Pharr, TX

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2023 Population
79,809
0.472% 1-year growth
US Senator
N/AJohn Cornyn
Republican Party
US Senator
N/ATed Cruz
Republican Party
2023 Median Age
29.5
0.34% 1-year increase
2023 Poverty Rate
29.8%
2.03% 1-year decrease
2023 Median Household Income
$49,884
10.8% 1-year growth
2023 Median Property Value
$111,500
13.4% 1-year growth
2023 Employed Population
32,054
2.36% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Pharr, TX had a population of 79.8k people with a median age of 29.5 and a median household income of $49,884. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Pharr, TX grew from 79,434 to 79,809, a 0.472% increase and its median household income grew from $45,016 to $49,884, a 10.8% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Pharr, TX are Two+ (Hispanic) (44.7%), White (Hispanic) (37.8%), Other (Hispanic) (11.9%), White (Non-Hispanic) (4.55%), and Black or African American (Hispanic) (0.416%).

None of the households in Pharr, 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.

79.2% of the residents in Pharr, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Pharr, TX are Rio Grande Valley College (476726) (582 degrees awarded in 2022) and Southern Careers Institute-Pharr (463 degrees).

In 2023, the median property value in Pharr, TX was $111,500, and the homeownership rate was 58.7%.

Most people in Pharr, TX drove alone to work, and the average commute time was 22.1 minutes. The average car ownership in Pharr, TX was 2 cars per household.

Population & Diversity

Pharr, TX is home to a population of 79.8k people, from which 79.2% are citizens. As of 2023, 29% of Pharr, TX residents were born outside of the country (23.2k people).

In 2023, there were 1.18 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (35.7k people) in Pharr, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.2k White (Hispanic) and 9.49k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Citizenship

79.2%
2023 Citizenship
78.2%
2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 79.2% of Pharr, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Pharr, TX was 78.2%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

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Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Pharr, TX
  1. Two+ (Hispanic)
    35.7k ± 2.95k
  2. White (Hispanic)
    30.2k ± 2.54k
  3. Other (Hispanic)
    9.49k ± 2.05k
95%
Hispanic Population
75.8k people

In 2023, there were 1.18 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (35.7k people) in Pharr, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 30.2k White (Hispanic) and 9.49k Other (Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

95% of the people in Pharr, TX are hispanic (75.8k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Pharr, TX as a share of the total population.

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Global Diversity

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Most Common Origin
  1. Mexico
    2,430,315 ± 36,649 people
  2. India
    305,649 ± 13,502 people
  3. El Salvador
    224,600 ± 11,591 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Texas was Mexico, the natal country of 2,430,315 Texas residents, followed by India with 305,649 and El Salvador with 224,600.

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Foreign-Born Population

29%
2023 Foreign-Born Population
23.2k people
30.3%
2022 Foreign-Born Population
24.1k people

As of 2023, 29% of Pharr, TX residents (23.2k people) were born outside of the United States, which is higher than the national average of 13.8%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Pharr, TX was 30.3%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

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Veterans

Most Common Service Period
  1. Vietnam
    469 ± 158
  2. Gulf War (2001-)
    454 ± 208
  3. Gulf War (1990s)
    147 ± 97

Pharr, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Vietnam, 1.03 times greater than any other conflict.

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Economy

The economy of Pharr, TX employs 32.1k people. The largest industries in Pharr, TX are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,157 people), Retail Trade (3,834 people), and Educational Services (3,084 people), and the highest paying industries are Mining, Quarrying, & Oil & Gas Extraction ($58,532), Educational Services ($56,383), and Manufacturing ($49,351).

Males in Texas have an average income that is 1.38 times higher than the average income of females, which is $58,213. The income inequality in Texas (measured using the Gini index) is 0.476, which is lower than than the national average.

Occupations

32.1k
2023 Value
± 1,839
2.36%
1 Year growth
± 8.29%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pharr, TX grew at a rate of 2.36%, from 31.3k employees to 32.1k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Pharr, TX, are Sales & Related Occupations (3,607 people), Office & Administrative Support Occupations (3,568 people), and Construction & Extraction Occupations (3,328 people). This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Pharr, TX.

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Unemployment Insurance Claims

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Employment by Industries

32.1k
2023 Value
± 1,839
2.36%
1 Year growth
± 8.29%

From 2022 to 2023, employment in Pharr, TX grew at a rate of 2.36%, from 31.3k employees to 32.1k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Pharr, TX, are Health Care & Social Assistance (5,157 people), Retail Trade (3,834 people), and Educational Services (3,084 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.

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Median Earnings by Industry

$36,493
Median earning men ± $1,957
$23,534
Median earning women ± $2,579

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($55,469), Manufacturing ($51,838), and Public Administration ($48,859).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($41,505), Manufacturing ($35,880), and Wholesale Trade ($31,691).

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Employment by Industry Sector

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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.

