CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Edinburg

Texas · 29,885 residents · 44.7 sq mi

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With 29,885 people, Edinburg is a city in Texas. 33.8% of people here live below the federal poverty line. The median age is 26.5, younger than the US median of 33.0. There are 18,580 fewer people here than in 2000. Median home value sits at $44,700. That trails the Texas median by roughly 30%.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 26.5

US median: 33.0

Average education

19% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

Stable housing

home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

29,885

−38%vs 2000

vs 48,465 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

26.5

−2%vs 2000

vs 27.2 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

44.7 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

2024105K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.9%(2,659)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99.4%(2,810)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.4%(2,819)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.8%(2,920)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 249.9%(2,947)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3416.5%(4,926)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4412.7%(3,804)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(2,383)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 646.4%(1,913)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 745.6%(1,668)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 842.8%(831)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.7%(205)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$18,956

−14%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $28,938 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,474

−37%vs 2000

vs $11,854 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

33.8%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 29.2% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$44,700

+3%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $57,100 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$311

−10%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $453 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

57.3%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.7% in 2000

42.7% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic9.8%(4,772)

Black0.4%(196)

Hispanic / Latino88.7%(42,981)

Asian0.6%(293)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic74.4%(22,235)

Black0.4%(131)

Hispanic / Latino85.7%(25,619)

Asian0.4%(119)

Other24.8%(7,400)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican80.4%(84,035)

Puerto Rican1%(1,062)

Cuban0.4%(455)

Central American0.4%(388)

South American0.3%(355)

Honduran0.2%(201)

Colombian0.2%(192)

Spaniard0.2%(176)

Guatemalan0.1%(129)

Peruvian0.1%(80)

Chilean0%(47)

Salvadoran0%(44)

+ 3 more hispanic origin groups with data

Ecuadorian0%(21)

Venezuelan0%(15)

Nicaraguan0%(14)

Asian origin

Filipino0.9%(946)

Asian Indian0.6%(630)

Korean0.5%(481)

Chinese0.2%(244)

Nepalese0.1%(134)

Sri Lankan0.1%(87)

Vietnamese0%(40)

Bangladeshi0%(38)

Pakistani0%(30)

Taiwanese0%(17)

Japanese0%(16)

Pacific Islander origin

Native Hawaiian0%(12)

Ancestry

American2.3%(2,400)

German1.9%(1,962)

Irish1.9%(1,939)

English1.6%(1,630)

Italian0.6%(619)

French0.6%(605)

Scottish0.4%(422)

Polish0.3%(350)

Arab0.2%(253)

Egyptian0.2%(199)

Welsh0.2%(162)

British0.1%(102)

+ 21 more ancestry groups with data

Czech0.1%(102)

Subsaharan African0.1%(95)

Portuguese0.1%(93)

Iranian0.1%(84)

Slovak0.1%(80)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(73)

West Indian0.1%(72)

Jamaican0.1%(72)

French Canadian0.1%(63)

Danish0.1%(59)

Lebanese0.1%(54)

Kenyan0%(49)

Norwegian0%(43)

Dutch0%(40)

Nigerian0%(33)

Russian0%(31)

Australian0%(23)

Swedish0%(21)

Canadian0%(17)

Austrian0%(8)

Greek0%(3)

RANKED:Largest Mexican population · Largest American population · Largest German population · Largest Irish population · Largest English population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

19.4%

Unchangedvs 2000

vs 19.4% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

56.2%

−5.0 ptsvs 2000

vs 61.2% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

7.6%

+0.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 7.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.8 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 11.7 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married45.3%(17,985)

Married45.4%(18,022)

Widowed1.9%(742)

Divorced7.4%(2,955)

Women 15+

Never married39.7%(15,975)

Married42.2%(16,955)

Widowed6%(2,418)

Divorced12.1%(4,866)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

24.0%

−4.5 ptssince 2013

from 28.5% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

38.0%

−4.7 ptssince 2020

from 42.7% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

12.7%

+2.5 ptssince 2020

from 10.2% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

10.4%

+1.0 ptssince 2020

from 9.4% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

23.7%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 21.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.1%

+0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.9% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

49.5%

−2.2 ptssince 2020

from 51.7% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

31.7%

+3.5 ptssince 2020

from 28.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)38%(1,210)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)25.8%(823)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era24.1%(767)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.1%(98)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II2.2%(70)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 3,188 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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