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About Weslaco, Texas
Weslaco

Weslaco ( WESS-lə-koh) is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 41,103, Studies from 2023 show the population is 43,053 and in 2020 the estimated population was 40,160. It is at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley near the Mexican border, across the Rio Grande from the city of Nuevo Progreso, Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas.

Weslaco derives its name from the W.E. Stewart Land Company. It was the hometown of Harlon Block, one of the Marines photographed raising the flag at Iwo Jima, and of film and television actor David Spielberg.

Gender
Gender Weslaco Texas Country
Female 51.4% 50.3% 50.8%
Male 48.6% 49.7% 49.2%
Gender
Created with Raphaël 2.2.051%49%Female51.4%

 Female Male
Household Income
Created with Raphaël 2.2.014%5%11%12%10%20%10%13%3%3%$50K to $75K19.8%

 < $10000 $10K to $15K $15K to $25K $25K to $35K $35K to $50K $50K to $75K $75K to $100K $100K to $150K $150K to $200K $200K or more

Income Weslaco Texas Country
Less than $10,000 13.5% 6% 5.8%
$10,000 to $14,999 4.8% 3.9% 4.1%
$15,000 to $24,999 11.3% 8.4% 8.5%
$25,000 to $34,999 12.4% 8.9% 8.6%
$35,000 to $49,999 10.1% 12.3% 12.0%
$50,000 to $74,999 19.8% 17.6% 17.2%
$75,000 to $99,999 9.5% 12.5% 12.8%
$100,000 to $149,999 13% 15.6% 15.6%
$150,000 to $199,999 3.1% 7% 7.1%
$200,000 or more 2.5% 7.8% 8.3%
Education
Created with Raphaël 2.2.015%8%23%25%5%16%6%1%1%Other College25%

 < 9th Grade 9-12th Grade High School or GED Other College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Masters Degree Professional Degree Doctorate Degree

Education Weslaco Texas Country
< 9th Grade 15% 7% 5.0%
9-12th Grade 8% 8% 7.0%
High School or GED 23% 25% 27.0%
Other College 25% 22% 20.0%
Associate's Degree 5% 7% 9%
Bachelor's Degree 16% 20% 20.0%
Master's Degree 6% 8% 9.0%
Professional Degree 1% 2% 2.0%
Doctorate Degree 1% 1% 1.0%
Household Income
 Weslaco Texas  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.005101520>$200K$150K$200K$100K$150K$75K$100K$50K$75K$35K$50K$25K$35K$15K$25K$10K$15K<$10K13.565.84.83.94.111.38.48.512.48.98.610.112.31219.817.617.29.512.512.81315.615.63.177.12.57.88.3
Education
 Weslaco Texas  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.007.51522.530Dr.DegreeProf.DegreeMastersDegreeBachelorDegreeAssociateDegreeOtherCollegeHighSchool9-12thGrade< 9thGrade1575887232527252220579162020689122111
Race / Ethnicity
Created with Raphaël 2.2.010%1%0%1%87%0%0%0%Hispanic87.3%

 White African American American Indian Asian Hispanic Hawaiian Mixed Other

Ethnicity Weslaco Texas Country
White 10.2% 41.4% 60.1%
African American 0.7% 11.8% 12.2%
American Indian 0.3% 0.2% 0.6%
Asian 1.3% 4.9% 5.6%
Hawaiian 0% 0.1% 0.2%
Other 0.1% 0.2% 0.3%
Multiracial 0% 2% 2.8%
Hispanic 87.3% 39.4% 18.2%
Race / Ethnicity
 Weslaco Texas  Country
Created with Raphaël 2.2.0022.54567.590Hispanic2 or More$OthersHawaiianAsianAmericanIndianAfricanAmericanWhite10.241.460.10.711.812.20.30.20.61.34.95.600.10.20.10.20.3022.887.339.418.2