Pharr

Population: 79,809
Median household income: $49,884
Median home value: $111,500

Pharr is a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, home to 79,809 residents. Its median household income of $49,884 runs below the Hidalgo County figure of $52,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Pharr's population grew 2.2% from 78,073 to 79,809, while its median home value rose 37.8% from $80,900 to $111,500.

The median gross rent is $990. 17.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 79,809
Median age: 29.5 yrs
Median household income: $49,884
Median home value: $111,500
Median gross rent: $990
Housing units: 26,519
Homeownership rate: 58.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

78,07379,809

Median household income

$39,884$49,884

Median home value

$80,900$111,500

Median gross rent

$752$990

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	78,073	$39,884	$80,900	$752
2020	78,689	$40,513	$81,600	$774
2021	78,997	$39,606	$85,600	$828
2022	79,434	$45,016	$98,300	$926
2023	79,809	$49,884	$111,500	$990

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

Age distribution

Under 58.3%

5 to 1724.6%

18 to 2411.1%

25 to 3414.2%

35 to 4412.9%

45 to 5411.1%

55 to 647.1%

65 to 745.9%

75 and over4.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	6,654	8.3%
5 to 17	19,614	24.6%
18 to 24	8,874	11.1%
25 to 34	11,360	14.2%
35 to 44	10,279	12.9%
45 to 54	8,897	11.1%
55 to 64	5,635	7.1%
65 to 74	4,688	5.9%
75 and over	3,808	4.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,635	4.6%
Black or African American	152	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	9	0.0%
Asian	116	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	6	0.0%
Some other race	30	0.0%
Two or more races	44	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	75,817	95.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.1%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree12.9%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	13,455	30.1%
High school graduate	12,163	27.2%
Some college or associate's	11,222	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	5,773	12.9%
Graduate or professional degree	2,054	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone77.8%

Carpooled11.7%

Public transit0.2%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.2%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	24,585	77.8%
Carpooled	3,708	11.7%
Public transit	51	0.2%
Walked	276	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,951	6.2%
Other means	1,035	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,458	28.5%
15 to 29 min	14,023	47.3%
30 to 44 min	4,885	16.5%
45 to 59 min	851	2.9%
60+ min	1,438	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.43
Poverty rate: 29.8% (23,682 of 79,486)

	Count	Share
Family households	18,790	80.9%
Nonfamily households	4,445	19.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2001

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	23,235	87.6%
Vacant	3,284	12.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	13,644	58.7%
Renter-occupied	9,591	41.3%

1-unit, detached58.2%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units15.6%

5 to 19 units4.5%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other17.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	15,438	58.2%
1-unit, attached	704	2.7%
2 to 4 units	4,142	15.6%
5 to 19 units	1,198	4.5%
20 or more units	513	1.9%
Mobile home & other	4,524	17.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4857200
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 24 sq mi
Water area: 0.03 sq mi
Center point: 26.1634, -98.1939