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Population (year 2000): 106,414. Estimated
population in July 2005: 123,622 (+16.2% change)
Males: 50,438 (47.4%), Females: 55,976 (52.6%)
Hidalgo County
Zip codes:
78501,
78503,
78504.
Median resident age: 30.5 years
Median household income: $33,641 (year 2000)
Median house value: $73,900 (year 2000)
Races in McAllen:
- Hispanic (80.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (16.8%)
- Other race (15.8%)
- Two or more races (2.7%)
- Filipino (0.9%)
- Black (0.6%)
- American Indian (0.6%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (3.8%), United States (2.8%),
English (2.8%), Irish (2.4%).
Elevation: 121 feet
Land area: 46.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in McAllen
- High school or higher: 65.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.7%
- Unemployed: 8.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 18.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in McAllen city
- Never married: 27.1%
- Now married: 56.7%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 6.1%
- Divorced: 7.1%
27.6% Foreign born (25.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +19,849
(+22.9%).
Hospitals/medical centers near McAllen:
- MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 4 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 4 miles; MC
ALLEN, TX)
- MISSION HOSPITAL INC (about 8 miles; MISSION, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
McAllen:
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 4 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- VALLEY INTL (about 41 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 61
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to McAllen:
- EDINBURG INTL (about 18 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- MID VALLEY (about 19 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- RIO GRANDE CITY MUNI (about 44 miles; RIO GRANDE
CITY, TX; ID: 67R)
Amtrak station:
MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station. Services: enclosed
waiting area, intercity bus service.
Colleges/Universities in McAllen:
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time
enrollment: 7,142; Location: 3201 W PECAN; Public;
Website: www.stcc.cc.tx.us)
- SOUTH TEXAS VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL
INSTITUTE-MCALLEN (FT enrollment: 713; Location:
2901 N 23RD ST Suite B; Private, for-profit)
- SAN ANTONIO COLLEGE OF MED AND DENTAL ASSTS-SOUTH
(FT enrollment: 680; Location: 3900 N 23RD; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.sacmda.com)
- UNIVERSITY OF COSMETOLOGY ARTS AND SCIENCES
(FT enrollment: 174; Location: 8401 N 10TH ST; Private,
for-profit)
- KINGS WAY MISSIONARY INSTITUTE (Location: 401
S 35TH ST; Private, not-for-profit)
- VOGUE COLLEGE OF COSMETOLOGY 7 (Location: 800
FERN; Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
McAllen:
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 10
miles; EDINBURG, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,651)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 38
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 54
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 54 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 92 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 120
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
- DEL MAR COLLEGE (about 122 miles; CORPUS CHRISTI,
TX; FT enrollment: 5,454)
Public high schools in McAllen:
- MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 2,014;
Location: 101 E HACKBERRY AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MCALLEN HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,974;
Location: 2021 LA VISTA AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LAMAR ACADEMY (Students: 295; Location: 1009
N 10TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MID-VALLEY ACADEMY-MCALLEN (Students: 202;
Location: 200 N 17TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SENTRY TECHNOLOGY PREP SCHOOL (Students: 163;
Location: 612 N MCCALL; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CHILDREN OF THE SUN CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
87; Location: RAYMONDVILLE/RIO GRANDE CITY; Grades: 09 -
12)
- CHILDREN OF THE SUN CHARTER SCHOOL (Students:
76; Location: RAYMONDVILLE/RIO GRANDE CITY; Grades: 09 -
12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in McAllen:
- DE LEON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,044;
Location: 4201 N 29TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MILAM ELEMENTARY (Students: 890; Location:
3800 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- CATHEY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 864;
Location: 1800 N CYNTHIA; Grades: 06 - 08)
- BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 853; Location:
2700 S WARE RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- MCAULIFFE ELEMENTARY (Students: 847;
Location: 3000 DAFFODIL AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- GONZALEZ ELEMENTARY (Students: 846; Location:
201 E MARTIN AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CASTANEDA ELEMENTARY (Students: 824;
Location: 4100 N 34TH; Grades: PK - 05)
- RAYBURN ELEMENTARY (Students: 821; Location:
7000 N MAIN ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- TRAVIS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 802;
Location: 600 E HOUSTON AVE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 791;
Location: 1601 N 27TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle schools in McAllen:
- OUR LADY OF SORROWS SCHOOL (Students: 574;
Location: 1100 GUMWOOD ST; Grades: PK - 8)
- ST JOHNS EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL (Students: 280;
Location: 2500 NORTH 10TH; Grades: PK - 6)
- ST. PAUL LUTHERAN SCHOOL (Students: 269;
Location: 300 WEST PECAN AVE; Grades: PK - 8)
- CENTRAL CHRISTIAN (Students: 206; Location:
1320 NOLANA; Grades: PK - 5)
- UPPER VALLEY SDA ELEM (Students: 112;
Location: 2117 S 34TH ST; Grades: PK - 9)
- COVENANT CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 64;
Location: 4201 NORTH WARE RD; Grades: PK - 5)
Library in McAllen:
- MCALLEN MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$2,043,461; Location: 601 N MAIN ST; 297,780 books;
9,782 audio materials; 7,613 video materials; 971 serial
subscriptions)
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