Editing McAllen, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1910= 150
|1920= 5331
|1930= 9074
|1940= 11877
|1950= 20067
|1960= 32728
|1970= 37636
|1980= 66281
|1990= 89000
|2000= 106414
|2010= 129877
|2020= 142210
|estyear=2022
|estimate=144579
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2022">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/popest/2020s-total-cities-and-towns.html |date=December 17, 2023|title=City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2022|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=December 17, 2023}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref><br>2020 Census<ref name="2020 Census (City)"/>
}}

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''McAllen, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>{{Cite web|title=P004: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2000: DEC Summary File 1 – McAllen, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/table?g=160XX00US4845384&tid=DECENNIALSF12000.P004|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McAllen, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4845384&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – McAllen, Texas |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US4845384&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=January 26, 2024}}</ref>
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|17,924
|15,193
|style='background: #ffffe6; |13,032
|16.84%
|11.70%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.16%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|487
|833
|style='background: #ffffe6; |894
|0.46%
|0.64%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.63%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|112
|120
|style='background: #ffffe6; |141
|0.11%
|0.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.10%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|2,010
|3,288
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,576
|1.89%
|2.53%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.51%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|15
|17
|style='background: #ffffe6; |21
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|Some other race alone (NH)
|42
|88
|style='background: #ffffe6; |409
|0.04%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.29%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or multiracial]] (NH)
|397
|428
|style='background: #ffffe6; |887
|0.37%
|0.33%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.62%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|85,427
|109,910
|style='background: #ffffe6; |123,250
|80.28%
|84.630%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |86.67%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''106,414'''
|'''129,877'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''142,210'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census|census of 2020]], 142,210 people, 45,429 households, and 34,119 families were residing in the city.

===2010 census===
As of the [[2010 United States census|census of 2010]], 129,877 people, 41,573 households, and 31,823 families resided in the city. Of the 45,862 housing units,  4,289, or 9.4%, were vacant.

The [[Race (United States Census)|racial makeup]] of the city was 83.9% White, 0.9% African American, 0.4% Native American, 2.6% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 10.4% some other race, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 84.6% of the population.

Of the 41,573 households, 46.0% had children under 18 living with them, 52.2% were married couples living together, 19.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.5% were not families. About 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.9% were someone living alone who was 65 or older. The average household size was 3.10, and the average family size was 3.58.

In the city, the age distribution was 30.1% under 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% 65 or older. The median age was 32.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

For the period 2012–2016, the estimated median annual income for a household in the city was $45,568, and for a family was $50,184. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $21,726. About 22.5% of families and 25.7% of the entire population were below the [[poverty line]], including 36.6% of those under age 18 and 21.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name="DP03">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP03/1600000US4845384| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213100246/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP03/1600000US4845384| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 13, 2020| title=Selected Economic Characteristics: 2012-2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (DP03): McAllen city, Texas| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=February 15, 2018}}</ref>

===Crime===
{{Infobox UCR
|city_name= McAllen
|year= 2022
|violent_crime= 290
|homicide= 5
|rape= 58
|robbery= 42
|aggravated_assault= 185
|property_crime= 2,864
|arson= 13
|burglary= 159
|larceny_theft= 2,629
|motor_vehicle_theft= 63
|source_url= https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/LATEST/webapp/#/pages/explorer/crime/crime-trend
|source_name= 2022 FBI UCR Data
|notes= 2022 population: 144,579
}}

Based on the Texas Department of Public Safety's ''Annual Crime in Texas'' report and the FBI's ''Crime in the United States'' report, five murders were reported during 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mcallen.net/docs/default-source/pd/crime-reports/2022-mcallen-national-incident---based-reporting-system-(nibrs)-crime-report.pdf?sfvrsn=2|title=City of McAllen Police Department 2022|website=City of McAllen|access-date=January 20, 2023}}</ref> The city has been consistently ranked among the safest cities in Texas.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://valleybusinessreport.com/community/mcallen-in-the-top-five-safest-u-s-cities/|title=McAllen In The Top Five Safest U.S. Cities|date=January 20, 2023|website=Positive Valley News (PVN) |first= |last= |language=en-US|access-date=January 20, 2023|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

===Health===
McAllen was the focus of a 2009 article in ''[[The New Yorker]]'' by [[Atul Gawande]] entitled "The Cost Conundrum", an inquiry into the factors that contribute to the cost of health care. The McAllen area had the highest taxpayer-sponsored spending per beneficiary in the United States, despite areas with similar demographics and health profiles having half the cost per recipient. The article noted that while the area has a higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes, its rates of [[infant mortality]], [[HIV]], and [[tobacco use]] were lower than the national average.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2009/06/01/the-cost-conundrum |title=The Cost Conundrum |date=May 25, 2009 |access-date=December 16, 2017 |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |last1=Gawande |first1=Atul }}</ref>

McAllen was the most [[obesity|obese]] metropolitan area in the country in 2012, with 38.5% of the adult population considered obese. The high obesity rate has likely contributed to area residents' poor health. More than 21% of the population has been diagnosed with [[diabetes]], more than any other metro area in the United States. Poverty may play a large role in the community's health problems, as well. Over 25% of the city population was living below the poverty line during the period 2012–2016.<ref name="DP03"/> More than 29% of the population also lacked health coverage during that time.<ref name="DP03"/>

McAllen is featured in ''Supersize vs Superskinny'',<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/supersize-vs-superskinny-kids |title=Supersize vs Superskinny Kids - Channel 4 |website=www.channel4.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303005953/http://www.channel4.com/programmes/supersize-vs-superskinny-kids |archive-date=March 3, 2011}}</ref> a British television programme on Channel 4 that features information about dieting and extreme eating lifestyles. One of the main show features is a weekly comparison between an overweight person and an underweight person. In the show, the overweight participant visits morbidly obese McAllen residents to find motivation for lifestyle and diet changes.