People QuickFacts Weslaco Texas Population, 2011 estimate 36,721 25,674,681 Population, 2010 (April 1) estimates base 35,670 25,145,561 Population, percent change, April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011 2.9% 2.1% Population, 2010 35,670 25,145,561 Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 9.0% 7.7% Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 31.4% 27.3% Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 15.5% 10.3% Female persons, percent, 2010 52.6% 50.4%  White persons, percent, 2010 (a) 85.7% 70.4% Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.5% 11.8% American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) 0.6% 0.7% Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) 1.2% 3.8% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) Z 0.1% Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 1.6% 2.7% Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) 85.0% 37.6% White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 13.3% 45.3%  Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 88.2% 81.5% Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 21.4% 16.1% Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 74.3% 34.2% High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 68.0% 80.0% Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 17.2% 25.8% Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 19.2 24.8  Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 66.8% 64.8% Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 17.5% 24.1% Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 $64,900 $123,500 Households, 2006-2010 10,911 8,539,206 Persons per household, 2006-2010 3.14 2.78 Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 $15,547 $24,870 Median household income 2006-2010 $35,851 $49,646 Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 29.2% 16.8%     Business QuickFacts Weslaco Texas Total number of firms, 2007 4,948 2,164,852 Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 7.1% American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 S 0.9% Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 1.1% 5.3% Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 F 0.1% Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 73.0% 20.7% Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 31.6% 28.2%  Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) NA 593,541,502 Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) 215,908 424,238,194 Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) 671,284 311,334,781 Retail sales per capita, 2007 $20,474 $13,061 Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) 70,144 42,054,592     Geography QuickFacts Weslaco Texas Land area in square miles, 2010 14.72 261,231.71 Persons per square mile, 2010 2,423.4 96.3 FIPS Code 77272 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