CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Weslaco

Texas · 21,877 residents · 16.9 sq mi

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With 21,877 people, Weslaco is a city in Texas. The poverty rate is 35.5%, above the 13.2% national rate. Median home value sits at $36,000. That trails the Texas median by roughly 35%. Households take in $17,645 at the median, 41% less than the US figure. Median rent is $248 a month.

At a glance

Lower income

below the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 30.5

US median: 33.0

Less educated

12% 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

21,877

−19%vs 2000

vs 26,935 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

30.5

−1%vs 2000

vs 30.8 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

16.9 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202442K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 58.2%(1,789)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 99%(1,963)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 149.2%(2,014)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.2%(2,008)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 247.5%(1,636)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3413.1%(2,864)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4411.7%(2,553)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548%(1,750)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 647.6%(1,659)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 748.6%(1,881)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 846.1%(1,340)

US avg: 4%

85 and over1.9%(420)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$17,645

−13%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $26,573 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$7,597

−32%vs 2000

vs $11,235 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

35.5%

+4.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 30.9% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$36,000

+5%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $45,300 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$248

−18%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $398 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

62.6%

−2.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 65.4% in 2000

37.4% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic14.7%(3,961)

Black0.1%(32)

Hispanic / Latino83.8%(22,560)

Asian1.1%(298)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic79.7%(17,440)

Black0.1%(28)

Hispanic / Latino79.7%(17,440)

Asian0.3%(74)

Other19.8%(4,335)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

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

Hispanic origin

Mexican82.7%(34,907)

Puerto Rican0.6%(240)

Central American0.4%(181)

Guatemalan0.4%(153)

South American0%(20)

Colombian0%(20)

Honduran0%(13)

Salvadoran0%(11)

Dominican0%(8)

Spaniard0%(6)

Costa Rican0%(4)

Asian origin

Asian Indian0.2%(66)

Filipino0.1%(22)

Pakistani0%(12)

Ancestry

American5.4%(2,296)

German2.9%(1,234)

English2.1%(878)

Irish1.8%(744)

Scottish0.6%(267)

Italian0.6%(248)

British0.5%(197)

French0.3%(145)

Subsaharan African0.3%(117)

Dutch0.3%(106)

Norwegian0.3%(106)

Canadian0.2%(94)

+ 19 more ancestry groups with data

Israeli0.1%(54)

Welsh0.1%(54)

Ukrainian0.1%(51)

Ethiopian0.1%(49)

Finnish0.1%(45)

West Indian0.1%(40)

Haitian0.1%(40)

Croatian0.1%(31)

Swedish0.1%(30)

Scotch-Irish0.1%(25)

Czech0%(20)

Austrian0%(19)

Swiss0%(12)

Arab0%(9)

Lebanese0%(9)

Portuguese0%(9)

Danish0%(8)

French Canadian0%(8)

Greek0%(8)

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

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

12.5%

−1.1 ptsvs 2000

vs 13.5% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

51.5%

−4.4 ptsvs 2000

vs 55.9% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

3.6%

−0.7 ptsvs 2000

vs 4.3% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

15.1 min

+11%vs 2000

vs 13.6 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 married38.2%(5,870)

Married52.8%(8,110)

Widowed2.4%(371)

Divorced6.7%(1,023)

Women 15+

Never married37.9%(6,419)

Married45.3%(7,674)

Widowed7.1%(1,199)

Divorced9.7%(1,652)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

22.9%

−5.9 ptssince 2013

from 28.8% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

34.9%

−3.5 ptssince 2020

from 38.4% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

13.0%

+5.0 ptssince 2020

from 8.0% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

13.1%

+1.2 ptssince 2020

from 11.9% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

27.3%

+0.6 ptssince 2020

from 26.7% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

2.4%

+0.3 ptssince 2020

from 2.1% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

47.5%

+0.9 ptssince 2020

from 46.6% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

37.5%

+2.0 ptssince 2020

from 35.5% 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)22.3%(340)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)31.1%(474)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era31%(473)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War3.7%(56)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.2%(18)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 1,525 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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