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Pharr Apartments for Rent

Total population: 65,258 (Urban population: 65,201, Rural population: 57 (all nonfarm))

Pharr, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 16,591 (12,810 occupied: 9,357 owner occupied, 3,453 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	27%
State:	36%

Housing density: 797 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: $381 (lower quartile is $291, upper quartile is $507)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2007: $319

Median gross rent in Pharr, TX in 2007: $525

Housing units in Pharr with a mortgage: 2,174 (36 second mortgage, 103 home equity loan, 11 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 4,329

Pharr,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $60,457 (it was $39,900 in 2000)

Pharr:	$60,457
Texas:	$120,900

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $39,520 - $92,561

Mean price in 2007:

Detached houses: $81,567
Here: $81,567
State: $170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,493
Here: $137,493
State: $159,697

In 2-unit structures: $277,681
Here: $277,681
State: $140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $60,908
Here: $60,908
State: $134,235

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $31,321
Here: $31,321
State: $158,654

Mobile homes: $34,193
Here: $34,193
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $28,492
Here: $28,492
State: $34,447

Household type by relationship

Households: 46,595

In family households: 44,656 (8,454 male householders, 2,555 female householders)
8,649 spouses, 18,188 children (17,440 natural, 167 adopted, 581 stepchildren), 2,498 grandchildren, 791 brothers or sisters, 505 parents, 2,482 other relatives, 534 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 1,939 (685 male householders (576 living alone)), 1,118 female householders (1,085 living alone)), 136 nonrelatives
In group quarters: 21 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 2,911 2-persons, 2,023 3-persons, 2,232 4-persons, 1,741 5-persons, 933 6-persons, 1,169 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 1,661 1-person, 142 2-persons.

10,151 married couples with children.
2,896 single-parent households (437 men, 2,459 women).

13.9% of residents of Pharr speak English at home.
85.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (49% speak English very well, 24% speak English well, 13% speak English not well, 14% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (54% speak English very well, 34% speak English well, 12% speak English not well).
0.4% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (62% speak English very well, 28% speak English well, 10% speak English not well).

Foreign born population: 15,477 (33.2%)
(28.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	4.8
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.5
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Pharr, Texas:
	1 room: 31 2 rooms: 562 3 rooms: 1,436 4 rooms: 1,727 5 rooms: 2,706 6 rooms: 1,692 7 rooms: 575 8 rooms: 340 9 or more rooms: 288

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pharr, Texas:
	1 room: 302 2 rooms: 693 3 rooms: 710 4 rooms: 958 5 rooms: 529 6 rooms: 197 7 rooms: 56 8 rooms: 0 9 or more rooms: 8

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 1,273
1995 to 1998: 2,261
1990 to 1994: 1,614
1980 to 1989: 5,433
1970 to 1979: 2,894
1960 to 1969: 1,500
1950 to 1959: 961
1940 to 1949: 346
1939 or earlier: 309

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Pharr:
	no bedroom: 311 1 bedroom: 1,165 2 bedrooms: 2,789 3 bedrooms: 4,087 4 bedrooms: 745 5 or more bedrooms: 260

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Pharr:
	no bedroom: 408 1 bedroom: 1,071 2 bedrooms: 1,291 3 bedrooms: 578 4 bedrooms: 92 5 or more bedrooms: 13

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Pharr in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 530 1 vehicle: 3,563 2 vehicles: 3,772 3 vehicles: 1,024 4 vehicles: 286 5 or more vehicles: 182

Cars and other vehicles available in Pharr in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 923 1 vehicle: 1,643 2 vehicles: 774 3 vehicles: 59 4 vehicles: 51 5 or more vehicles: 3

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

Less than $10,000: 110
$10,000 to $14,999: 55
$15,000 to $19,999: 269
$20,000 to $24,999: 368
$25,000 to $29,999: 478
$30,000 to $34,999: 808
$35,000 to $39,999: 855
$40,000 to $49,999: 1760
$50,000 to $59,999: 1767
$60,000 to $69,999: 1208
$70,000 to $79,999: 1041
$80,000 to $89,999: 864
$90,000 to $99,999: 658
$100,000 to $124,999: 1377
$125,000 to $149,999: 697
$150,000 to $174,999: 183
$175,000 to $199,999: 139
$200,000 to $249,999: 185
$250,000 to $299,999: 71
$300,000 to $399,999: 64
$400,000 to $499,999: 71
$500,000 to $749,999: 27
$750,000 to $999,999: 21
$1,000,000 or more: 12

Pharr rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Pharr:

