Moving to Harlingen, Texas

About Harlingen, Texas
Harlingen

Harlingen ( HAR-lin-jin) is a city in Cameron County in the central region of the Rio Grande Valley of the southern part of the U.S. state of Texas, about 30 miles (48 km) from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than 40 square miles (104 km2) and is the second-largest city in Cameron County, as well as the fourth-largest in the Rio Grande Valley. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 71,892.

Harlingen is a principal city of the Brownsville–Harlingen metropolitan area, which is part of the larger Brownsville–Harlingen–Raymondville combined statistical area, included in the Matamoros–Brownsville metropolitan region.

Gender
Gender Harlingen Texas Country
Female 51.5% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.5% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender

Household Income


Income Harlingen Texas Country
Less than $10,000 8.8% 6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 9.4% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 12.9% 8.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 11.3% 8.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 14.2% 12.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 20% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.6% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 8.7% 15.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 2.7% 7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.4% 7.8% 8.3%
Education


Education Harlingen Texas Country
< 9th Grade 10% 7% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 13% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 29% 25% 27.0%
Other College 20% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 9% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 12% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 5% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
Education
Race / Ethnicity


Ethnicity Harlingen Texas Country
White 15.1% 41.4% 60.1%
African American 0.8% 11.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.2% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 0.9% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0.5% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 82.3% 39.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity