Pharr is a city of 80,333 people in Texas. The population has risen by half since 2000, adding 33,673 people. This skews young, with a median age of 29.7. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 19% of adults. The poverty rate is 27.6%, above the 12.5% national rate. The foreign-born share is 29%.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $52,814, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 29.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
19% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 68%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Pharr
What changed most since 1990
Population32,921 → 80,333(+144%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate44.5% → 27.6%(−16.9 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
Homes owned by their occupants72.8% → 59.1%(−13.7 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Pharr's population equals 9.0% of Hidalgo County's. Its number of people who work from home equals 6.5% of the county's. Its number of veterans equals 6.9% of the county's.
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)35.6%(477)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)21.4%(287)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era36.9%(494)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War6.5%(87)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 1,340 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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Over time
Pharr, decade by decade
Pharr population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
32,921
$37,453
$70,082
8.4%
25.2
2000
46,660
$44,326
$72,684
11.2%
21.4
2010
70,400
$42,477
$95,233
12.9%
16.3
2020
79,715
$49,103
$98,902
16.8%
13.5
2024
80,333
$52,814
$121,900
18.8%
12.7
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
