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Total population: 129,776 (Urban population: 129,186, Rural population: 590 (all nonfarm))

McAllen, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 37,906 (33,101 occupied: 20,983 owner occupied, 12,118 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	37%
State:	36%

Housing density: 825 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007 in this state: $160,760.

Median contract rent in 2007: $503 (lower quartile is $400, upper quartile is $751)

Housing units in McAllen with a mortgage: 10,471 (271 second mortgage, 436 home equity loan, 9 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 7,349

McAllen,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $100,700 (it was $69,800 in 2000)

McAllen:	$100,700
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $71,300 - $146,600

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $128,919
Here: $128,919
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $147,699
Here: $147,699
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $275,000
Here: $275,000
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $65,000
Here: $65,000
State: $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $56,134
Here: $56,134
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $28,727
Here: $28,727
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $66,084
Here: $66,084
State: $34,447

Median year house/condo built: 1985

Median year apartment built: 1984

Household type by relationship

Households: 105,229

In family households: 96,935 (19,316 male householders, 6,679 female householders)
19,884 spouses, 39,307 children (37,236 natural, 617 adopted, 1,454 stepchildren), 3,455 grandchildren, 1,526 brothers or sisters, 1,260 parents, 3,745 other relatives, 1,763 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 8,294 (2,999 male householders (2,411 living alone)), 4,044 female householders (3,548 living alone)), 1,251 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 982 (819 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 7,218 2-persons, 5,796 3-persons, 5,951 4-persons, 3,846 5-persons, 1,777 6-persons, 1,407 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 5,959 1-person, 905 2-persons, 143 3-persons, 30 4-persons, 6 5-persons.

21,536 married couples with children.
6,389 single-parent households (895 men, 5,494 women).

23.9% of residents of McAllen speak English at home.
74.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (59% speak English very well, 18% speak English well, 12% speak English not well, 11% don't speak English at all).
0.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (71% speak English very well, 21% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 3% don't speak English at all).
1.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (63% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 8% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (48% speak English very well, 44% speak English well, 7% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 29,418 (27.7%)
(35.5% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.5
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in McAllen, Texas:
	1 room: 93 2 rooms: 613 3 rooms: 2,035 4 rooms: 2,417 5 rooms: 5,103 6 rooms: 4,982 7 rooms: 2,894 8 rooms: 1,312 9 or more rooms: 1,534

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in McAllen, Texas:
	1 room: 763 2 rooms: 2,034 3 rooms: 2,508 4 rooms: 3,007 5 rooms: 2,258 6 rooms: 929 7 rooms: 347 8 rooms: 226 9 or more rooms: 46

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,691
1995 to 1998: 5,461
1990 to 1994: 3,931
1980 to 1989: 9,463
1970 to 1979: 8,834
1960 to 1969: 4,061
1950 to 1959: 2,464
1940 to 1949: 1,184
1939 or earlier: 817

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in McAllen:
	no bedroom: 460 1 bedroom: 1,403 2 bedrooms: 4,385 3 bedrooms: 10,343 4 bedrooms: 3,629 5 or more bedrooms: 763

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in McAllen:
	no bedroom: 1,073 1 bedroom: 3,657 2 bedrooms: 4,556 3 bedrooms: 2,412 4 bedrooms: 381 5 or more bedrooms: 39

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in McAllen in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 1,101 1 vehicle: 6,396 2 vehicles: 9,234 3 vehicles: 3,287 4 vehicles: 757 5 or more vehicles: 208

Cars and other vehicles available in McAllen in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 1,697 1 vehicle: 6,249 2 vehicles: 3,459 3 vehicles: 531 4 vehicles: 123 5 or more vehicles: 59

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2007 in McAllen, TX:

Less than $10,000: 381
$10,000 to $14,999: 205
$15,000 to $19,999: 319
$20,000 to $24,999: 311
$25,000 to $29,999: 358
$30,000 to $34,999: 526
$35,000 to $39,999: 586
$40,000 to $49,999: 1235
$50,000 to $59,999: 1495
$60,000 to $69,999: 1593
$70,000 to $79,999: 1787
$80,000 to $89,999: 1845
$90,000 to $99,999: 1855
$100,000 to $124,999: 4512
$125,000 to $149,999: 2665
$150,000 to $174,999: 1311
$175,000 to $199,999: 1026
$200,000 to $249,999: 1344
$250,000 to $299,999: 655
$300,000 to $399,999: 555
$400,000 to $499,999: 220
$500,000 to $749,999: 254
$750,000 to $999,999: 112
$1,000,000 or more: 78

McAllen rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in McAllen:

Less than $100: 446 people
$100 to $149: 297
$150 to $199: 412
$200 to $249: 538
$250 to $299: 615
$300 to $349: 930
$350 to $399: 1,155
$400 to $449: 1,375
$450 to $499: 1,687
$500 to $549: 1,277
$550 to $599: 1,350
$600 to $649: 1,019
$650 to $699: 655
$700 to $749: 698
$750 to $799: 469
$800 to $899: 802
$900 to $999: 436
$1,000 to $1,249: 459
$1,250 to $1,499: 142
$1,500 to $1,999: 276
$2,000 or more: 36
No cash rent: 576

