San Juan

Population: 35,674
Median household income: $53,440
Median home value: $118,200

Located in Hidalgo County, Texas, San Juan is a community with a population of 35,674. The median household income of $53,440 is in line with the Hidalgo County median ($52,281).

From 2019 to 2023, San Juan's population declined 2.9% from 36,744 to 35,674, while its median home value rose 30.9% from $90,300 to $118,200.

The median resident is 29.7 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 35,674
Median age: 29.7 yrs
Median household income: $53,440
Median home value: $118,200
Median gross rent: $937
Housing units: 10,971
Homeownership rate: 79.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

36,74435,674

Median household income

$40,773$53,440

Median home value

$90,300$118,200

Median gross rent

$742$937

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	36,744	$40,773	$90,300	$742
2020	36,759	$45,263	$91,900	$752
2021	35,384	$46,060	$95,100	$800
2022	35,463	$51,497	$108,300	$872
2023	35,674	$53,440	$118,200	$937

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1723.5%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4411.4%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.0%

65 to 746.1%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,208	9.0%
5 to 17	8,395	23.5%
18 to 24	3,926	11.0%
25 to 34	4,553	12.8%
35 to 44	4,064	11.4%
45 to 54	4,182	11.7%
55 to 64	3,227	9.0%
65 to 74	2,191	6.1%
75 and over	1,928	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,043	2.9%
Black or African American	5	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.1%
Asian	57	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	34,490	96.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma36.3%

High school graduate27.9%

Some college or associate's21.4%

Bachelor's degree10.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,308	36.3%
High school graduate	5,615	27.9%
Some college or associate's	4,316	21.4%
Bachelor's degree	2,201	10.9%
Graduate or professional degree	705	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone83.1%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.2%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,675	83.1%
Carpooled	1,466	10.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	81	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	726	5.2%
Other means	99	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,634	27.3%
15 to 29 min	6,390	48.0%
30 to 44 min	2,271	17.0%
45 to 59 min	309	2.3%
60+ min	717	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.53
Poverty rate: 24.5% (8,715 of 35,508)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,749	86.9%
Nonfamily households	1,324	13.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,073	91.8%
Vacant	898	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	8,014	79.6%
Renter-occupied	2,059	20.4%

1-unit, detached79.7%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units5.2%

5 to 19 units4.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other9.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,739	79.7%
1-unit, attached	171	1.6%
2 to 4 units	571	5.2%
5 to 19 units	455	4.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,035	9.4%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4865516
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 12 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.1894, -98.1518