Puerto Rico-San Manuel, Texas
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| Males: 959 |  (48.8%) |
| Females: 1,006 |  (51.2%) |
| Median resident age: | 36.9 years |
| Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip code: 78539
| Puerto Rico-San Manuel: | $47,492 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $23,426 (it was $10,971 in 2000)
Puerto Rico-San Manuel CCD income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $91,968 (it was $34,200 in 2000)
| Puerto Rico-San Manuel: | $91,968 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $157,928; detached houses: $172,712; townhouses or other attached units: $186,781; in 2-unit structures: $118,033; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,114; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,806; mobile homes: $62,615; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $38,144
Puerto Rico-San Manuel, TX residents, houses, and apartments details
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Puerto Rico-San Manuel, TX
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- 1,22976.5%Hispanic
- 37223.2%White alone
- 20.1%Asian alone
- 20.1%Two or more races
- 10.06%Black alone
Races in Puerto Rico-San Manuel detailed stats: ancestries, foreign born residents, place of birth
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Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 551.0 square miles.
Population density: 3.6 people per square mile (very low).
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Puerto Rico-San Manuel CCD: | 1.5% ($514) |
| Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX 
(25.6 miles , pop. 106,414).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (92.6 miles , pop. 277,454).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (200.1 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
San Manuel-Linn, TX (1.1 miles ),
), Linn, TX (1.3 miles ),
), Hargill, TX (3.7 miles ),
), Doolittle, TX (3.8 miles ),
), Lasara, TX (4.0 miles ),
), Monte Alto, TX (4.2 miles ),
), La Sara, TX (4.2 miles )
)Latitude: 26.58 N, Longitude: 98.14 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 956
| Here: | 5.8% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
- Educational services (17.0%)
- Construction (10.6%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (9.9%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (6.2%)
- Machinery (5.7%)
- Food & beverage stores (5.1%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (4.4%)
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting (15.5%)
- Construction (13.1%)
- Educational services (11.0%)
- Machinery (10.2%)
- Food & beverage stores (9.0%)
- Groceries & related products merchant wholesalers (8.6%)
- Public administration (6.5%)
- Educational services (24.7%)
- Department & other general merchandise stores (9.5%)
- Construction (7.4%)
- Health care (7.4%)
- Professional, scientific, technical services (6.3%)
- Administrative & support & waste management services (6.3%)
- Social assistance (6.3%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (10.6%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (8.3%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (7.8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6.2%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4.8%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (4.8%)
- Agricultural workers, including supervisors (16.3%)
- Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (8.6%)
- Metal workers and plastic workers (8.2%)
- Law enforcement workers, including supervisors (6.5%)
- Carpenters (6.5%)
- Electricians (6.5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (5.7%)
- Retail sales workers, except cashiers (12.1%)
- Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (11.6%)
- Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (11.1%)
- Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (10.5%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (10.5%)
- Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (10.0%)
- Other material moving workers, except laborers (7.4%)
Average climate in Puerto Rico-San Manuel, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 74.8. This is about average.
| City: | 74.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.95. This is about average. Closest monitor was 18.7 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.95 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Puerto Rico-San Manuel-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 72% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 4/19/1965, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 14.4 miles away from the Puerto Rico-San Manuel place center .
