Cities / Texas / McAllen

McAllen, TX

145,385 people

Right Now

Weather

91.4°F

Clear

Today: Sunny, high 103°F

Air Quality (PM2.5, Brownsville-McAllen)

Moderate

Nearest reporting area, 33.5 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

SAT

231 mi — San Antonio International Airport

Population & People

Population

145,385

Median age

33.5

Median household income

$61,579

Poverty rate

20.0%

Unemployment rate

5.9%

Bachelor's degree+

32.5%

Avg. commute

19 min

Hispanic or Latino

87.0%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$190,400

Median gross rent

$1,049/mo

Homeownership rate

59.49%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,060

HUD Fair Market Rent (Hidalgo County, 14 mi from McAllen), 2026. Efficiency $842, 1BR $847, 2BR $1060, 3BR $1376, 4BR $1522. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

Texas gasoline midgrade

$4.13

Texas commercial electricity

8.64¢/kWh

Texas industrial electricity

6.55¢/kWh

Texas residential electricity

15.47¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2904427.8

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

2277203.3

All-Transactions House Price Index for Texas

529.31

Unemployment Rate

4.4%

Source: FRED, Texas-specific series.

Nearby Airports

SAT

San Antonio International Airport

231 mi away

AUS

Austin Bergstrom International Airport

278 mi away

HOU

William P. Hobby Airport

298 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (Texas energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (Texas economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).