McAllen–Edinburg–Mission metropolitan area explained

McAllen MSA
Official Name:	McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area
Settlement Type:	Metropolitan statistical area
Photo 1A:	Chase Bank Tower in McAllen, TX.jpg
Map Alt:	Map of McAllen MSA
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State(s)
Subdivision Name1:	Texas
Subdivision Type2:	Largest city
Subdivision Name2:	McAllen
Subdivision Type3:	Other cities
Subdivision Name3:	– Edinburg – Mission – Pharr – Weslaco
Unit Pref:	US
Area Total Sq Mi:	1583
Population As Of:	2020 including Hidalgo County
Population Total:	870,781
Population Density Km2:	N/A

The McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), is a U.S. metropolitan statistical area defined by the United States Census Bureau, consisting of one county – Hidalgo – in the Rio Grande Valley region of South Texas, anchored by the cities of McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr and Mission. It is ranked the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the state of Texas. It is also part of the transnational metropolitan area of Reynosa–McAllen.

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 569,463 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 741,152).^[1] According to the 2010 census, the population had reached 774,769. This population increase of 36.05% places it as the 11th fastest growing metropolitan statistic area from 2000 to 2010. As of the 2020 census, the population grew to 870,781^[2]

It has the lowest per capita income of the 276 MSAs within the 50 states at $9,899. Its median household income is also the lowest within the 50 states at $24,863. In a survey done in over 190 metropolitan areas it had the highest obesity rate of residents at 38.8 percent.^[3] Today, the states with the highest poverty rates (of over 20 million living on $2 a day) are all in the southern part of the country (Table 1) [7], and the nation's poorest large metropolitan area is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.^[4]

Counties

• Hidalgo

Communities

Cities

Major/Anchor cities McAllen Mission Edinburg Pharr Minor/satelite cities Alamo Alton Donna Edcouch Elsa Granjeno Hidalgo La Joya La Villa Mercedes Palmhurst Palmview Peñitas Progreso Progreso Lakes San Juan Sullivan City Weslaco

Census-designated places

Note: All census-designated places are unincorporated.

Abram-Perezville Alton North Cesar Chavez Citrus City Cuevitas Doffing Doolittle Havana Heidelberg Indian Hills

La Blanca La Homa Laguna Seca Llano Grande Lopezville Los Ebanos Midway North Midway South Mila Doce Monte Alto

Muniz North Alamo Nurillo Olivarez Palmview South Relampago San Carlos San Manuel-Linn Scissors South Alamo

Unincorporated places

• El Gato
• Hargill
• Runn
• Val Verde

See also

• Texas census statistical areas
• Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area

Notes and References

1. Web site: Table 1. Annual Estimates of the Population of Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2009 (CBSA-EST2009-01) . https://web.archive.org/web/20100326160047/http://www.census.gov/popest/metro/tables/2009/CBSA-EST2009-01.csv . dead . March 26, 2010 . . 2009 Population Estimates . United States Census Bureau, Population Division . 2010-03-23 . 2010-03-25 .
2. Web site: Hidalgo County, Texas. United States Census Bureau. February 23, 2021.
3. Web site: The List: The Most Obese Cities | US Obesity Rate & Skinniest Cities . LiveScience . 2011-12-29 . 2012-03-09.
4. Hotez . Peter J. . Neglected Parasitic Infections and Poverty in the United States . PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases . 4 September 2014 . 8 . 9 . e3012 . 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003012 . free . 25188455 . 4154650 .