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PHARR, TEXAS QUICK STATSCounty: Hidalgo
Elevation: 115 feet
Land Area: 20.8 square miles
Population Density: 3133 people per square mile
Population: 65,258
Population change since 2000: 39.90%
Races (City): Hispanic (90.6%), Other race (17.3%), White Non-Hispanic (8.9%), Two or more races (2.0%), American Indian (0.8%) (Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries (City): German (2.2%), United States (2.0%), English (1.8%)
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: McAllen, TX (3.3 miles , pop. 106,414)
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (116.7 miles , pop. 277,454)
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (225.4 miles , pop. 1,144,646)
Nearest cities: San Juan, TX (1.5 miles ), McAllen, TX (1.8 miles ), Lopezville, TX (1.8 miles ), North Alamo, TX (2.0 miles ), Alamo, TX (2.1 miles ), Nurillo, TX (2.3 miles ), South Alamo, TX (2.4 miles ), Muniz, TX (2.6 miles )
Amtrak station near Pharr: 4 miles: MCALLEN (120 S. 16TH ST.) - Bus Station
Pharr Compared to State Average: Median house value below 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 below state average.
PHARR, TEXAS EDUCATION FACTSHigh school or higher: 47.30%
Bachelor’s degree or higher: 11.20%
Graduate or professional degree: 3.70%
Colleges/Universities in Pharr:
SOUTHERN CAREERS INSTITUTE-SOUTH TEXAS Full-time enrollment: 214, Location: 1414 N JACKSON RD, Private, for-profit)
Colleges/Universities with over 2000 Students Nearest to Pharr:
SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE about 4 miles, MCALLEN, TX, Full-time enrollment: 7,142 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN about 9 miles, EDINBURG, TX, FT enrollment: 9,651 TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN about 41 miles, HARLINGEN, TX, FT enrollment: 2,167 THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE about 43 miles, BROWNSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 6,044 TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE about 43 miles, BROWNSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,556 TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE about 87 miles, KINGSVILLE, TX, FT enrollment: 4,860 DEL MAR COLLEGE about 114 miles, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, FT enrollment: 5,454
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