On 5/12/1969, a category F3 tornado 37.8 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Puerto Rico-San Manuel-area historical earthquake activity is above Texas state average. It is 55% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 158.3 miles away from Puerto Rico-San Manuel center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 154.5 miles away from Puerto Rico-San Manuel center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 408.0 miles away from the city center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 80.3 miles away from Puerto Rico-San Manuel center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 79.0 miles away from Puerto Rico-San Manuel center
On 11/13/2017 at 11:23:01, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 118.0 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Hidalgo County (22) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 3, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Puerto Rico-San Manuel:
- The University of Texas-Pan American (about 19 miles; Edinburg, TX; Full-time enrollment: 16,766)
- South Texas College (about 26 miles; McAllen, TX; FT enrollment: 19,701)
- Texas State Technical College-Harlingen (about 39 miles; Harlingen, TX; FT enrollment: 3,700)
- The University of Texas at Brownsville (about 63 miles; Brownsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,165)
- Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 68 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,295)
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (about 94 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 9,092)
- Del Mar College (about 94 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,213)
Points of interest:
Notable locations in Puerto Rico-San Manuel: Adrien Windmill (A), Agua Dulce Windmill (B), Agua Salado Windmill (C), Alaniz Windmill (D), Andrea Ranch (E), Aquage Windmill (F), Atole Windmill (G), Bella Vista Windmill (H), Brahma Windmill (I), Buena Vista Windmill (J), Buenos Aires Windmill (K), Caliche Windmill (L), Calichera Windmill (M), Cantinas Pens (N), Casa Blanca Ranch (O), Chorro Windmill (P), Christalinas Windmill (Q), Colorado Windmill (R), Comanche Windmill (S), Damion Windmill (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Puerto Rico-San Manuel include: Guadalupe Toreros Church (A), Nino Jesus de Praga Church (B). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Vela Cemetery (1), El Rucio Cemetery (2), Gudalupe Toreros Cemetery (3), Santa Anita Cemetery (4), Santa Guadalupe Cemetery (5), Santa Monica Cemetery (6), Santa Rita Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Callo Padrones (A), El Callo (B), Guajolotes Enramada (C), Tasajal Lake (D), Sal del Ray (E), Laguna Del Toro Prieto (F), South Reservoir (G). Display/hide their locations on the map
Creek: Vargas Creek (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Average household size:
| This place: | 3.1 people |
| Texas: | 2.8 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 78.9% |
| Whole state: | 69.9% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 1.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.0% |
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
- Gay men: 0.2% of all households
| This place: | 26.1% |
| Whole state: | 15.4% |
| This place: | 8.3% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Puerto Rico-San Manuel:
- Never married: 12.5%
- Now married: 74.2%
- Separated: 2.6%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 3.9%
For population 25 years and over in Puerto Rico-San Manuel:
- High school or higher: 51.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.8%
- Unemployed: 9.9%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 24.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 26.1 |
| Texas average: | 15.6 |
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Religion statistics for Puerto Rico-San Manuel, TX (based on Hidalgo County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 269,071 | 56 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 75,327 | 525 |
| Other | 18,510 | 43 |
| Mainline Protestant | 14,394 | 52 |
| Orthodox | 160 | 1 |
| None | 397,307 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 79
| Hidalgo County: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
| This county: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 67
| Hidalgo County: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 240
| Hidalgo County: | 3.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 337
| Here: | 4.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hidalgo County: | 9.7% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| This county: | 28.7% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Hidalgo County: | 15.8% |
| Texas: | 15.7% |
2.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,406 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 2.90% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Cameron County, TX |  0.33% ($45,063 average AGI) |
| from Harris County, TX | 0.22% ($43,624) |
| from Bexar County, TX | 0.20% ($42,559) |
2.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,511 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 2.73% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Cameron County, TX | 0.28% ($40,029 average AGI) |
| to Bexar County, TX | 0.28% ($49,173) |
| to Harris County, TX | 0.21% ($42,303) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Puerto Rico-San Manuel:
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
- KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KIRT (1580 AM; 1 kW; MISSION, TX; Owner: BRAVO BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Puerto Rico-San Manuel:
- KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KILM (102.1 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: BMP 102.1 FM, LP)
- KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KQBO (103.1 FM; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SOUND INVESTMENTS UNLIMITED, INC.)
- KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KCAS (91.5 FM; MCCOOK, TX; Owner: FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH INC)
- KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KTER (90.7 FM; RUDOLPH, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORP.)
- KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KHID (88.1 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KJAV (104.9 FM; ALAMO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
TV broadcast stations around Puerto Rico-San Manuel:
- KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
- KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
- KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KLIA-LP (Channel 32; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KSFE-LP (Channel 67; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K57FE (Channel 57; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 57, INC.)
- KZMC-LP (Channel 35; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
- KSTI-LP (Channel 69; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
- KJST-LP (Channel 28; McALLEN, TX; Owner: FAITH PLEASES GOD CHURCH CORPORATION)
Houses and condos
Apartments
- 54.8%Electricity
- 42.2%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 2.0%Utility gas
- 1.0%No fuel used
- 51.7%Electricity
- 33.3%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 15.0%No fuel used
Puerto Rico-San Manuel compared to Texas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Puerto Rico-San Manuel on our top lists:
- #40 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms (population 1,000+)"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
- #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"