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Notable locations in Harlingen: Harlingen Municipal Golf Course (A), Rio Grande Valley Museum (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Harlingen include: El Buen Samaritano Methodist Church (A), Central Baptist Church (B), Apostolic Assembly Church (C), Church of Christ North 7th Street (D), Church of Christ Pendleton Park (E), Avondale Baptist Church (F), First Church of Christian Scientist (G), First Church of God (H), First Church of the Nazarene (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Harlingen, Lake (A), City of Harlingen Reservoir (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Little Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Parks in Harlingen include: Ramsey Park (1), Travis Park (2), Fair Park (3), Dixieland Park (4), Liberty Gardens Park (5), McCullough Park (6), McKelvey Park (7), Hunter Park (8), Diaz Park (9). Display/hide their locations on the map
Hotels: Best Western Casa Villa Suites (4317 South Expressway 83) (1), Comfort Inn (406 North Expressway 77) (2), Comfort Inn Harlingen (406 North Expressway 77) (3). Display/hide their approximate locations on the map
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Air pollution trends in Harlingen
Pollutant: Particulate Matter (PM10): 17.1 µ/m3 in 2005 (it was 25.4 µ/m3 in 2000, 21.7 µ/m3 in 1990).
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  24.9% | | Whole state: |  15.4% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.1% | | Whole state: | 6.7% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Harlingen, TX
People in group quarters in Harlingen
- 732 people in nursing homes
- 341 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 203 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 114 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 91 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the mentally retarded
- 85 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 10 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 10 people in other hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 9 people in religious group quarters
- 5 people in homes for the mentally ill
Harlingen compared to Texas state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Length of stay since moving in below state average.
- Number of rooms per house below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
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Banks with most branches in Harlingen (2007 data):
- Texas State Bank: Harlingen West Branch, Harlingen Medical Center Branch, Palm Valley Branch, Harlingen Central Branch, Harlingen Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $8,548.3 mil, Deposits: $6,109.1 mil, headquarters in Mcallen, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 80 total offices, Holding Company: Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria, S.A.
- The Frost National Bank: Harlingen Branch, Harlingen Middle Market Branch, 2319 East Harrison Branch. Info updated 2006-12-21: Bank assets: $13,306.9 mil, Deposits: $10,609.7 mil, headquarters in San Antonio, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 121 total offices, Holding Company: Cullen/Frost Bankers, Inc.
- International Bank of Commerce: Harlingen Walmart Instore, Harlingen Branch, Harlingen Branch. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $824.5 mil, Deposits: $483.4 mil, headquarters in Brownsville, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 14 total offices, Holding Company: International Bancshares Corporation
- Capital One, National Association: Harlingen Ed Carey Branch, Van Buren Branch, Dixieland Road Branch. Info updated 2006-05-08: Bank assets: $30,803.0 mil, Deposits: $21,939.0 mil, headquarters in New Orleans, LA, positive income, 327 total offices, Holding Company: Capital One Financial Corporation
- Lone Star National Bank: Branch at 918 West Harrison, branch established on 2005-12-14; Harlingen Branch at 1901 North Ed Carey, branch established on 2003-05-14. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $1,715.5 mil, Deposits: $1,519.5 mil, headquarters in Pharr, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 17 total offices, Holding Company: Lone Star National Bancshares--texas, Inc.
- First National Bank: Harlingen Expressway Branch at 1010 S. Expressway 83, branch established on 1997-08-01; Morgan Branch at 1221 Morgan Boulevard, branch established on 1999-07-21. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $3,737.5 mil, Deposits: $3,410.7 mil, headquarters in Edinburg, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 52 total offices, Holding Company: First National Bank Group, Inc.
