McAllen

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#960

Global Rank

1.8

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.1%


Share

United States • North America • Language power • Time zone America/Chicago UTC−6 (CST) (observes summer time)

Population
981K
GDP
$30B
GDP per capita
$30,798
Land area
3,519 km² (1,359 mi²)
Density
279/km² (722/mi²)

Primary city McAllen

State / province Texas

Language English

Stands out, per personGDP: low vs United States

McAllen metro area

26.20, -98.23
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

4 teams

Other Teams

Other Men’s Teams1 team

Basketball • Int'l Basketball

Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Edinburg

Other College Teams2 teams

House Prices

FHFA to 2026 Q2

FHFA all-transactions index for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX, since 1986. Real terms in 2024 dollars. Full history and the year-by-year table.

real, 2024 dollarsnominalindex, first quarter = 100 · shaded: 2007 to 2012
0501001502002503003501990200020102020

One year
One year +7.6%
nominal
Ten years
Ten years +47.6%
real, 2024 $
Since 2000
Since 2000 +56.7%
real, 2024 $
2007 to 2012
2007 to 2012 −13.9%
2007Q4 to 2011Q2

Languages of McAllen

English first in Texas; 2 languages share it.

LanguageShare
English64.9%
Spanish28.1%
Vietnamese0.9%
Mandarin Chinese0.7%
Hindi0.4%
English reach, Texas
93%
Tier 1 census

Texas on the languages board · Language power

Sound of McAllen

#184 by artist origin · combined 4.3 (US 0 / UK 0) · Full sound profile →

Top artists: Grupo Frontera

Screen of McAllen

#586 by film pedigree · score 2.7 · 1 person in a century of top-grossing films and Oscar nominations · Full screen profile →

Leading figures: Nick Stahl

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1169

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

McAllen Miller International Airport

McAllen • 4 - Regional