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Population (year 2000): 5,549. Estimated
population in July 2005: 6,458 (+16.4% change)
Males: 2,633 (47.4%), Females: 2,916 (52.6%)
Hidalgo County
Zip code:
78543
Median resident age: 28.0 years
Median household income: $19,232 (year 2000)
Median house value: $36,000 (year 2000)
Races in Elsa:
- Hispanic (97.3%)
- Other race (21.7%)
- Two or more races (3.0%)
- White Non-Hispanic (2.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: .
Elevation: 66 feet
Land area: 1.5 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Elsa
- High school or higher: 46.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.1%
- Unemployed: 20.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.0 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Elsa city
- Never married: 28.0%
- Now married: 52.3%
- Separated: 4.6%
- Widowed: 9.5%
- Divorced: 5.6%
17.2% Foreign born (16.7% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +410 (+8.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Elsa:
- KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER (about 10 miles; WESLACO, TX)
- CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 14 miles;
EDINBURG, TX)
- CORNERSTONE REHABILITATION (about 14 miles;
EDINBURG, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Elsa:
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 19 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- VALLEY INTL (about 25 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 49
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Elsa:
- MID VALLEY (about 10 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 13 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 43 miles; PORT MANSFIELD,
TX; ID: T05)
Amtrak station near Elsa:
- 19 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Elsa:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 14
miles; EDINBURG, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 23
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 42
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 42 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)
Library in Elsa:
- ELSA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$118,526; Location: 711 N HIDALGO ST; 23,081 books; 709
audio materials; 681 video materials; 25 serial
subscriptions)
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