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 5,811 1990 to 1994: 5,194 1985 to 1989: 3,961 1980 to 1984: 3,591 1975 to 1979: 2,937 1970 to 1974: 2,515 1970 to 1974: 1,784 1965 to 1969: 3,625

McAllen, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.1%
Number of people working at home: 1,056 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 1121
5 to 9 minutes: 4814
10 to 14 minutes: 8608
15 to 19 minutes: 9983
20 to 24 minutes: 6283
25 to 29 minutes: 1499
30 to 34 minutes: 3524
35 to 39 minutes: 291
40 to 44 minutes: 409
45 to 59 minutes: 962
60 to 89 minutes: 809
90 or more minutes: 509

McAllen mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 30,732 (77%)
Carpooled: 6,562 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 127 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 13 (0%)
Railroad: 19 (0%)
Ferryboat: 14 (0%)
Motorcycle: 68 (0%)
Bicycle: 66 (0%)
Walked: 616 (2%)
Other means: 595 (1%)
Worked at home: 1,056 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 4789
$10,000 to $14,999: 2990
$15,000 to $19,999: 2662
$20,000 to $24,999: 2471
$25,000 to $29,999: 2021
$30,000 to $34,999: 2111
$35,000 to $39,999: 1893
$40,000 to $44,999: 1779
$45,000 to $49,999: 1373
$50,000 to $59,999: 2385
$60,000 to $74,999: 2974
$75,000 to $99,999: 2491
$100,000 to $124,999: 1481
$125,000 to $149,999: 541
$150,000 to $199,999: 434
$200,000 or more: 643

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 79659

United States or American: 3018

German: 2900

English: 2176

Irish: 1631

Italian: 598

Swedish: 393

French (except Basque): 372

Scotch-Irish: 372

Norwegian: 363

Polish: 362

Scottish: 308

Dutch: 294

Arab:: 249

Canadian: 175

Subsaharan African:: 166

Lebanese: 164

African: 129

Russian: 123

Czech: 114

European: 112

Danish: 97

British: 96

Finnish: 88

Ukrainian: 83

Welsh: 80

Austrian: 79

Romanian: 73

West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 69

French Canadian: 66

Jamaican: 64

Hungarian: 59

Iranian: 59

Scandinavian: 58

Yugoslavian: 51

Portuguese: 44

Greek: 42

Swiss: 36

Turkish: 33

Palestinian: 32

Czechoslovakian: 29

Armenian: 29

Eastern European: 27

Arab/Arabic: 27

Ghanian: 25

Belgian: 18

Australian: 15

Syrian: 14

Lithuanian: 13

Other Arab: 12

Carpatho Rusyn: 10

Croatian: 10

Slovak: 9

Pennsylvania German: 8

Slavic: 6

Cape Verdean: 6

Zairian: 6

Barbadian: 5

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (89%)
Philippines (3%)
Canada (1%)
India (1%)
Japan (0%)
El Salvador (0%)
Dominican Republic (0%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 60889
Northeast: 1457
Midwest: 6395
South: 2999
West: 3438

58% of McAllen residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 71% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,758
Nursery to 4th grade: 832
5th and 6th grade: 1,797
7th and 8th grade: 1,152
9th grade: 1,141
10th grade: 683
11th grade: 579
12th grade, no diploma: 950
High school graduate (or equivalency): 5,094
Less than 1 year of college: 1,662
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,964
Associate degree: 1,132
Bachelor's degree: 4,623
Master's degree: 1,355
Professional school degree: 1,326
Doctorate degree: 355

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 2,758
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,586
5th and 6th grade: 2,662
7th and 8th grade: 1,835
9th grade: 1,527
10th grade: 596
11th grade: 759
12th grade, no diploma: 1,164
High school graduate (or equivalency): 6,808
Less than 1 year of college: 2,144
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 3,725
Associate degree: 1,597
Bachelor's degree: 4,678
Master's degree: 1,739
Professional school degree: 553
Doctorate degree: 144

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 2.3%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 3.1%

Unemployment rate for Black males: 10.0%
Unemployment rate for Black females: 10.4%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 4.4%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 20.9%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 10.8%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 2.2%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 15.5%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 11.4%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 15.0%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 5.2%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.3%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 9.7%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $57,438
Black householders: $45,669
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $73,935
Asian householders: $84,317
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander householders: $45,443
Some other race householders: $26,392
Two or more races householders: $25,684
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $34,076

McAllen household income for White non-Hispanic householders

McAllen household income for Asian householders

McAllen household income for Some other race householders

McAllen household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

McAllen marital status for males

McAllen marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $134,459
Black or African American householders: $147,876
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $101,854
Asian householders: $143,403
Some other race householders: $90,745
Two or more races householders: $82,377
Hispanic or Latino householders: $95,073

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 22,661
One, attached: 2,170
Two: 1,024
3 or 4: 2,025
5 to 9: 1,712
10 to 19: 1,326
20 to 49: 1,506
50 or more: 1,407
Mobile homes: 3,544
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 531

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,500

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 1%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 1%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in McAllen:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (75%) Utility gas (21%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (3%) No fuel used (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (77%) Utility gas (20%) No fuel used (2%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 821

Here:	5.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 302

Here:	3.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 474

Here:	8.1%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

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