Pharr, Texas demographics

Pharr, TX demographics: median age 29.7; 18.8% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree. Age, race, households, languages and education, ACS 2020–2024 with margins of error.

ACS 2020–2024 · Pharr city, Texas · Incorporated city · GEOID 4857200. The survey estimates a population of 80,333 for its five-year window. This is separate from the annual July 2025 population estimate on the city overview.

Median age in Pharr is 29.7 years, with a 90% margin of error of 1.1 years. There are 23,877 households (±893). 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	29.7 ±1.1	35.6 ±0.1	38.9 ±0.1

Age groups · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,333
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Under 18	26,305 ±1,619	32.7% ±2.0 pp	25.0%	22.0%
18–34	20,152 ±1,353	25.1% ±1.7 pp	24.2%	22.8%
35–64	25,202 ±1,384	31.4% ±1.7 pp	37.4%	38.0%
65 and older	8,674 ±798	10.8% ±1.0 pp	13.4%	17.2%

Sex categories as published by ACS · B01001 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,333
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Male	38,833 ±1,278	48.3% ±1.6 pp	49.9%	49.5%
Female	41,500 ±1,270	51.7% ±1.6 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: 80,333
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
White alone	22,593 ±2,763	28.1% ±3.4 pp	48.5%	61.0%
Black or African American alone	469 ±398 · low precision	0.6% ±0.5 pp · low precision	12.2%	12.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone	217 ±142 · low precision	0.3% ±0.2 pp · low precision	0.7%	0.9%
Asian alone	400 ±252 · low precision	0.5% ±0.3 pp · low precision	5.6%	6.0%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone	6 ±12 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone	9,912 ±1,980	12.3% ±2.5 pp	9.3%	7.1%
Two or more races	46,736 ±2,868	58.2% ±3.6 pp	23.5%	12.6%

Hispanic or Latino origin · B03003 · ACS 2020–2024 Total population: 80,333
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Not Hispanic or Latino	4,271 ±805	5.3% ±1.0 pp	60.3%	80.7%
Hispanic or Latino	76,062 ±803	94.7% ±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: 23,877
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Married-couple family	11,592 ±765	48.5% ±2.6 pp	48.9%	46.9%
Other family: male householder, no spouse present	1,725 ±421	7.2% ±1.7 pp	5.4%	5.1%
Other family: female householder, no spouse present	5,457 ±548	22.9% ±2.1 pp	13.4%	12.2%
Nonfamily: householder living alone	4,441 ±659	18.6% ±2.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Nonfamily: householder not living alone	662 ±223	2.8% ±0.9 pp	6.0%	7.0%

Households with children · B11005 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,877
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Households with people under 18	11,887 ±570	49.8% ±1.5 pp	34.7%	29.5%
Households without people under 18	11,990 ±1,069	50.2% ±4.1 pp	65.3%	70.5%

Household size · B11016 · ACS 2020–2024 Households: 23,877
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
One-person nonfamily households	4,441 ±659	18.6% ±2.7 pp	26.2%	28.7%
Two-person households	5,358 ±649	22.4% ±2.6 pp	31.4%	33.8%
Three-person households	4,138 ±548	17.3% ±2.2 pp	16.3%	15.3%
Four-person households	4,666 ±535	19.5% ±2.1 pp	14.2%	12.6%
Five-person households	2,855 ±505	12.0% ±2.1 pp	7.3%	5.9%
Six-person households	1,459 ±427	6.1% ±1.8 pp	2.9%	2.2%
Seven or more people	960 ±231	4.0% ±1.0 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: 80,333
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Native	56,753 ±1,711	70.6% ±2.1 pp	82.4%	85.9%
Foreign born	23,580 ±1,710	29.4% ±2.1 pp	17.6%	14.1%

Language spoken at home · C16001 · ACS 2020–2024 Population age 5 and older: 74,069
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
English only	12,272 ±1,586	16.6% ±2.1 pp	64.9%	77.7%
Spanish	61,291 ±1,765	82.7% ±2.2 pp	28.1%	13.6%
French, Haitian, or Cajun	159 ±252 · low precision	0.2% ±0.3 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.7%
German or other West Germanic	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.5%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.7%
Other Indo-European	48 ±66 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	1.7%	2.0%
Korean	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.2%	0.3%
Chinese, including Mandarin and Cantonese	40 ±47 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.7%	1.1%
Vietnamese	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.9%	0.5%
Tagalog, including Filipino	73 ±87 · low precision	0.1% ±0.1 pp · low precision	0.3%	0.6%
Other Asian and Pacific Island	186 ±218 · low precision	0.3% ±0.3 pp · low precision	1.1%	1.1%
Arabic	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 pp · low precision	0.4%	0.5%
Other and unspecified	0 ±35 · low precision	0.0% ±0.0 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: 44,847
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Less than high school graduate	13,103 ±1,059	29.2% ±2.2 pp	14.0%	10.4%
High school graduate or equivalency	12,198 ±1,140	27.2% ±2.4 pp	24.3%	26.0%
Some college, no degree	8,523 ±850	19.0% ±1.8 pp	20.1%	19.1%
Associate’s degree	2,578 ±503	5.7% ±1.1 pp	7.7%	8.8%
Bachelor’s degree	6,201 ±823	13.8% ±1.8 pp	21.5%	21.6%
Graduate or professional degree	2,244 ±595	5.0% ±1.3 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: 78,923
Category	Count ± MOE	Share ± MOE (pp)	Texas	U.S.
Same house	68,755 ±1,834	87.1% ±2.3 pp	86.0%	87.7%
Moved within same county	7,544 ±1,658	9.6% ±2.1 pp	7.4%	6.3%
Moved from a different county in the same state	870 ±444 · low precision	1.1% ±0.6 pp · low precision	3.9%	3.1%
Moved from a different state	672 ±335	0.9% ±0.4 pp	2.0%	2.3%
Moved from abroad	1,082 ±596 · low precision	1.4% ±0.8 pp · low precision	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

29.2% of Pharr residents (±2.1 percentage points) had no health insurance coverage when surveyed, compared with 17.1% in Texas and 8.4% nationally. 88.3% 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	Pharr	Texas	U.S.	Compared with Texas
People without health insurance Civilian noninstitutionalized population	29.2% ±2.1 pp	17.1%	8.4%	Higher
Households with a broadband subscription Households	88.3% ±4.5 pp	91.4%	91.0%	Not statistically different
Veterans Civilian population age 18 and older	2.5% ±0.6 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 Pharr . 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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