Mercedes

Population: 16,449
Median household income: $41,753
Median home value: $107,700

Located in Hidalgo County, Texas, Mercedes is a community with a population of 16,449. At $41,753, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Mercedes's population held roughly steady from 16,564 to 16,449, while its median home value rose 51.7% from $71,000 to $107,700.

The typical home was built around 1988. 31.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,449
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $41,753
Median home value: $107,700
Median gross rent: $676
Housing units: 6,114
Homeownership rate: 64.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.9%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

16,56416,449

Median household income

$34,677$41,753

Median home value

$71,000$107,700

Median gross rent

$574$676

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	16,564	$34,677	$71,000	$574
2020	16,561	$39,734	$74,400	$566
2021	16,274	$36,325	$84,100	$564
2022	16,361	$43,243	$102,100	$625
2023	16,449	$41,753	$107,700	$676

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

Age distribution

Under 57.6%

5 to 1724.1%

18 to 2411.3%

25 to 3410.5%

35 to 4415.0%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 646.4%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over7.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,247	7.6%
5 to 17	3,967	24.1%
18 to 24	1,860	11.3%
25 to 34	1,726	10.5%
35 to 44	2,472	15.0%
45 to 54	1,606	9.8%
55 to 64	1,048	6.4%
65 to 74	1,274	7.7%
75 and over	1,249	7.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,250	7.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	22	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	3	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	7	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	15,167	92.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.1%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's26.6%

Bachelor's degree9.5%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,823	30.1%
High school graduate	2,663	28.4%
Some college or associate's	2,494	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	886	9.5%
Graduate or professional degree	509	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone72.4%

Carpooled10.8%

Public transit0.9%

Walked1.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.8%

Other means6.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,224	72.4%
Carpooled	633	10.8%
Public transit	55	0.9%
Walked	62	1.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	511	8.8%
Other means	352	6.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,581	48.5%
15 to 29 min	1,515	28.4%
30 to 44 min	772	14.5%
45 to 59 min	330	6.2%
60+ min	128	2.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.27
Poverty rate: 31.5% (5,176 of 16,449)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,737	74.3%
Nonfamily households	1,290	25.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,027	82.2%
Vacant	1,087	17.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,238	64.4%
Renter-occupied	1,789	35.6%

1-unit, detached60.6%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units15.3%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units3.2%

Mobile home & other18.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,707	60.6%
1-unit, attached	7	0.1%
2 to 4 units	935	15.3%
5 to 19 units	154	2.5%
20 or more units	195	3.2%
Mobile home & other	1,116	18.3%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4847700
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0.06 sq mi
Center point: 26.1538, -97.9129