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Population (year 2000): 26,935. Estimated
population in July 2005: 31,442 (+16.7% change)
Males: 12,598 (46.8%), Females: 14,337 (53.2%)
Hidalgo County
Zip codes:
78596.
Median resident age: 30.8 years
Median household income: $26,573 (year 2000)
Median house value: $53,200 (year 2000)
Races in Weslaco:
- Hispanic (83.8%)
- Other race (20.9%)
- White Non-Hispanic (14.7%)
- Two or more races (2.2%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Filipino (0.7%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics
could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: German (3.9%), English (2.8%), Irish
(2.2%), United States (1.7%).
Elevation: 81 feet
Land area: 12.7 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Weslaco
- High school or higher: 55.9%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
- Graduate or professional degree: 4.3%
- Unemployed: 14.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.9 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Weslaco city
- Never married: 24.2%
- Now married: 57.2%
- Separated: 3.2%
- Widowed: 7.8%
- Divorced: 7.5%
20.4% Foreign born (19.1% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: +1,231 (+4.8%).
Hospital/medical center in Weslaco:
- KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER (1401 EAST EIGHT STREET
PO BOX 1110)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Weslaco:
- MC ALLEN HEART HOSP (about 19 miles; MC ALLEN, TX)
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; MC
ALLEN, TX)
- CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (about 19 miles;
EDINBURG, TX)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Weslaco:
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 18 miles; MC ALLEN, TX;
ID: MFE)
- VALLEY INTL (about 24 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; ID: HRL)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT'L (about 44
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; ID: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to Weslaco:
- MID VALLEY (about 2 miles; WESLACO, TX; ID: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 21 miles; EDINBURG, TX; ID:
25R)
- PORT ISABEL-CAMERON COUNTY (about 46 miles; PORT
ISABEL, TX; ID: PIL)
Amtrak station near Weslaco:
- 18 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station.
Services: enclosed waiting area, intercity bus service.
College/University in Weslaco:
- SOUTH TEXAS VO-TECH INSTITUTE (Full-time
enrollment: 292; Location: 2419 E HAGGAR AVE; Private,
for-profit; Website: www.stvt.net)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Weslaco:
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles;
MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 19
miles; EDINBURG, TX; FT enrollment: 9,651)
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 21
miles; HARLINGEN, TX; FT enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 37
miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; FT enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 37 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 116
miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,282)
Public high schools in Weslaco:
- WESLACO H S (Students: 1,994; Location: 1005
W PIKE AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- WESLACO EAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 1,591;
Location: 319 W 4TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION CHARTER H S (Students:
134; Location: 116 W 5TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- SOUTH PALM GARDENS H S (Students: 63;
Location: 319 W 4TH ST; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HORTON ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION PROGR (Location:
103 S IOWA; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high school in Weslaco:
- VALLEY GRANDE ACADEMY (Students: 70;
Location: 1000 5 BRIDGE AVE; Grades: 9 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Weslaco:
- DR R E MARGO ELEMENTARY (Students: 1,218;
Location: 1701 S BRIDGE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- BEATRIZ G GARZA MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 943;
Location: 1111 W SUGAR CANE DR; Grades: 06 - 09)
- AIRPORT ELEMENTARY (Students: 895; Location:
410 N AIRPORT DR; Grades: PK - 05)
- CLECKLER/HEALD ELEMENTARY (Students: 887;
Location: 1601 W SUGARCANE; Grades: PK - 05)
- CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 859;
Location: 506 E 6TH ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- A N RICO ELEMENTARY (Students: 854; Location:
2202 N INTERNATIONAL BLVD; Grades: PK - 05)
- MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY (Students: 854; Location:
1700 S BORDER; Grades: PK - 05)
- NORTH BRIDGE ELEMENTARY (Students: 816;
Location: 2001 N BRIDGE ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- MARY HOGE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 802;
Location: 2302 N INTERNATIONAL BLVD; Grades: 06 - 08)
- RODOLFO RUDY SILVA JR ELEMENTARY (Students:
749; Location: 1001 W MILE 10; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Weslaco:
- MID-VALLEY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 127;
Location: 417 WESTGATE ST; Grades: PK - 7)
- VALLEY GRANDE ELEMENTARY (Students: 93;
Location: P.O. BOX 8205; Grades: PK - 8)
Library in Weslaco:
- WESLACO PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$659,234; Location: 525 S KANSAS AVE; 66,998 books;
2,745 audio materials; 2,901 video materials; 270 serial
subscriptions)
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