Pharr

Population & Demographics

Pharr, TX

Pharr is home to 80,333 people. Explore its demographics, housing, and economy — plus how its 29,551 resident workers commute each day.

TexasCensus ACS 5-Year · LODES 2023
80,333
people
Population

80,333 residents

Median age 29.7 · U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year (2024).

Pharr population & demographics

Who lives in Pharr — population, age, housing, and income, from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Population
80,333
Median age
29.7yrs
Median household income
$52,814
Median home value
$121,900
Median gross rent
$1,037/mo
Bachelor’s degree or higher
18.8%
Poverty rate
27.6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2024 5-Year Estimates. Values shown as “—” are suppressed or unavailable for this place.

Race & ethnicity in Pharr

How Pharr breaks down by race and ethnicity — each bar is that group’s share of the population, from the U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year (2024).

Hispanic or Latino94.7%
White4.5%
Asian0.4%
Black0.2%
Two or more races0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Some other race0.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.0%

Race across Pharr

Each dot is a group of people, placed in their 2020 Census block and colored by race or ethnicity — the pattern shows where groups live across Pharr.

Pharr at a glance
Employed Residents
29,551
Fewer than the city’s total population
Median home–work distance
6.4mi
Straight-line, not road distance
Work Locally
19.9%
Share working within the area
Work from home
6.5%
Residents who work from home (ACS)
Top destination outside city
McAllen
Excludes local — most work in-city

These figures are for Pharr proper — the Census place within its city limits — not the surrounding metro area. Metro-wide totals you’ll see elsewhere are larger because they bundle in neighboring cities and suburbs.

How Pharr commutes

Every dot is a worker moving between home and job. Trace where the area pulls people in from — and where its residents head each day.

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Commute Score

70 / 100

How short the typical commute is here, on an absolute 0–100 scale (higher is shorter). How it’s calculated.

Pharr

29,551 commutes, one dot at a time

Pharr

Where 29,551 workers commute

Each dot ≈ 75 workers

Where residents work

Top destinations for people who live in Pharr, by worker count.

1McAllen4.4 mi7,145
2Pharr0.0 mi5,874
3Edinburg8.3 mi2,942
4Mission8.7 mi1,658
5Weslaco12.3 mi894
6San Juan2.3 mi739
7Houston299.9 mi649
8Brownsville46.5 mi634

Who commutes in

Top origin places for workers who travel into Pharr.

1Pharr0.0 mi5,874
2McAllen4.4 mi4,500
3Edinburg8.3 mi3,030
4San Juan2.3 mi2,754
5Mission8.7 mi1,993
6Alamo4.2 mi1,162
7Hidalgo6.4 mi967
8Weslaco12.3 mi841

Top industries

The sectors that employ Pharr’s workforce. Each bar is scaled to that sector’s share of all local jobs — the top sectors shown don’t add up to 100%.

Bar length = each sector’s share of all local jobs (0–100%)
EDEducational Services24.3%
HCHealth Care and Social Assistance23.3%
RTRetail Trade10.3%
AFAccommodation and Food Services7.7%
TRTransportation and Warehousing7.1%
WSWholesale Trade5.0%
ADAdministrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services3.8%
COConstruction3.3%
PAPublic Administration2.6%
Connectivity

Internet options for Pharr

The biggest home-internet providers in the area — tap any to compare local plans.

5 providers · 2 with fiber
Speed availabilityshare of homes a plan reaches
1 Gbps~all homes
2 Gbps96%
5 Gbps96%
8 Gbps96%
See all internet providers in Pharr

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