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Population (year 2000): 13,649. Estimated
population in July 2005: 14,185 (+3.9% change)
Males: 6,413 (47.0%), Females: 7,236 (53.0%)
Hidalgo County
Zip code:
78570
Median resident age: 29.4 years
Median household income: $23,064 (year 2000)
Median house value: $40,100 (year 2000)
Races in Mercedes:
- Hispanic (90.0%)
- Other race (16.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (9.7%)
- Two or more races (2.3%)
- American Indian (1.1%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (2.5%), United States (2.3%),
English (1.5%).
Land area: 8.6 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mercedes
- High school or higher: 53.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.2%
- Unemployed: 13.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.4 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mercedes city
- Never married: 25.9%
- Now married: 56.5%
- Separated: 4.4%
- Widowed: 7.2%
- Divorced: 5.9%
15.6% Foreign born (15.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +91 (+0.7%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mercedes:
- KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles; WESLACO, TX)
- RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER (about 17 miles; HARLINGEN,
TX)
- SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL (about 17 miles; HARLINGEN, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mercedes:
- VALLEY INTL (about 20 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 22 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 39
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mercedes:
- MID VALLEY (about 4 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 24 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 41 miles; PORT
ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
Amtrak station near Mercedes:
- 16 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) - Bus
Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public
restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mercedes:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 17
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; FT enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 23
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 32
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 32 miles;
BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 93 miles;
KINGSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 115
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high schools in Mercedes:
- MERCEDES H S (Students: 1,197; Location: 1200
S FLORIDA; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS (Students:
690; Location: 700 MED HIGH DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- THE SCIENCE ACADEMY (Students: 587; Location:
100 MED HIGH DR; Grades: 09 - 12)
- MERCEDES ALTER ACADEMY (Students: 103;
Location: 206 E 6TH ST; Grades: 07 - 12)
- MID-VALLEY ACADEMY (Students: 51; Location:
103 E 2ND ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Mercedes:
- MERCEDES EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (Students:
830; Location: 950 W SIXTH ST; Grades: PK - KG)
- LEON R GRAHAM EL (Students: 763; Location:
837 S OHIO ST; Grades: 05 - 06)
- MERCEDES J H (Students: 745; Location: 206 E
6TH ST; Grades: 07 - 08)
- TAYLOR EL (Students: 559; Location: 900 N
MISSOURI AVE; Grades: 01 - 04)
- RUBEN HINOJOSA ELEMENTARY (Students: 551;
Location: 500 S RIO RICO RD; Grades: 01 - 04)
- TRAVIS EL (Students: 548; Location: 1551 S
GEORGIA AVE; Grades: 01 - 04)
- MERCEDES DAEP (Students: 45; Location: 333 S
OHIO ST; Grades: 04 - 12)
- HIDALGO CO J J A E P (Location: 100 MED HIGH
DR; Grades: N - N )
- CAMERON CO J J A E P (Location: 100 MED HIGH
DR; Grades: N - N )
Library in Mercedes:
- MERCEDES MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$162,145; Location: 434 S OHIO ST; 31,647 books; 2,100
audio materials; 1,974 video materials; 57 serial
subscriptions)
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