Edinburg vs McAllen

A side-by-side comparison of Edinburg and McAllen: population, income, housing, and more.

Edinburg and McAllen are places in Texas. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

McAllen has the higher population (143,789 vs 102,561 in Edinburg). McAllen has the higher median household income ($60,165 vs $57,789 in Edinburg). Edinburg has the higher median home value ($174,800 vs $173,800 in McAllen).

Population, income & housing

	Edinburg	McAllen
Population	102,561	143,789
Median age	29.9 yrs	34.0 yrs
Median household income	$57,789	$60,165
Median home value	$174,800	$173,800
Median gross rent	$968	$1,017
Housing units	38,107	54,461
Homeownership rate	52.5%	59.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	28.9%	32.0%
Unemployment rate	6.6%	5.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Edinburg	McAllen
Population	95,847 → 102,561 (+7.0%)	141,968 → 143,789 (+1.3%)
Median household income	$48,673 → $57,789 (+18.7%)	$46,804 → $60,165 (+28.5%)
Median home value	$121,900 → $174,800 (+43.4%)	$126,000 → $173,800 (+37.9%)
Median gross rent	$794 → $968 (+21.9%)	$789 → $1,017 (+28.9%)

Edinburg

Population

95,847102,561

Median household income

$48,673$57,789

Median home value

$121,900$174,800

Median gross rent

$794$968

McAllen

Population

141,968143,789

Median household income

$46,804$60,165

Median home value

$126,000$173,800

Median gross rent

$789$1,017

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Edinburg	McAllen
Under 5	7.5%	7.0%
5 to 17	20.1%	20.6%
18 to 24	13.5%	9.7%
25 to 34	16.8%	14.1%
35 to 44	13.7%	13.3%
45 to 54	10.3%	12.4%
55 to 64	8.6%	9.4%
65 to 74	5.7%	8.1%
75 and over	3.8%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Edinburg	McAllen
White (non-Hispanic)	9.3%	8.6%
Black or African American	1.8%	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.2%
Asian	2.5%	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.6%
Two or more races	0.4%	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino	85.8%	86.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Edinburg	McAllen
No high school diploma	19.3%	20.1%
High school graduate	23.2%	20.7%
Some college or associate's	28.7%	27.1%
Bachelor's degree	19.5%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	9.4%	11.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Edinburg	McAllen
Drove alone	72.7%	72.2%
Carpooled	11.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.2%	0.5%
Walked	2.0%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.5%	0.3%
Worked from home	9.8%	11.5%
Other means	3.3%	4.3%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Edinburg	McAllen
1-unit, detached	57.7%	65.2%
1-unit, attached	1.0%	4.1%
2 to 4 units	22.1%	11.2%
5 to 19 units	10.2%	9.7%
20 or more units	3.7%	5.6%
Mobile home & other	5.3%	4.1%

Poverty & households

	Edinburg	McAllen
Poverty rate	25.7%	20.2%
Average household size	2.82	2.96
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	2003	1993