McAllen vs San Juan

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

McAllen and San Juan 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 35,674 in San Juan). McAllen has the higher median household income ($60,165 vs $53,440 in San Juan). McAllen has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $118,200 in San Juan).

Population, income & housing

	McAllen	San Juan
Population	143,789	35,674
Median age	34.0 yrs	29.7 yrs
Median household income	$60,165	$53,440
Median home value	$173,800	$118,200
Median gross rent	$1,017	$937
Housing units	54,461	10,971
Homeownership rate	59.0%	79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	14.4%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	6.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McAllen	San Juan
Population	141,968 → 143,789 (+1.3%)	36,744 → 35,674 (-2.9%)
Median household income	$46,804 → $60,165 (+28.5%)	$40,773 → $53,440 (+31.1%)
Median home value	$126,000 → $173,800 (+37.9%)	$90,300 → $118,200 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,017 (+28.9%)	$742 → $937 (+26.3%)

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

San Juan

Population

36,74435,674

Median household income

$40,773$53,440

Median home value

$90,300$118,200

Median gross rent

$742$937

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McAllen	San Juan
Under 5	7.0%	9.0%
5 to 17	20.6%	23.5%
18 to 24	9.7%	11.0%
25 to 34	14.1%	12.8%
35 to 44	13.3%	11.4%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.7%
55 to 64	9.4%	9.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	6.1%
75 and over	5.4%	5.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McAllen	San Juan
White (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	2.9%
Black or African American	0.5%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	86.5%	96.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McAllen	San Juan
No high school diploma	20.1%	36.3%
High school graduate	20.7%	27.9%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	3.5%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McAllen	San Juan
Drove alone	72.2%	83.1%
Carpooled	10.4%	10.4%
Public transit	0.5%	0.0%
Walked	0.9%	0.6%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	5.2%
Other means	4.3%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McAllen	San Juan
1-unit, detached	65.2%	79.7%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.6%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	5.2%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	4.1%
20 or more units	5.6%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	9.4%

Poverty & households

	McAllen	San Juan
Poverty rate	20.2%	24.5%
Average household size	2.96	3.53
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1993	1999