Retail Trade (4,040 people), and Educational Services (3,289 people), and the highest paying industries were Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($61,787), Educational Services ($55,636), and Manufacturing ($49,764).

Employment

Occupations

32.9k

2024 Value

± 1,798

2.5%

1 Year growth

± 7.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pharr, TX grew at a rate of 2.5%, from 32.1k employees to 32.9k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pharr, TX, are Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,882 people), Sales & Related Occupations (3,577 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (3,216 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pharr, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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.

Industries

Employment by Industries

32.9k

2024 Value

± 1,798

2.5%

1 Year growth

± 7.73%

From 2023 to 2024, employment in Pharr, TX grew at a rate of 2.5%, from 32.1k employees to 32.9k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pharr, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,623 people), Retail Trade (4,040 people), and Educational Services (3,289 people). This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Pharr, TX, though some of these residents may live in Pharr, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

$36,249

Median earning men ± $2,605

$25,926

Median earning women ± $2,208

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2024 are Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($60,447), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($58,417), and Manufacturing ($52,061).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2024 are Manufacturing ($45,233), Public Administration ($40,346), and Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($31,222).

Education

The student population of Pharr, TX in 2024 is skewed towards women, with 382 male students and 1,166 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pharr, TX are Hispanic or Latino (1,232 and 91.3%), White (104 and 7.71%), Black or African American (5 and 0.371%), and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders (3 and 0.222%).

The largest universities in Pharr, TX by number of degrees awarded are Rio Grande Valley College (709 and 52.6%), Southern Careers Institute-Pharr (419 and 31.1%), and South Texas Training Center (221 and 16.4%).

The most popular majors in Pharr, TX are Medical Assistant (384 and 28.5%), Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (299 and 22.2%), and Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (120 and 8.9%).

Admissions & Enrollments

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2024 there were 1,548 students enrolled in Pharr, TX, 24.7% men and 75.3% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,345 records, of which 77.3% were women and 22.7% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Medical Assistant
159 degrees awarded
Welding Technology
114 degrees awarded
Pharmacy Technician
65 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common concentation for Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years recipients in Pharr, TX was Medical Assistant with 159 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years from schools in Pharr, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

Rio Grande Valley College
709 degrees awarded
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
419 degrees awarded
South Texas Training Center
221 degrees awarded

In 2024, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rio Grande Valley College with 709 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

In 2024, 338 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pharr, TX, which is 0.334 times less than the 1,011 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2024, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 1,232 degrees mean that there were 11.8 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 104 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

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($12,300) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2024.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($1,266) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2024.

Private for-profit, less-than 2-year ($600) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

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

Housing & Living

The median property value in Pharr, TX was $121,900 in 2024, which is 0.366 times smaller than the national average of $332,700. Between 2023 and 2024 the median property value increased from $111,500 to $121,900, a 9.33% increase. The homeownership rate in Pharr, TX is 59.1%, which is lower than the national average of 65.2%.

People in Pharr, TX have an average commute time of 21.1 minutes, and they drove alone to work. Car ownership in Pharr, TX is approximately the same as the national average, with an average of 2 cars per household.

Housing

Property

$121,900

Median Property Value 2024

±$9,715

$14,115

Median Property Taxes

±$1,034

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

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

Rent vs Own

59.1%

Homeownership

2024

63%

Homeowners with Mortgage

2024

In 2024, 59.1% of the housing units in Pharr, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

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

Equity

Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$52,814

Median Household Income

± $4,585

23.9k

Number of Households

± 1,428

In 2024, the median household income of the 23.9k households in Pharr, TX grew to $52,814 from the previous year's value of $49,884.

The following chart displays the households in Pharr, 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 $60k - $75k range.

Wage Distribution

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

0.475

2024 Wage GINI in Texas

0.475

2023 Wage GINI in Texas

In 2024, the income inequality in Texas was 0.475 according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a 0.0391% decline from 2023 to 2024, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat more even. The GINI for Texas was higher than than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less 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

Most Common Commute in 2024

Drove Alone (77.5%)
Carpooled (11.6%)
Worked At Home (6.47%)

In 2024, 77.5% of workers in Pharr, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.6%) and those who worked at home (6.47%).

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

21.1 minutes

Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pharr, TX have a shorter commute time (21.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.4 minutes). Additionally, 1.42% of the workforce in Pharr, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

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

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

27.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pharr, TX (22k out of 80k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 6 - 11, followed by Females 25 - 34 and then Males 6 - 11.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Pharr, 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

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

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

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