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn 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.
N/ATed 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 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 2022, universities in Pharr, TX awarded 1,045 degrees. The student population of Pharr, TX in 2022 is skewed towards women, with 385 male students and 920 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Pharr, TX are Hispanic or Latino (959 and 91.8%), followed by White (75 and 7.18%), Black or African American (6 and 0.574%), and Asian (2 and 0.191%).

The largest universities in Pharr, TX by number of degrees awarded are Rio Grande Valley College (476726) (582 and 55.7%) and Southern Careers Institute-Pharr (463 and 44.3%).

The most popular majors in Pharr, TX are Nursing Assistant & Patient Care Assistant (213 and 20.4%), Medical Assistant (203 and 19.4%), and Licensed Practical & Vocational Nurse Training (144 and 13.8%).

Enrollments by Gender and Races

In 2022 there were 1,305 students enrolled in Pharr, TX, 29.5% men and 70.5% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 1,162 records, of which 73.1% were women and 26.9% men.

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Concentrations

Most Common
  1. 27 degrees awarded
  2. 203 degrees awarded
  3. 144 degrees awarded

In 2022, the most common concentation for 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Pharr, TX was Medical Insurance Coding Specialist with 27 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate from schools in Pharr, TX according to their major.

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Universities

Gender
Race
Largest Universities by degrees awarded
  1. 582 degrees awarded
  2. 463 degrees awarded

In 2022, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was Rio Grande Valley College (476726) with 582 degrees awarded.

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Student Diversity

In 2022, 268 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Pharr, TX, which is 0.345 times less than the 777 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2022 the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 959 degrees mean that there were 12.8 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 75 degrees awarded.

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Awarded Degrees over Time

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Educational Pyramid

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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.

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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).

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Housing & Living

The median property value in Pharr, TX was $111,500 in 2023, which is 0.368 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $98,300 to $111,500, a 13.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Pharr, TX is 58.7%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

People in Pharr, TX have an average commute time of 22.1 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.

Median household income in Pharr, TX is $49,884. In 2023, the place with the highest median household income in Pharr, TX was Census Tract 214.01 with a value of $40,223, followed by Census Tract 215 and Census Tract 216, with respective values of $36,461 and $35,092.

Property

$111,500
Median Property Value 2023
±$9,101
$13,644
Median Property Taxes
±$1,042

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.

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Rent vs Own

58.7%
Homeownership
2023
62.4%
Homeowners with Mortgage
2023

In 2023, 58.7% of the housing units in Pharr, TX were occupied by their owner. This percentage grew from the previous year's rate of 58.7%.

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Income by Location

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Highest Median Household Income (Total)
  1. Census Tract 214.01
  2. Census Tract 215
  3. Census Tract 216

In 2023, the place with the highest Median Household Income (Total) in Pharr, TX was Census Tract 214.01 with a value of $40,223, followed by Census Tract 215 and Census Tract 216, with respective values of $36,461 and $35,092.

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

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Household Income

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$49,884
Median Household Income
± $4,318
23.2k
Number of Households
± 1,458

In 2023, the median household income of the 23.2k households in Pharr, TX grew to $49,884 from the previous year's value of $45,016.

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 < $10k range.

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Wage Distribution

The closest comparable wage GINI for Pharr, TX is from Texas.
0.476
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 0.478. 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.

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Commuter Transportation

Most Common Commute in 2023
  1. Drove Alone (77.8%)
  2. Carpooled (11.7%)
  3. Worked At Home (6.17%)

In 2023, 77.8% of workers in Pharr, TX drove alone to work, followed by those who carpooled to work (11.7%) and those who worked at home (6.17%).

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

22.1 minutes
Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Pharr, TX have a shorter commute time (22.1 minutes) than the normal US worker (26.6 minutes). Additionally, 1.46% of the workforce in Pharr, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

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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.

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Poverty & Diversity

29.8% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Pharr, TX (23.7k out of 79.5k 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 Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 25 - 34.

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

69.9% of the population of Pharr, TX has health coverage, with 21.3% on employee plans, 29.1% on Medicaid, 8.16% on Medicare, 10.1% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Hidalgo County, TX see 2156 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.231% decrease from the previous year (2161 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 3297 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 1289 patients per year.

Patient to Clinician Ratios

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2,156 to 1
Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Hidalgo County, TX

Primary care physicians in Hidalgo County, TX see an average of 2,156 patients per year. This represents a 0.231% decrease from the previous year (2,161 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Hidalgo County, TX in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

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Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 35% under 18 years, 23.3% between 18 and 34 years, 31.1% between 35 and 64 years, and 10.6% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48% were men and 52% were women.

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Uninsured People

30.1%
Uninsured
21.3%
Employer Coverage
29.1%
Medicaid
8.16%
Medicare
10.1%
Non-Group
1.12%
Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Pharr, TX declined by 6.25% from 32.1% to 30.1%.

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

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