McAllen vs Mission

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

McAllen and Mission 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 86,234 in Mission). Mission has the higher median household income ($60,813 vs $60,165 in McAllen). McAllen has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $160,800 in Mission).

Population, income & housing

	McAllen	Mission
Population	143,789	86,234
Median age	34.0 yrs	34.8 yrs
Median household income	$60,165	$60,813
Median home value	$173,800	$160,800
Median gross rent	$1,017	$931
Housing units	54,461	32,586
Homeownership rate	59.0%	71.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	29.0%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	8.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McAllen	Mission
Population	141,968 → 143,789 (+1.3%)	83,567 → 86,234 (+3.2%)
Median household income	$46,804 → $60,165 (+28.5%)	$48,815 → $60,813 (+24.6%)
Median home value	$126,000 → $173,800 (+37.9%)	$112,400 → $160,800 (+43.1%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,017 (+28.9%)	$819 → $931 (+13.7%)

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

Mission

Population

83,56786,234

Median household income

$48,815$60,813

Median home value

$112,400$160,800

Median gross rent

$819$931

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McAllen	Mission
Under 5	7.0%	7.5%
5 to 17	20.6%	21.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	11.9%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.7%
45 to 54	12.4%	12.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	9.9%
65 to 74	8.1%	7.9%
75 and over	5.4%	6.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McAllen	Mission
White (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	8.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	2.9%	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino	86.5%	88.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McAllen	Mission
No high school diploma	20.1%	23.3%
High school graduate	20.7%	23.6%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	20.3%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	8.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McAllen	Mission
Drove alone	72.2%	75.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	12.8%
Public transit	0.5%	0.1%
Walked	0.9%	1.1%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	9.0%
Other means	4.3%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McAllen	Mission
1-unit, detached	65.2%	68.1%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	2.1%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	7.5%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	6.3%
20 or more units	5.6%	2.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	14.0%

Poverty & households

	McAllen	Mission
Poverty rate	20.2%	17.7%
Average household size	2.96	3.06
Mean commute (minutes)	21	21
Median year structure built	1993	2000