Donna

Population: 16,774
Median household income: $38,082
Median home value: $68,500

Donna is a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, home to 16,774 residents. At $38,082, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Donna's population grew 2.2% from 16,409 to 16,774, while its median home value rose 15.1% from $59,500 to $68,500.

The median resident is 28.1 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 28.3% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,774
Median age: 28.1 yrs
Median household income: $38,082
Median home value: $68,500
Median gross rent: $734
Housing units: 5,926
Homeownership rate: 58.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,40916,774

Median household income

$29,724$38,082

Median home value

$59,500$68,500

Median gross rent

$569$734

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,409	$29,724	$59,500	$569
2020	16,381	$27,226	$59,900	$563
2021	16,743	$29,680	$58,900	$607
2022	16,742	$34,049	$65,100	$694
2023	16,774	$38,082	$68,500	$734

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 58.7%

5 to 1728.3%

18 to 249.1%

25 to 3411.3%

35 to 4410.2%

45 to 548.3%

55 to 648.3%

65 to 748.7%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,460	8.7%
5 to 17	4,742	28.3%
18 to 24	1,527	9.1%
25 to 34	1,889	11.3%
35 to 44	1,712	10.2%
45 to 54	1,399	8.3%
55 to 64	1,389	8.3%
65 to 74	1,465	8.7%
75 and over	1,191	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,184	7.1%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	9	0.1%
Two or more races	56	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,524	92.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma36.6%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,308	36.6%
High school graduate	2,380	26.3%
Some college or associate's	2,281	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	638	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	438	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 26 min

Drove alone81.5%

Carpooled10.3%

Public transit0.3%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.3%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,134	81.5%
Carpooled	522	10.3%
Public transit	17	0.3%
Walked	23	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	317	6.3%
Other means	58	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,722	36.2%
15 to 29 min	1,460	30.7%
30 to 44 min	941	19.8%
45 to 59 min	118	2.5%
60+ min	513	10.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.33
Poverty rate: 40.4% (6,779 of 16,767)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,665	72.9%
Nonfamily households	1,364	27.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,029	84.9%
Vacant	897	15.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,928	58.2%
Renter-occupied	2,101	41.8%

1-unit, detached60.8%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units12.0%

5 to 19 units6.5%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other19.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,602	60.8%
1-unit, attached	18	0.3%
2 to 4 units	709	12.0%
5 to 19 units	388	6.5%
20 or more units	67	1.1%
Mobile home & other	1,142	19.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4820884
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.29 sq mi
Water area: 0.01 sq mi
Center point: 26.1610, -98.0389