Demographics of McAllen city, Texas

McAllen city, Texas had 150,640 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +8,245 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

McAllen city, in four figures

150,640
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 145,385 ±95.; +5.8%
Change since July 2020: +8,245 people.; 33.5 ±0.9
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $61,579 ±$2,258
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

McAllen city, Texas's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of McAllen city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

McAllen city, Texas's population grew 5.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of McAllen city, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	142,395	100.0	100.0
2021	143,739	100.9	100.2
2022	144,703	101.6	100.7
2023	147,125	103.3	101.6
2024	148,655	104.4	102.5
2025	150,640	105.8	103.1

Population of McAllen city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	142,395	—
2021	143,739	+1,344
2022	144,703	+964
2023	147,125	+2,422
2024	148,655	+1,530
2025	150,640	+1,985

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 33.5 ±0.9: for men 31.3 ±1.4 and for women 35.8 ±1.5. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in McAllen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	10,274 ±1,049	7.1% ±0.7	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	30,737 ±1,637	21.1% ±1.1	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	13,988 ±1,049	9.6% ±0.7	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	39,283 ±1,630	27.0% ±1.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	32,125 ±1,354	22.1% ±0.9	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	18,978 ±1,044	13.1% ±0.7	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $61,579 ±$2,258, and income per person $30,885 ±$1,689, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in McAllen city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	10,848 ±892	22.2% ±1.8	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	9,530 ±903	19.5% ±1.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	7,935 ±779	16.2% ±1.6	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	6,005 ±626	12.3% ±1.3	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	7,578 ±759	15.5% ±1.5	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	3,264 ±454	6.7% ±0.9	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	3,745 ±466	7.7% ±0.9	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in McAllen city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	28,807 ±3,020	20.0% ±2.1	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	11,027 ±1,528	27.1% ±3.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	13,647 ±1,254	17.4% ±1.5	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	4,133 ±548	16.4% ±2.0	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in McAllen city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McAllen city	Texas	United States
Housing units	55,385 ±1,006	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	88.3% ±0.8	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	11.7% ±1.2	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	59.5% ±1.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	40.5% ±1.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$190,400 ±$6,316	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$1,049 ±$38	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	1995 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in McAllen city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	126,523 ±1,481	87.0% ±1.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	12,303 ±1,218	8.5% ±0.8	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	906 ±391	0.6% ±0.3	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	3,952 ±610	2.7% ±0.4	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	223 ±93	0.2% ±0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 111	0% to 0.1%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	37 to 291	< 0.1% to 0.2%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	1,262 ±426	0.9% ±0.3	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in McAllen city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	89,860 ±2,027	61.8% ±1.4	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	14,320 ±1,048	9.8% ±0.7	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	3,053 ±604	2.1% ±0.4	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	38,152 ±1,907	26.2% ±1.3	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	15,140 ±1,063	10.4% ±0.7	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	23,012 ±1,781	15.8% ±1.2	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

McAllen city among the places of Texas

23rd of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near McAllen city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Brownsville city	189,177 ±60
Killeen city	158,159 ±50
Denton city	152,866 ±90
Pasadena city	149,433 ±52
Mesquite city	149,299 ±335
McAllen city	145,385 ±95
Waco city	143,570 ±93
Midland city	136,640 ±33
Carrollton city	133,740 ±234
Lewisville city	131,080 ±396
Abilene city	128,053 ±328

Elsewhere on the site

Reported crime in McAllen city, Texas

Rankings this appears in

No. 18 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 25 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 33 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 69 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 164 Places in Texas by median age
No. 187 Places in Texas by per capita income

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026