San Juan is home to 36,149 people in Texas. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, below the 36% national rate. The median age is 30.7, younger than the US median of 38.9. 80% of homes are owner-occupied. Home values have roughly tripled since 2000, reaching $126,700. The population is up 38% since 2000.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $56,562, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Younger
median age 30.7
US median: 38.9
Less educated
15% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Less affordable
home values up 69%, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about San Juan
What changed most since 1990
Population10,815 → 36,149(+234%)US over the same years: +35%
Poverty rate38.9% → 22.4%(−16.6 pts)US over the same years: −0.8 pts
White share7.9% → 2.9%(−5.0 pts)US over the same years: −17.8 pts
San Juan's population equals 4.1% of Hidalgo County's. Its number of households without a car equals 2.6% of the county's. Its number of people who work from home equals 2.8% 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)39.6%(250)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)15.8%(100)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era20.4%(129)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War5.7%(36)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II0%(0)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 631 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
San Juan, decade by decade
San Juan 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
10,815
$34,302
$81,602
7.3%
18.8
2000
26,229
$41,362
$74,870
8.3%
11.6
2010
33,856
$44,259
$112,352
9.1%
8.0
2020
35,294
$54,861
$111,386
13.8%
8.8
2024
36,149
$56,562
$126,700
14.8%
8.5
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.
