Population & Stats

Additional Information about Pharr, Texas

• The amount of land area in Pharr is 40.883 sq. kilometers.
• The amount of surface water is 0.015 sq kilometers.
• The distance from Pharr to Washington DC is 1538 miles. The distance to the Texas state capital is 285 miles. (as the crow flies)
• Pharr is positioned 26.18 degrees north of the equator and 98.18 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Population

January 1, 2007 Population Estimate……….65,015
Numerical Change 2000-2006……….16,374
Numerical Change 2000-2007……….18,355
Percent Change 2000-2006……….35.1
Percent Change 2000-2007……….39.3

Economy

The unemployment rate in Pharr, TX, is 4.80%, with job growth of 1.77%. Future job growth over the next 10 years is predicted to be 22.28%.

Race in Pharr, TX

81.00% of people are white, 0.21% are black, 0.34% are asian, 0.76% are native american, and 17.36% claim 'Other'.

91.83% of the people in Pharr, TX, claim hispanic ethnicity (meaning 8.17% are non-hispanic).