People QuickFacts Pharr Texas Population, 2011 estimate 72,513 25,674,681 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 70,400 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 3.0% 2.1% Population, 2010 70,400 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 10.1% 7.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 35.4% 27.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 10.0% 10.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.0% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 85.1% 70.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 11.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) 0.0% 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.7% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 93.0% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 6.0% 45.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 84.6% 81.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 31.9% 16.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 89.0% 34.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 58.4% 80.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 12.9% 25.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 18.4 24.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 64.4% 64.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 18.0% 24.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $66,200 $123,500 Households, 2006-2010 18,452 8,539,206 Persons per household, 2006-2010 3.58 2.78 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $11,860 $24,870 Median household income 2006-2010 $29,527 $49,646 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 37.3% 16.8%     Business QuickFacts Pharr Texas Total number of firms, 2007 6,116 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 0.8% 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.0% 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 70.3% 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.9% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 622,422 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 613,224 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $9,745 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 76,103 42,054,592     Geography QuickFacts Pharr Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 23.42 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 3,006.4 96.3 FIPS Code 57200 48 Counties Hidalgo County (a) Includes persons reporting only one race. (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories. FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data NA: Not available D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information X: Not applicable S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown F: Fewer than 100 firms Source: US Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts