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Population (year 2000): 46,660. Estimated
population in July 2005: 58,986 (+26.4% change)
Males: 22,218 (47.6%), Females: 24,442 (52.4%)
Hidalgo County
Zip code:
78577
Median resident age: 27.4 years
Median household income: $24,333 (year 2000)
Median house value: $45,600 (year 2000)
Races in Pharr:
- Hispanic (90.6%)
- Other race (17.3%)
- White Non-Hispanic (8.9%)
- Two or more races (2.0%)
- American Indian (0.8%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (2.2%), United States (2.0%),
English (1.8%).
Elevation: 115 feet
Land area: 20.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Pharr
- High school or higher: 47.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
- Unemployed: 10.5%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Pharr city
- Never married: 24.9%
- Now married: 61.5%
- Separated: 3.0%
- Widowed: 5.5%
- Divorced: 5.1%
33.2% Foreign born (32.5% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +11,319
(+32.0%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Pharr:
- MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 6 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 6 miles; MC
ALLEN, TX)
- CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 10 miles;
EDINBURG, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Pharr:
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 5 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- VALLEY INTL (about 38 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 58
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Pharr:
- MID VALLEY (about 16 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 17 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- RIO GRANDE CITY MUNI (about 48 miles; RIO GRANDE
CITY, TX; ID: 67R)
Amtrak station near Pharr:
- 4 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
College/University in Pharr:
- SOUTHERN CAREERS INSTITUTE-SOUTH TEXAS
(Full-time enrollment: 214; Location: 1414 N JACKSON RD;
Private, for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Pharr:
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 4 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 10
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 35
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 51
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 51 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 119
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high schools in Pharr:
- PSJA H S (Students: 2,178; Location: 1229 S I
RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- PSJA NORTH H S (Students: 2,060; Location:
500 E NOLANA LOOP; Grades: 09 - 12)
- VALLEY VIEW HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 711;
Location: 61/2 MI S JACKSON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TEENAGE PARENT PROG (Students: 115; Location:
301 S DOGWOOD; Grades: 07 - 12)
- BUELL CENTRAL H S (Students: 82; Location:
218 E JUAREZ ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Pharr:
- GRACE CHRN SCHOOL (Students: 76; Location:
132 N SUGAR RD; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Pharr:
- LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 1,294;
Location: 1212 S FIR ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LYNDON B JOHNSON J H (Students: 1,244;
Location: 500 E SIOUX RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- AUSTIN J H (Students: 942; Location: 804 E
HWY 83; Grades: 06 - 08)
- CESAR CHAVEZ (Students: 817; Location: 804 E
HWY 83; Grades: PK - 07)
- GRACIELA GARCIA ELEMENTARY (Students: 777;
Location: 1002 W JUAN BALLI; Grades: PK - 05)
- CARMAN EL (Students: 771; Location: 804 E HWY
83; Grades: PK - 05)
- DR WILLIAM LONG ELEMENTARY (Students: 741;
Location: 3700 N RAIDERS DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- DANIEL RAMIREZ EL (Students: 682; Location:
1920 N HIBISCUS; Grades: PK - 05)
- PHARR EL (Students: 662; Location: 500 E SAM
HOUSTON ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- VALLEY VIEW J H (Students: 651; Location:
61/2 MI S JACKSON RD; Grades: 06 - 08)
Private primary/middle school in Pharr:
- ORATORY ACADEMY (Students: 439; Location: P O
BOX II; Grades: PK - 10)
Library in Pharr:
- PHARR MEMORIAL LIBRARY (Operating income:
$594,641; Location: 200 S ATHOL ST; 73,629 books; 5,151
audio materials; 2,325 video materials; 135 serial
subscriptions)
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