Language Spoken At Home in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 120,107 | 100% |
English only | 23,968 | 20.0% |
Language other than English | 96,139 | 80.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 35,869 | 29.9% |
Spanish | 92,665 | 77.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 34,801 | 29.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 740 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 281 | 0.2% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 2,322 | 1.9% |
Speak English less than very well | 757 | 0.6% |
Other languages | 412 | 0.3% |
Speak English less than very well | 30 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 130,297 | 100% |
American | 1,882 | 1.4% |
Arab | 467 | 0.4% |
Czech | 106 | 0.1% |
Danish | 38 | 0.0% |
Dutch | 353 | 0.3% |
English | 2,747 | 2.1% |
French (except Basque) | 2,527 | 1.9% |
French Canadian | 127 | 0.1% |
German | 5,185 | 4.0% |
Greek | 187 | 0.1% |
Hungarian | 337 | 0.3% |
Irish | 3,079 | 2.4% |
Italian | 1,633 | 1.3% |
Lithuanian | 0 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 160 | 0.1% |
Polish | 428 | 0.3% |
Portuguese | 75 | 0.1% |
Russian | 185 | 0.1% |
Scotch-Irish | 625 | 0.5% |
Scottish | 462 | 0.4% |
Slovak | 6 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 50 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 618 | 0.5% |
Swiss | 170 | 0.1% |
Ukrainian | 8 | 0.0% |
Welsh | 59 | 0.0% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 170 | 0.1% |
Households By Type in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 41,631 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 31,262 | 75.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 16,067 | 38.6% |
Married-couple family | 21,134 | 50.8% |
With own children under 18 years | 10,674 | 25.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 2,207 | 5.3% |
With own children under 18 years | 790 | 1.9% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 7,921 | 19.0% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,603 | 11.1% |
Nonfamily households | 10,369 | 24.9% |
Householder living alone | 8,915 | 21.4% |
65 years and over | 2,975 | 7.1% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 18,365 | 44.1% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 9,564 | 23.0% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 129,313 | 100% |
Householder | 41,631 | 32.2% |
Spouse | 21,151 | 16.4% |
Child | 48,923 | 37.8% |
Other relatives | 13,270 | 10.3% |
Nonrelatives | 4,338 | 3.4% |
Unmarried partner | 1,200 | 0.9% |
Marital Status in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 47,980 | 100% |
Never married | 17,050 | 35.5% |
Now married, except separated | 24,798 | 51.7% |
Separated | 1,363 | 2.8% |
Widowed | 1,100 | 2.3% |
Divorced | 3,669 | 7.6% |
Females 15 years and over | 51,514 | 100% |
Never married | 14,167 | 27.5% |
Now married, except separated | 24,445 | 47.5% |
Separated | 2,546 | 4.9% |
Widowed | 4,730 | 9.2% |
Divorced | 5,626 | 10.9% |
Fertility in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 1,947 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 445 | 22.9% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 58 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 32 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 104 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 25 | 0% |
Grandparents in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 4,248 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 1,298 | 30.6% |
Less than 1 year | 308 | 7.3% |
1 or 2 years | 328 | 7.7% |
3 or 4 years | 86 | 2.0% |
5 or more years | 576 | 13.6% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,298 | 100% |
Who are female | 933 | 71.9% |
Who are married | 842 | 64.9% |
School Enrollment in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 39,982 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 2,585 | 6.5% |
Kindergarten | 2,349 | 5.9% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 16,794 | 42.0% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 8,840 | 22.1% |
College or graduate school | 9,414 | 23.5% |
Educational Attainment in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 78,924 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 13,320 | 16.9% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 7,307 | 9.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 16,480 | 20.9% |
Some college, no degree | 16,257 | 20.6% |
Associate's degree | 4,198 | 5.3% |
Bachelor's degree | 14,934 | 18.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 6,428 | 8.1% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 73.9% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 27.1% |
Veteran Status in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 93,041 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 4,855 | 5.2% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 129,385 | 100% |
With a disability | 16,066 | 12.4% |
Under 18 years | 37,215 | 100% |
With a disability | 1,846 | 5.0% |
18 to 64 years | 78,917 | 100% |
With a disability | 7,973 | 10.1% |
65 years and over | 13,253 | 100% |
With a disability | 6,247 | 47.1% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 128,544 | 100% |
Same house | 108,417 | 84.3% |
Different house in the U.S. | 18,062 | 14.1% |
Same county | 15,079 | 11.7% |
Different county | 2,983 | 2.3% |
Same state | 1,653 | 1.3% |
Different state | 1,330 | 1.0% |
Abroad | 2,065 | 1.6% |
Place Of Birth in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 130,297 | 100% |
Native | 91,770 | 70.4% |
Born in United States | 89,670 | 68.8% |
State of residence | 75,604 | 58.0% |
Different state | 14,066 | 10.8% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 2,100 | 1.6% |
Foreign born | 38,527 | 29.6% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 38,527 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 13,382 | 34.7% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 25,145 | 65.3% |
Year of Entry in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 40,627 | 100% |
Native | 2,100 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 49 | 2.3% |
Entered before 2010 | 2,051 | 97.7% |
Foreign born | 38,527 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 1,302 | 3.4% |
Entered before 2010 | 37,225 | 96.6% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Mcallen City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 38,527 | 100% |
Europe | 597 | 1.5% |
Asia | 2,872 | 7.5% |
Africa | 60 | 0.2% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 34,827 | 90.4% |
Northern America | 171 | 0.4% |