Texas · Census place 57200
Pharr city, TX
Quick answer
Pharr city has 79,809 residents, ranking #51 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $49,884, the median home is worth $111,500 and median gross rent runs $990 a month.
- Population
- 79,809Pharr city residents
- Median household income
- $49,884Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $111,500Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $990Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 29.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 58.7%Owner-occupied households
What the numbers mean in Pharr city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Pharr city median would spend about 23.8% 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 2.2× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 29.8% of residents and 58.7% 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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- Bryan city 86,169
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- Mansfield city 75,398
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