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LA JOYA, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Hidalgo
Land Area: 2.78 square miles
Population Density: 1724 people per square mile
Population change since 2000: 45.20%
Races (City): Hispanic (97.2%), Other race (33.2%), White Non-Hispanic (2.1%), Two or more races (1.7%), American Indian (0.6%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): United States (3.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (15.2 miles , pop. 106,414)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (123.3 miles , pop. 277,454)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (222.0 miles , pop. 1,144,646)
Nearest cities: Havana, TX (1.3 miles ), Penitas, TX (1.5 miles ), Abram-Perezville, TX (2.2 miles ), Los Ebanos, TX (2.2 miles ), Sullivan City, TX (2.4 miles ), Cuevitas, TX (2.5 miles) , Doffing, TX (2.5 miles ), Palmview, TX (2.6 miles )
Amtrak station near La Joya: 16 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station
La Joya Compared to State Average: Median house value below state average. Unemployed percentage above state average. Black race population percentage significantly below state average. Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average. Median age significantly below state average. Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average. Length of stay since moving in below state average. Number of rooms per house below state average. House age significantly below state average. Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
LA JOYA, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 40.70%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 5.90%
Graduate or professional degree: 2.50%
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to La Joya:
SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 16 miles, MCALLEN, TX, Full-time enrollment: 7,142 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN about 22 miles, EDINBURG, TX, FT enrollment: 9,651 TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN about 59 miles, HARLINGEN, TX, FT enrollment: 2,167 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE about 62 miles, BROWNSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 6,044 TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE about 62 miles, BROWNSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,556 TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE about 91 miles, KINGSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,860 LAREDO COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 109 miles, LAREDO, TX, FT enrollment: 4,449
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