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Texas·Hidalgo County
7 tracts·22K people·$145K median·2,937/mi²
Hispanic 85 · White 11 · Black 4 · Multiracial 0 · Asian 0 · Other 0
Married couple 50 · Other 30 · Living alone 20
Retail 32 · Health 24 · Leisure 19 · Public admin 10 · Manufacturing 6 · Professional 6 · Other 5
Management · business · science · arts 27 · Sales · office 22 · Service 20 · Construction · maintenance 17 · Production · transport 14
Drive alone 79 · Carpool 24 · Work from home 8 · Walk 1 · Bike 0 · Transit 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Alamo is $145,100 (Census ACS) — 0.3× the US median of $458,812.
Alamo has 20,255 residents across 5 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 29.2; the population is 84.8% Hispanic or Latino, 11.4% White, 3.5% Black, 0.2% Multiracial, 0.1% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 3.4 people; 18.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 25.3% (Census ACS).
MARCIA R GARZA (48%), AUGUSTO GUERRA EL (45%) and JOHN MCKEEVER EL (43%) lead the elementary schools; AUDIE MURPHY MIDDLE (44%) and JESUS - JESSE - VELA JR MIDDLE (40%) lead the middle schools; PSJA MEMORIAL EARLY COLLEGE H S (42%) and IDEA COLLEGE PREPARATORY ALAMO (40%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $811/month, 49% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Alamo is $57,096 a year, 34% below the US median (Census ACS).
In Alamo, median rent is $811/month and the median home value is $145,100 (Census ACS).
Alamo reported 5.8 violent crimes and 42.1 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 97°F; winter lows average 51°F; there are 94 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 24 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Alamo are cold wave (96), hail (92) and ice storm (84), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.04g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Alamo, 1.1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).