Language Spoken At Home in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 5 years and over | 32,752 | 100% |
English only | 8,028 | 24.5% |
Language other than English | 24,724 | 75.5% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,266 | 22.2% |
Spanish | 24,303 | 74.2% |
Speak English less than very well | 7,190 | 22.0% |
Other Indo-European languages | 190 | 0.6% |
Speak English less than very well | 24 | 0.1% |
Asian and Pacific Islander languages | 231 | 0.7% |
Speak English less than very well | 52 | 0.2% |
Other languages | 0 | 0.0% |
Speak English less than very well | 0 | 0.0% |
Ancestry in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 35,720 | 100% |
American | 705 | 2.0% |
Arab | 0 | 0.0% |
Czech | 0 | 0.0% |
Danish | 52 | 0.1% |
Dutch | 211 | 0.6% |
English | 808 | 2.3% |
French (except Basque) | 261 | 0.7% |
French Canadian | 30 | 0.1% |
German | 1,719 | 4.8% |
Greek | 0 | 0.0% |
Hungarian | 11 | 0.0% |
Irish | 595 | 1.7% |
Italian | 228 | 0.6% |
Lithuanian | 10 | 0.0% |
Norwegian | 129 | 0.4% |
Polish | 73 | 0.2% |
Portuguese | 45 | 0.1% |
Russian | 57 | 0.2% |
Scotch-Irish | 132 | 0.4% |
Scottish | 184 | 0.5% |
Slovak | 0 | 0.0% |
Subsaharan African | 0 | 0.0% |
Swedish | 134 | 0.4% |
Swiss | 0 | 0.0% |
Ukrainian | 65 | 0.2% |
Welsh | 108 | 0.3% |
West Indian (excluding Hispanic origin groups) | 0 | 0.0% |
Households By Type in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total households | 10,924 | 100% |
Family households (families) | 8,696 | 79.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 4,054 | 37.1% |
Married-couple family | 5,912 | 54.1% |
With own children under 18 years | 2,469 | 22.6% |
Male householder, no wife present, family | 501 | 4.6% |
With own children under 18 years | 348 | 3.2% |
Female householder, no husband present, family | 2,283 | 20.9% |
With own children under 18 years | 1,237 | 11.3% |
Nonfamily households | 2,228 | 20.4% |
Householder living alone | 2,091 | 19.1% |
65 years and over | 902 | 8.3% |
Households with one or more people under 18 years | 4,955 | 45.4% |
Households with one or more people 65 years and over | 3,627 | 33.2% |
Average household size | 3 | 0% |
Average family size | 4 | 0% |
Relationship in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population in households | 35,232 | 100% |
Householder | 10,924 | 31.0% |
Spouse | 5,873 | 16.7% |
Child | 13,917 | 39.5% |
Other relatives | 3,469 | 9.8% |
Nonrelatives | 1,049 | 3.0% |
Unmarried partner | 437 | 1.2% |
Marital Status in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Males 15 years and over | 11,457 | 100% |
Never married | 3,253 | 28.4% |
Now married, except separated | 6,559 | 57.2% |
Separated | 513 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 310 | 2.7% |
Divorced | 822 | 7.2% |
Females 15 years and over | 14,661 | 100% |
Never married | 4,336 | 29.6% |
Now married, except separated | 6,783 | 46.3% |
Separated | 664 | 4.5% |
Widowed | 1,298 | 8.9% |
Divorced | 1,580 | 10.8% |
Fertility in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of women 15 to 50 years old who had a birth in the past 12 months | 563 | 100% |
Unmarried women (widowed, divorced, and never married) | 321 | 57.0% |
Per 1,000 unmarried women | 66 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 50 years old | 63 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 15 to 19 years old | 27 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 20 to 34 years old | 129 | 0% |
Per 1,000 women 35 to 50 years old | 10 | 0% |
Grandparents in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Number of grandparents living with own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,420 | 100% |
Responsible for grandchildren | 677 | 47.7% |
Less than 1 year | 100 | 7.0% |
1 or 2 years | 92 | 6.5% |
3 or 4 years | 117 | 8.2% |
5 or more years | 368 | 25.9% |
Number of grandparents responsible for own grandchildren under 18 years | 677 | 100% |
Who are female | 388 | 57.3% |
Who are married | 477 | 70.5% |
School Enrollment in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 11,575 | 100% |
Nursery school, preschool | 771 | 6.7% |
Kindergarten | 595 | 5.1% |
Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 5,631 | 48.6% |
High school (grades 9-12) | 2,286 | 19.7% |
College or graduate school | 2,292 | 19.8% |
Educational Attainment in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 25 years and over | 21,147 | 100% |
Less than 9th grade | 4,087 | 19.3% |
9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 2,593 | 12.3% |
High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,840 | 27.6% |
Some college, no degree | 3,913 | 18.5% |
Associate's degree | 1,168 | 5.5% |
Bachelor's degree | 2,298 | 10.9% |
Graduate or professional degree | 1,248 | 5.9% |
Percent high school graduate or higher | 0 | 68.4% |
Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 0 | 16.8% |
Veteran Status in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Civilian population 18 years and over | 24,182 | 100% |
Civilian veterans | 1,854 | 7.7% |
Disability Status Of The Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total Civilian Noninstitutionalized Population | 35,214 | 100% |
With a disability | 5,416 | 15.4% |
Under 18 years | 11,489 | 100% |
With a disability | 587 | 5.1% |
18 to 64 years | 18,261 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,234 | 12.2% |
65 years and over | 5,464 | 100% |
With a disability | 2,595 | 47.5% |
Residence 1 Year Ago in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population 1 year and over | 35,272 | 100% |
Same house | 29,683 | 84.2% |
Different house in the U.S. | 5,261 | 14.9% |
Same county | 4,165 | 11.8% |
Different county | 1,096 | 3.1% |
Same state | 466 | 1.3% |
Different state | 630 | 1.8% |
Abroad | 328 | 0.9% |
Place Of Birth in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Total population | 35,720 | 100% |
Native | 28,480 | 79.7% |
Born in United States | 28,348 | 79.4% |
State of residence | 22,989 | 64.4% |
Different state | 5,359 | 15.0% |
Born in Puerto Rico, U.S. Island areas, or born abroad to American parent(s) | 132 | 0.4% |
Foreign born | 7,240 | 20.3% |
U.S. Citizenship Status in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population | 7,240 | 100% |
Naturalized U.S. citizen | 2,627 | 36.3% |
Not a U.S. citizen | 4,613 | 63.7% |
Year of Entry in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Population born outside the United States | 7,372 | 100% |
Native | 132 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 0 | 0.0% |
Entered before 2010 | 132 | 100.0% |
Foreign born | 7,240 | 100% |
Entered 2010 or later | 512 | 7.1% |
Entered before 2010 | 6,728 | 92.9% |
World Region Of Birth Of Foreign Born in Weslaco City
*Base on 2012 Data
Foreign-born population, excluding population born at sea | 7,240 | 100% |
Europe | 110 | 1.5% |
Asia | 274 | 3.8% |
Africa | 0 | 0.0% |
Oceania | 0 | 0.0% |
Latin America | 6,283 | 86.8% |
Northern America | 573 | 7.9% |