Progreso

Population: 4,918
Median household income: $35,938
Median home value: $59,300

Located in Hidalgo County, Texas, Progreso is a community with a population of 4,918. At $35,938, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, Progreso's population declined 16.7% from 5,905 to 4,918, while its median home value rose 3.1% from $57,500 to $59,300.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 26.7% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 99.9% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,918
Median age: 27.3 yrs
Median household income: $35,938
Median home value: $59,300
Median gross rent: $826
Housing units: 1,352
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,9054,918

Median household income

$52,500$35,938

Median home value

$57,500$59,300

Median gross rent

$640$826

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,905	$52,500	$57,500	$640
2020	5,908	$49,625	$58,400	$804
2021	4,941	$38,214	$61,600	$579
2022	4,914	$38,686	$59,600	$584
2023	4,918	$35,938	$59,300	$826

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

Age distribution

Under 59.4%

5 to 1726.7%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 348.2%

35 to 4412.1%

45 to 5417.4%

55 to 647.5%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over1.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	461	9.4%
5 to 17	1,311	26.7%
18 to 24	541	11.0%
25 to 34	403	8.2%
35 to 44	597	12.1%
45 to 54	855	17.4%
55 to 64	371	7.5%
65 to 74	284	5.8%
75 and over	95	1.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2	0.0%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	2	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,914	99.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma45.9%

High school graduate24.1%

Some college or associate's19.2%

Bachelor's degree5.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,195	45.9%
High school graduate	629	24.1%
Some college or associate's	499	19.2%
Bachelor's degree	129	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	153	5.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.3%

Carpooled3.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked8.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.8%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,638	85.3%
Carpooled	62	3.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	156	8.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	35	1.8%
Other means	30	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	831	44.1%
15 to 29 min	814	43.2%
30 to 44 min	138	7.3%
45 to 59 min	0	0.0%
60+ min	103	5.5%

Households

Average household size: 4.30
Poverty rate: 29.9% (1,470 of 4,916)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,070	93.8%
Nonfamily households	71	6.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,141	84.4%
Vacant	211	15.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	911	79.8%
Renter-occupied	230	20.2%

1-unit, detached73.1%

1-unit, attached6.1%

2 to 4 units12.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other8.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	988	73.1%
1-unit, attached	83	6.1%
2 to 4 units	171	12.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	110	8.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4859636
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 3 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.0961, -97.9566