McAllen, Texas demographics

McAllen, TX demographics: median age 33.5; 32.5% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · McAllen city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4845384. The survey estimates a population of 145,385 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in McAllen is 33.5 years, with a 90% margin of error of 0.9 years. There are 48,905 households (±995). Age and household distributions show how these totals are composed; they do not establish which neighborhood suits a particular person.

Every count and share is an estimate. “±” is a 90% margin of error (MOE); pp means percentage points. Derived shares use the category count divided by the named universe. Aggregated category MOEs and percentage MOEs are approximate. A margin larger than half its estimate is flagged as low precision. Blank source uncertainty is shown as unavailable, never zero.

Age distribution and sex

City, state and U.S. estimates · ACS 2020–2024
Measure / survey universe	City estimate ± MOE	State estimate ± MOE	U.S. estimate ± MOE
Median age Total population · years	33.5 ±0.9	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	41,011 ±1,944	28.2% ±1.3 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	34,921 ±1,595	24.0% ±1.1 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	50,475 ±1,745	34.7% ±1.2 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	18,978 ±1,044	13.1% ±0.7 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	71,643 ±1,286	49.3% ±0.9 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	73,742 ±1,282	50.7% ±0.9 pp	50.1%	50.5%

The age groups are mutually exclusive and cover the entire population. The sex categories follow this ACS table’s published classification; they are not a survey of gender identity.

Race and Hispanic origin

Race · B02001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	52,283 ±2,937	36.0% ±2.0 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	1,309 ±498	0.9% ±0.3 pp	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	819 ±294	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	4,022 ±625	2.8% ±0.4 pp	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	70 ±69 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	22,767 ±2,265	15.7% ±1.6 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	64,115 ±3,559	44.1% ±2.4 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	18,862 ±1,473	13.0% ±1.0 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	126,523 ±1,481	87.0% ±1.0 pp	39.7%	19.3%

Hispanic origin and race are separate questions. People of Hispanic or Latino origin may be of any race and appear in both tables. Do not add the Hispanic share to race shares. Race alone and two-or-more-race groups are the mutually exclusive categories of the race table.

Household types, children and living alone

Household types · B11001 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 48,905
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	23,836 ±920	48.7% ±1.6 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	3,115 ±539	6.4% ±1.1 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	9,053 ±856	18.5% ±1.7 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	10,909 ±810	22.3% ±1.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	1,992 ±433	4.1% ±0.9 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 48,905
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	19,132 ±759	39.1% ±1.3 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	29,773 ±1,189	60.9% ±2.1 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 48,905
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	10,909 ±810	22.3% ±1.6 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	13,552 ±900	27.7% ±1.8 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	8,829 ±733	18.1% ±1.5 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	7,911 ±583	16.2% ±1.1 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	5,155 ±660	10.5% ±1.3 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,494 ±287	3.1% ±0.6 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	1,055 ±281	2.2% ±0.6 pp	1.7%	1.4%

A family household contains related people under the Census definition. A nonfamily household can contain one person or unrelated people sharing a home. Households with children can also appear in the household-type and size tables, so those tables must not be added together. Household estimates exclude people living in group quarters from the household universe.

Nativity and languages spoken at home

Nativity · B05002 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 145,385
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	107,233 ±1,920	73.8% ±1.3 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	38,152 ±1,907	26.2% ±1.3 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 135,111
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	35,578 ±1,920	26.3% ±1.4 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	96,186 ±1,921	71.2% ±1.3 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	98 ±67 · low precision	0.1% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	27 ±22 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	67 ±56 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	333 ±147	0.2% ±0.1 pp	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	403 ±268 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	374 ±163	0.3% ±0.1 pp	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	372 ±256 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	840 ±284	0.6% ±0.2 pp	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	559 ±228	0.4% ±0.2 pp	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	127 ±97 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	147 ±168 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.8%

Foreign born means not a U.S. citizen at birth; it includes naturalized citizens. Language categories describe speech at home among people age five and older. A language other than English at home does not establish that someone cannot speak English. This city page uses the published C16001 summary categories because the more detailed B16001 table does not provide these city records in this release.

Educational attainment

Highest completed education · B15003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 25 and older: 90,386
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	18,015 ±1,585	19.9% ±1.7 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	19,378 ±1,153	21.4% ±1.2 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	17,618 ±1,162	19.5% ±1.2 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	6,016 ±630	6.7% ±0.7 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	18,889 ±1,292	20.9% ±1.4 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10,470 ±850	11.6% ±0.9 pp	12.3%	14.1%

The denominator excludes residents under 25. Each person is counted in the highest attainment category they completed. This table does not measure the quality of local schools or the education level of every current student.

Residence one year earlier

Geographic mobility · B07003 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 1 and older: 143,218
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	127,416 ±1,790	89.0% ±1.2 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	10,882 ±1,629	7.6% ±1.1 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	1,593 ±417	1.1% ±0.3 pp	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	1,457 ±614	1.0% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,870 ±636	1.3% ±0.4 pp	0.8%	0.6%

These are respondents’ residence patterns one year before their survey response, pooled across the five-year window. They are not a net migration count for 2025. A person can move to a different house within the same city or county; moves within the same county should not automatically be interpreted as new arrivals to the city.

Health insurance, internet access and veterans

24.1% of McAllen residents (±1.5 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 92.2% of households subscribe to broadband of any type, including cellular data plans. A subscription is not the same as available service: the FCC National Broadband Map shows providers at a specific address.

City, state and U.S. shares · ACS 2020–2024
Measure	McAllen	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	24.1% ±1.5 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	92.2% ±0.9 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	3.4% ±0.3 pp	6.2%	6.2%	Lower

Reading and reusing the estimates

The Census table links above lead to the original detailed tables. Counts, source universes and uncertainty are retained in the source observation download for McAllen . Compare these figures with the same survey window; do not compare one city’s five-year estimate with another city’s annual estimate as though they measured the same period. For methods, see uncertainty and denominator calculations.

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