Texas · Census place 45384
McAllen city, TX
Quick answer
McAllen city has 143,789 residents, ranking #23 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $60,165, the median home is worth $173,800 and median gross rent runs $1,017 a month.
- Population
- 143,789McAllen city residents
- Median household income
- $60,165Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $173,800Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,017Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 34 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 59%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in McAllen city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the McAllen city median would spend about 20.3% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 20.2% of residents and 59% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
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