Pharr is a city located in Hidalgo County Texas. Pharr has a 2023 population of 79,419. Pharr is currently declining at a rate of -0.17% annually and its population has decreased by -0.52% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 79,836 in 2020.
The average household income in Pharr is $56,386 with a poverty rate of 32.55%. The median rental costs in recent years comes to - per month, and the median house value is -. The median age in Pharr is 29.3 years, 29.1 years for males, and 29.4 years for females.
According to the most recent ACS, the racial composition of Pharr was:
3.84
Average Family Size
3.4
Average Household Size
58.2%
Rate of Home Ownership
Married
Male
Female
NonFamily
owner
renter
Only English
Spanish
Other Indo-European Languages
Asian and Pacific Island Languages
Other Languages
16.6% of Pharr residents speak only English, while 83.4% speak other languages. The non-English language spoken by the largest group is Spanish, which is spoken by 83.08% of the population.
32.55%
Overall Poverty Rate
29.11%
Male Poverty Rate
35.7%
Female Poverty Rate
The race most likely to be in poverty in Pharr is Native, with 70% below the poverty level.
The race least likely to be in poverty in Pharr is Asian, with 10.96% below the poverty level.
The poverty rate among those that worked full-time for the past 12 months was 12.2%. Among those working part-time, it was 32.47%, and for those that did not work, the poverty rate was 38.7%.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
47.0%
Overall Marriage Rate
50.5%
Male Marriage Rate
43.6%
Female Marriage Rate
male
female
The age group where males are most likely to be married is 35-44, while the female age group most likely to be married is 35-44.
Married
Widowed
Divorced
Separated
NeverMarried
Less Than 9th Grade
High School Graduate
Some College
Bachelors or Greater
20.15%
Veteran Poverty Rate
38.67%
Veteran Disability Rate
LaborForceParticipation
58.9%
Labor Force Participation
54.9%
Employment Rate
6.6%
Unemployment Rate
LaborForceParticipation
LaborForceParticipation
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
Non citizens include legal permanent residents (green card holders), international students, temporary workers, humanitarian migrants, and illegal immigrants.
Europe
Asia
Africa
Oceania
Latin America
North America
60.2%
Born in Pharr
69.36%
Native Born
29.76%
Foreign Born
21.46%
Non Citizen
8.3%
Naturalized
69.36% of Pharr residents were born in the United States, with 60.2% having been born in Texas. 21.46% of residents are not US citizens. Of those not born in the United States, the largest percentage are from Latin America.