- Wells Fargo Bank, National Association: Ed Carey Branch at 1901 South 77 Sunshine Strip, branch established on 1907-03-05; Dixieland Branch at 1206 Dixieland Road, branch established on 1996-05-20. Info updated 2007-02-13: Bank assets: $398,671.0 mil, Deposits: $311,546.0 mil, headquarters in Sioux Falls, SD, positive income, 3239 total offices, Holding Company: Wells Fargo & Company
- First Community Bank, National Association: Valley Baptist Medical Banking Cente at 2121 Pease, Suite 1f, branch established on 2003-06-02; Harlingen Banking Center Branch at 806 South 77 Sunshine Strip, branch established on 2000-01-18. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $136.4 mil, Deposits: $126.1 mil, headquarters in San Benito, TX, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 5 total offices, Holding Company: First San Benito Bancshares Corporation
- 2 other banks with 2 local branches
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Cameron County Texas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Electricity (63%)
- Utility gas (32%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2006)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
31 | $56,081 | $21,709 | 0 | $0 |
| Airports |
36 | $91,330 | $30,443 | 1 | $1,337 |
| Health |
14 | $28,069 | $24,059 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
12 | $45,679 | $45,679 | 1 | $1,233 |
| Housing and Community Development(Local) |
8 | $20,956 | $31,434 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
18 | $35,920 | $23,947 | 5 | $2,898 |
| Judicial and Legal |
7 | $23,030 | $39,480 | 2 | $2,584 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
119 | $418,282 | $42,180 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
32 | $67,872 | $25,452 | 2 | $228 |
| Firefighters |
106 | $393,638 | $44,563 | 0 | $0 |
| Fire - Other |
3 | $7,001 | $28,004 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
52 | $103,870 | $23,970 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
33 | $81,863 | $29,768 | 1 | $476 |
| Parks and Recreation |
60 | $116,879 | $23,376 | 20 | $17,486 |
| Other and Unallocable |
34 | $69,075 | $24,379 | 3 | $2,765 |
| Water Supply |
99 | $271,930 | $32,961 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
28 | $82,002 | $35,144 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
692 | $1,913,476 | $33,182 | 35 | $29,008 |
Harlingen government finances in 2006:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $6,640,000
- Charges - Sewerage: $6,337,000
Air Transportation: $6,242,000
Solid Waste Management: $5,375,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,733,000
All Other: $1,217,000
Toll Highways: $174,000
Parking Facilities: $1,000
- Construction - Air Transportation: $4,106,000
Regular Highways: $2,000
- Current Operations - Police Protection: $10,048,000
Water Utilities: $7,554,000
Sewerage: $6,988,000
Local Fire Protection: $6,640,000
Solid Waste Management: $4,795,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,701,000
General - Other: $4,261,000
Health - Other: $4,258,000
Financial Administration: $3,913,000
Air Transportation: $3,384,000
Regular Highways: $3,024,000
Central Staff Services: $1,613,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,214,000
General Public Buildings: $1,133,000
Libraries: $920,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $852,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $575,000
Transit Utilities: $15,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Air Transportation: $2,027,000
Housing and Community Development: $1,690,000
Public Welfare: $695,000
General Local Government Support: $49,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $1,128,000
- Intergovernmental to Local NEC - Regular Highways: $19,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $293,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $13,738,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $1,305,000
General Revenue, NEC: $1,107,000
Donations From Private Sources: $997,000
Interest Earnings: $701,000
Sale of Property: $698,000
Special Assessments: $296,000
Rents: $248,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $47,383,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $45,095,000
Long Term Debt Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $11,450,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Parks and Recreation: $1,268,000
Local Fire Protection: $861,000
Regular Highways: $774,000
Police Protection: $134,000
Libraries: $47,000
Financial Administration: $14,000
Protective Inspection and Regulation, NEC: $13,000
Housing and Community Development: $11,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $36,762,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $6,970,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $261,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $655,000
Highways: $214,000
Public Welfare: $71,000
- Tax - General Sales and Gross Receipts: $16,517,000
Property: $12,080,000
Public Utilities Sales: $2,903,000
Other Selective Sales: $870,000
Other License: $560,000
Occupation and Business License, NEC: $63,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $19,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $23,769,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $760,000
4.38% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,083 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.38% | | Texas average: | 8.37% |
0.15% of residents moved from foreign countries ($1,114 average AGI)| Cameron County: | 0.15% | | Texas average: | 0.20% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,551 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.57% | | Texas average: | 7.44% |
0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($654 average AGI)| Cameron County: | 0.07% | | Texas average: | 0.11% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Harlingen:
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Harlingen:
- KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KMBH-FM (88.9 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KILM (102.1 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: BMP 102.1 FM, LP)
- KBNR (88.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Harlingen:
- KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
- KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
- K64FM (Channel 64; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: BROWNSVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KZAV-LP (Channel 20; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
- KXIV-LP (Channel 17; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)
Fatal accident count (per 100,000 population)
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See more detailed statistics of Harlingen fatal accidents for 1975 - 2007 here
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers in Harlingen)
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 27 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers)
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers in Harlingen, TX)
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 75 (See the full list of FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1 (See the full list of FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers)
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 33 (See the full list of FCC Registered Microwave Towers in this town)
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 8 (See the full list of FCC Registered Paging Towers)
FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers: 12 (See the full list of FCC Registered Maritime Coast & Aviation Ground Towers)
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 215 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Harlingen)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 77 (See the full list of FAA Registered Aircrafts in Harlingen)
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