McAllen vs Weslaco

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

McAllen and Weslaco 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 41,437 in Weslaco). McAllen has the higher median household income ($60,165 vs $54,995 in Weslaco). McAllen has the higher median home value ($173,800 vs $119,200 in Weslaco).

Population, income & housing

	McAllen	Weslaco
Population	143,789	41,437
Median age	34.0 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$60,165	$54,995
Median home value	$173,800	$119,200
Median gross rent	$1,017	$942
Housing units	54,461	16,681
Homeownership rate	59.0%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	32.0%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	5.5%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	McAllen	Weslaco
Population	141,968 → 143,789 (+1.3%)	40,464 → 41,437 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$46,804 → $60,165 (+28.5%)	$45,060 → $54,995 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$126,000 → $173,800 (+37.9%)	$83,900 → $119,200 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$789 → $1,017 (+28.9%)	$709 → $942 (+32.9%)

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

Weslaco

Population

40,46441,437

Median household income

$45,060$54,995

Median home value

$83,900$119,200

Median gross rent

$709$942

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	McAllen	Weslaco
Under 5	7.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	20.6%	25.4%
18 to 24	9.7%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.1%	14.0%
35 to 44	13.3%	12.9%
45 to 54	12.4%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.4%	7.0%
65 to 74	8.1%	6.7%
75 and over	5.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	McAllen	Weslaco
White (non-Hispanic)	8.6%	10.7%
Black or African American	0.5%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.1%
Asian	2.9%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.6%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.6%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	86.5%	87.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	McAllen	Weslaco
No high school diploma	20.1%	22.3%
High school graduate	20.7%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	27.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	20.3%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	11.7%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	McAllen	Weslaco
Drove alone	72.2%	75.5%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.5%	0.2%
Walked	0.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.3%	0.0%
Worked from home	11.5%	7.5%
Other means	4.3%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	McAllen	Weslaco
1-unit, detached	65.2%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	4.1%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	11.2%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	9.7%	8.0%
20 or more units	5.6%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	4.1%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	McAllen	Weslaco
Poverty rate	20.2%	25.0%
Average household size	2.96	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	21	25
Median year structure built	1993	1994