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Population (year 2000): 3,342. Estimated
population in July 2005: 4,426 (+32.4% change)
Males: 1,615 (48.3%), Females: 1,727 (51.7%)
Hidalgo County
Zip code:
78538
Median resident age: 26.2 years
Median household income: $18,618 (year 2000)
Median house value: $32,900 (year 2000)
Races in Edcouch:
- Hispanic (97.1%)
- Other race (19.8%)
- Two or more races (2.6%)
- White Non-Hispanic (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Black (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: United States (2.2%).
Elevation: 62 feet
Land area: 0.9 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Edcouch
- High school or higher: 36.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.0%
- Unemployed: 8.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 23.6 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Edcouch city
- Never married: 28.1%
- Now married: 50.3%
- Separated: 7.2%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 8.3%
20.7% Foreign born (20.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +358 (+12.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Edcouch:
- KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; WESLACO, TX)
- CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 16 miles;
EDINBURG, TX)
- CORNERSTONE REHABILITATION (about 16 miles; EDINBURG,
TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Edcouch:
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 21 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- VALLEY INTL (about 23 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 47
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Edcouch:
- MID VALLEY (about 9 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 15 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 41 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
Amtrak stations near Edcouch:
- 20 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
- 20 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Edcouch:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 16
miles; EDINBURG, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 20 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 20
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 40
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 40 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 83 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 107
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high school in Edcouch:
- EDCOUCH-ELSA H S (Students: 1,448; Location:
920 SANTA ROSA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Edcouch:
- EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER (Students:
839; Location: 920 SANTA ROSA; Grades: PK - KG)
- EDCOUCH-ELSA J H (Students: 743; Location:
920 SANTA ROSA; Grades: 07 - 08)
- KENNEDY EL (Students: 572; Location: 920
SANTA ROSA; Grades: 01 - 05)
- SANTIAGO GARCIA ELEMENTARY (Students: 476;
Location: 920 SANTA ROSA; Grades: 01 - 05)
- RUBEN C RODRIGUEZ ELEMENTARY (Students: 461;
Location: 920 SANTA ROSA; Grades: 01 - 05)
- L B J EL (Students: 456; Location: 920 SANTA
ROSA; Grades: 01 - 05)
- 6TH GRADE CAMPUS (Students: 367; Location: P
O BOX 127; Grades: 06 - 06)
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