Pharr vs Weslaco

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

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

Pharr has the higher population (79,809 vs 41,437 in Weslaco). Weslaco has the higher median household income ($54,995 vs $49,884 in Pharr). Weslaco has the higher median home value ($119,200 vs $111,500 in Pharr).

Population, income & housing

	Pharr	Weslaco
Population	79,809	41,437
Median age	29.5 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$49,884	$54,995
Median home value	$111,500	$119,200
Median gross rent	$990	$942
Housing units	26,519	16,681
Homeownership rate	58.7%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.5%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	6.8%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Pharr	Weslaco
Population	78,073 → 79,809 (+2.2%)	40,464 → 41,437 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$39,884 → $49,884 (+25.1%)	$45,060 → $54,995 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$80,900 → $111,500 (+37.8%)	$83,900 → $119,200 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$752 → $990 (+31.6%)	$709 → $942 (+32.9%)

Pharr

Population

78,07379,809

Median household income

$39,884$49,884

Median home value

$80,900$111,500

Median gross rent

$752$990

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)

	Pharr	Weslaco
Under 5	8.3%	7.1%
5 to 17	24.6%	25.4%
18 to 24	11.1%	9.3%
25 to 34	14.2%	14.0%
35 to 44	12.9%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.1%	11.1%
55 to 64	7.1%	7.0%
65 to 74	5.9%	6.7%
75 and over	4.8%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Pharr	Weslaco
White (non-Hispanic)	4.6%	10.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.1%
Asian	0.1%	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.2%
Two or more races	0.1%	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino	95.0%	87.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Pharr	Weslaco
No high school diploma	30.1%	22.3%
High school graduate	27.2%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	25.1%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	4.6%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Pharr	Weslaco
Drove alone	77.8%	75.5%
Carpooled	11.7%	8.0%
Public transit	0.2%	0.2%
Walked	0.9%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	6.2%	7.5%
Other means	3.3%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Pharr	Weslaco
1-unit, detached	58.2%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	2.7%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	15.6%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	4.5%	8.0%
20 or more units	1.9%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	17.1%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	Pharr	Weslaco
Poverty rate	29.8%	25.0%
Average household size	3.43	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	22	25
Median year structure built	2001	1994