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McAllen Population 2025

McAllen is a city in Texas, State of United States, McAllen population in 2025 is estimated to be 147,421, covers city area of 62.73 sq mi (162.48 sq km), ranks twenty-second largest city in Texas State, one-hundred-ninetieth city in the United States. McAllen is the largest city in Hidalgo County, located at the southern tip of the state in the Rio Grande Valley, on the Mexico United States border. McAllen is about 70 mi west of the Gulf of Mexico. McAllen population as per 2020 census is 142,210 compared to 2010 population of 129,877 with the increase number of 12,333 people and growth of 9.5 percent.

Below is the McAllen population by year:

YearPopulationChange %
2010132,123
2011134,7171.96
2012136,4341.27
2013137,6490.89
2014139,0271.00
2015140,3230.93
2016142,4181.49
2017142,8410.30
2018143,4330.41
2019142,911-0.36
2020142,210-0.49
2021143,9221.204
2022145,6431.21
2023147,2211.11
2024148,9991.25
2025149,1980.14 *
Source : Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2019, 2020 US Census & 2021 estimates updated

McAllen city UN Urban Agglomeration Population Prospects - 1950 to 2035

YearMcAllen Population
195012,310
195515,437
196020,484
196527,185
197036,071
197547,866
198063,517
1985102,799
1990172,280
1995288,765
2000484,007
2005602,303
2010710,904
2011734,876
2015839,125
2020*985,674
2025*1,099,840
2035*1,220,826
Source: population.un.org/wpp/, 1950 to 2035 McAllen city Population(UA)


McAllen Population by Age

According to 2019 US population estimates, Total McAllen population is 143,258, out of these 70,854 are male, 72,404 are female, The sex ratio of McAllen is 98. The median age of the McAllen population is 35.3, McAllen population by age are, under 18 years is 37,928, 16 years and over is 108,494, 18 years and over is 105,330, 21 years and over is 98,919, 65 years and over is 26,120. 49.5% are male, 50.5% are female, Population of McAllen by age percent-wise is, 26.5% are under 18 years old, 75.7% are 16 years and over, 73.5% are 18 years and over, 69.0% are 21 years and over, 15.4% are 65 years and over. There are total 53,749 housing units, The voting population of McAllen are 84,214, out of these 41,788 are male voters, 42,426 are female voters, 49.6% are male, 50.4% are female. McAllen population in 2023 is estimated to b population in 2022 is estimated to be 145,643, and in 2021 is estimated to be 143,922.

Age GroupPopulationPercent
0 -511,4098.0%
5 - 910,0547.0%
10 - 1411,4068.0%
15 - 199,3636.5%
20 - 249,0796.3%
25 - 3419,74613.8%
35 - 4420,90214.6%
45 - 5414,93110.4%
55 - 596,5274.6%
60 - 647,7455.4%
65 - 7413,7549.6%
75 - 846,5094.5%
85 and over1,8331.3%
Source: 2019 US population by age estimates


McAllen Population by Race

According to 2019 population of McAllen by race are:

White Population

White population in McAllen, Texas are 99,073, percentage wise 69.2 percent are whites.

Black Population

Black population in McAllen, Texas are 904, percentage wise 0.6 percent are blacks. African American refers to black population in McAllen, They are Black racial groups of Africa, includes Sub-Saharan African people, Kenyan, Nigerian, Caribbean such as Haitian and Jamaican.

Asian Population

Asian population in McAllen are 5,092, percentage wise 3.6 percent are asians.

Hispanic Population

Hispanic population in McAllen, Texas are 120,336. Percentage wise 84.0 percent are hispanics.

Population by Race143,258Percent
White99,07369.2%
Black or African American9040.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native1010.1%
Asian Population5,0923.6%
Hispanic or Latino120,33684.0%
Source: US Census population estimates(2019)


Nativity by Place of Birth

According to 2019 estimates, McAllen native population is 107,630, out of these 91,464 born in the Texas state and 13,192 born in other state in the United States. Foreign born or Population born outside the US are 35,628, out of these 13,891 are Naturalized US citizen, 310 are in Europe, 2,083 in Asia, 0 in Africa, 11,498 in Latin America and 0 in Northern America. Non-US Citizens, Total Foreigners living in McAllen are 21,737, out of these 0 are from Europe, 1,957 are from Asia, 0 from Africa, 19,662 are from Latin America and 0 are from Northern America.

Nativity by Place of BirthPopulation
Native107,630
Born in state of residence91,464
Born in other state in the United States13,192
Northeast1,064
Midwest5,681
South3,210
West3,237
Born outside the United States2,974
Puerto Rico0
U.S. Island Areas0
Born abroad of American parent(s)2,974
Foreign born
Born outside of United States35,628
Naturalized U.S. citizen13,891
Europe310
Asia2,083
Africa0
Oceania0
Latin America11,498
Northern America0
Foreigner
Not a U.S. citizen21,737
Europe0
Asia1,957
Africa0
Oceania118
Latin America19,662
Northern America0
Source: US Census 2019 estimates

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