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Population
72,467
US Census estimate, July 2025
Median home value
$140,600
Owner-occupied units
Harlingen, TX
Texas · 26.191° N, 97.697° W · 40 sq mi
Harlingen is a city in Texas, with a population of 72,467 and about 1,797 residents per square mile. The median household earns $53,645 a year, and the median home is worth $140,600.
Conditions
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Size & density
Land area
40 sq mi
Water excluded
Population density
1,797
People per square mile
Rank by population
#567
Of cities on this site
Rank by area
#326
Of cities on this site
Money & housing
Median household income
$53,645
US median ≈ $78,538
Median gross rent
$928
Per month
Homeownership
56.1%
US ≈ 65%
Average commute
17.9 min
One way
People
Median age
33.4
US median 39.1
Bachelor's degree +
22.6%
Age 25 and over
Foreign born
14.6%
Households
26,007
2.73 people each
What people here do for work
Education & health care 31.7%
Professional & business services 11.1%
Retail trade 10.2%
Arts, food & hospitality 8.8%
Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024
State of Texas
State bird
Northern Mockingbird
State flower
Bluebonnet
State capital
Austin
Nickname
The Lone Star State
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Cities near Harlingen
- Brownsville, TX19 mi · 192,957
- Edinburg, TX30 mi · 110,700
- Pharr, TX31 mi · 80,830
- McAllen, TX34 mi · 150,640
- Mission, TX39 mi · 88,992
- Corpus Christi, TX113 mi · 317,247
- Laredo, TX145 mi · 269,515
Cities about the same size
- Eau Claire, WI72,465
- St. Charles, MO72,561
- Commerce City, CO72,345
- Glen Burnie, MD72,590
- Conway, AR72,328
- Mount Vernon, NY72,304
- St. Cloud, MN72,647
- Kalamazoo, MI72,683
More in Texas
- Houston2,397,315
- San Antonio1,548,422
- Dallas1,329,491
- Fort Worth1,028,117
- Austin1,002,632
- El Paso683,012
- Arlington402,134
- Plano293,028
Wealthiest person in Texas
Name
Elon Musk
Forbes, Apr 2025
Net worth
$388B
As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live
Lives in
Austin
Source of wealth
Tesla, SpaceX
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.
Largest employer in Texas · private sector
Employer
Walmart
Sector
Retail
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.
Largest public company in Texas
Company
Exxon Mobil
Revenue
$349.6B
Fiscal year 2024
Headquarters
Spring
Ticker
XOM
Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.