San Juan vs Weslaco

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

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

Weslaco has the higher population (41,437 vs 35,674 in San Juan). Weslaco has the higher median household income ($54,995 vs $53,440 in San Juan). Weslaco has the higher median home value ($119,200 vs $118,200 in San Juan).

Population, income & housing

	San Juan	Weslaco
Population	35,674	41,437
Median age	29.7 yrs	30.2 yrs
Median household income	$53,440	$54,995
Median home value	$118,200	$119,200
Median gross rent	$937	$942
Housing units	10,971	16,681
Homeownership rate	79.6%	57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	14.4%	23.2%
Unemployment rate	6.7%	7.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	San Juan	Weslaco
Population	36,744 → 35,674 (-2.9%)	40,464 → 41,437 (+2.4%)
Median household income	$40,773 → $53,440 (+31.1%)	$45,060 → $54,995 (+22.0%)
Median home value	$90,300 → $118,200 (+30.9%)	$83,900 → $119,200 (+42.1%)
Median gross rent	$742 → $937 (+26.3%)	$709 → $942 (+32.9%)

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

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)

	San Juan	Weslaco
Under 5	9.0%	7.1%
5 to 17	23.5%	25.4%
18 to 24	11.0%	9.3%
25 to 34	12.8%	14.0%
35 to 44	11.4%	12.9%
45 to 54	11.7%	11.1%
55 to 64	9.0%	7.0%
65 to 74	6.1%	6.7%
75 and over	5.4%	6.5%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	San Juan	Weslaco
White (non-Hispanic)	2.9%	10.7%
Black or African American	0.0%	1.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.1%	0.1%
Asian	0.2%	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	96.7%	87.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	San Juan	Weslaco
No high school diploma	36.3%	22.3%
High school graduate	27.9%	25.9%
Some college or associate's	21.4%	28.6%
Bachelor's degree	10.9%	15.8%
Graduate or professional degree	3.5%	7.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	San Juan	Weslaco
Drove alone	83.1%	75.5%
Carpooled	10.4%	8.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.2%
Walked	0.6%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	7.5%
Other means	0.7%	6.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	San Juan	Weslaco
1-unit, detached	79.7%	54.2%
1-unit, attached	1.6%	1.8%
2 to 4 units	5.2%	10.5%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	8.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	6.1%
Mobile home & other	9.4%	19.4%

Poverty & households

	San Juan	Weslaco
Poverty rate	24.5%	25.0%
Average household size	3.53	3.08
Mean commute (minutes)	25	25
Median year structure built	1999	1994