Less than $100: 261 people
$100 to $149: 209
$150 to $199: 345
$200 to $249: 242
$250 to $299: 348
$300 to $349: 436
$350 to $399: 497
$400 to $449: 392
$450 to $499: 386
$500 to $549: 325
$550 to $599: 235
$600 to $649: 118
$650 to $699: 94
$700 to $749: 63
$750 to $799: 43
$800 to $899: 96
$900 to $999: 19
$1,000 to $1,249: 27
$1,250 to $1,499: 59
$1,500 to $1,999: 86
$2,000 or more: 37
No cash rent: 366

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 2,786 1990 to 1994: 2,675 1985 to 1989: 2,571 1980 to 1984: 1,821 1975 to 1979: 1,585 1970 to 1974: 1,428 1970 to 1974: 623 1965 to 1969: 1,988

Pharr, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 94.1%
Number of people working at home: 264 (1.9% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 332
5 to 9 minutes: 1683
10 to 14 minutes: 2615
15 to 19 minutes: 3597
20 to 24 minutes: 2311
25 to 29 minutes: 611
30 to 34 minutes: 1815
35 to 39 minutes: 104
40 to 44 minutes: 137
45 to 59 minutes: 253
60 to 89 minutes: 195
90 or more minutes: 231

Pharr mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 10,326 (73%)
Carpooled: 2,807 (20%)
Bus or trolley bus: 19 (0%)
Streetcar or trolley car: 43 (0%)
Taxi: 45 (0%)
Motorcycle: 10 (0%)
Bicycle: 35 (0%)
Walked: 205 (1%)
Other means: 394 (3%)
Worked at home: 264 (2%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 2474
$10,000 to $14,999: 1552
$15,000 to $19,999: 1349
$20,000 to $24,999: 1182
$25,000 to $29,999: 1033
$30,000 to $34,999: 813
$35,000 to $39,999: 700
$40,000 to $44,999: 700
$45,000 to $49,999: 435
$50,000 to $59,999: 832
$60,000 to $74,999: 757
$75,000 to $99,999: 564
$100,000 to $124,999: 164
$125,000 to $149,999: 82
$150,000 to $199,999: 87
$200,000 or more: 88

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 38804

United States or American: 917

German: 789

English: 602

Irish: 293

Scotch-Irish: 213

French (except Basque): 110

Italian: 103

Swedish: 85

Norwegian: 79

Polish: 79

Scottish: 61

Canadian: 51

Dutch: 33

Subsaharan African:: 30

African: 30

Danish: 29

Welsh: 28

Swiss: 24

Ukrainian: 23

French Canadian: 22

Austrian: 21

European: 18

Czechoslovakian: 16

Czech: 14

Brazilian: 10

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

Mexico (97%)
Philippines (1%)
Canada (1%)
El Salvador (0%)
Honduras (0%)
Other Eastern Europe (0%)
Other Western Europe (0%)

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

This state: 25751
Northeast: 232
Midwest: 3026
South: 653
West: 1129

64% of Pharr residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 78% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 39% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 969
Nursery to 4th grade: 989
5th and 6th grade: 1,217
7th and 8th grade: 659
9th grade: 763
10th grade: 370
11th grade: 553
12th grade, no diploma: 460
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,417
Less than 1 year of college: 518
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 980
Associate degree: 224
Bachelor's degree: 842
Master's degree: 328
Professional school degree: 141
Doctorate degree: 77

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 1,248
Nursery to 4th grade: 1,360
5th and 6th grade: 1,731
7th and 8th grade: 910
9th grade: 618
10th grade: 380
11th grade: 450
12th grade, no diploma: 574
High school graduate (or equivalency): 2,742
Less than 1 year of college: 795
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 1,163
Associate degree: 236
Bachelor's degree: 1,042
Master's degree: 312
Professional school degree: 58
Doctorate degree: 9

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 5.9%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 2.1%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 29.2%

Unemployment rate for Asian males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for Asian females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.8%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 14.6%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 13.7%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 28.3%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 10.4%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.4%

Median household income in 2007 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $48,402
Black householders: $2,725
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $51,414
Asian householders: $32,947
Some other race householders: $25,504
Two or more races householders: $20,796
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $27,052

Pharr household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Pharr household income for American Indian and Alaska Native householders

Pharr household income for Asian householders

Pharr household income for Some other race householders

Pharr household income for Two or more races householders

Pharr household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Pharr marital status for males

Pharr marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $116,065
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $103,792
Asian householders: $56,820
Some other race householders: $68,033
Two or more races householders: $85,609
Hispanic or Latino householders: $65,760

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 8,896
One, attached: 585
Two: 183
3 or 4: 335
5 to 9: 471
10 to 19: 145
20 to 49: 175
50 or more: 201
Mobile homes: 4,875
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 725

Median worth of mobile homes: $38,133

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 2%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Pharr:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (57%) Utility gas (27%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (13%) No fuel used (2%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (58%) Utility gas (29%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%) No fuel used (2%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 150

Here:	2.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 99

Here:	2.9%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 146

Here:	8.4%
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)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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