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Texas·Hidalgo County
29 tracts·72K people·$176K median·1,975/mi²
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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 Mission is $175,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024) — 0.4× the US median of $458,812.
Mission has 87,038 residents across 20 census tracts and 20 named neighborhoods (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median age is 34.9; the population is 87.8% Hispanic or Latino, 8.9% White, 1.6% Asian, 1.2% Black, 0.4% Multiracial and 0.1% Other; the average household has 3.0 people; 29.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 19.4% (Census ACS 2020–2024).
RUBEN HINOJOSA EL (63%), HARRY SHIMOTSU EL (60%) and ENRIQUE KIKI CAMARENA EL (53%) lead the elementary schools; B L GRAY J H (68%), MEMORIAL MIDDLE (54%) and MISSION J H (45%) lead the middle schools; SHARYLAND ADVANCED ACADEMIC ACADEMY (87%), PREMIER H S OF MISSION (77%) and SHARYLAND H S (62%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $950/month, 40% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
The median household income in Mission is $60,767 a year, 29% below the US median (Census ACS 2020–2024).
In Mission, median rent is $950/month and the median home value is $175,700 (Census ACS 2020–2024).
Mission reported 2.0 violent crimes and 11.3 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 98°F; winter lows average 51°F; there are 90 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 23 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Mission are cold wave (91), drought (77) and hail (76), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.06g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Mission, 1.6% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).