Donna, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Donna is a Census city of 16,833 people across 8.29 square miles of land, in Hidalgo County. Median household income is $40,438, 57.5 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 20 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $7.6 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Donna
What Donna is
- Census place typecity
- Land area8.29 sq mi
- Water area0.01 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,030
- County holding the largest share of its areaHidalgo County, 100.0 percent
US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donna
How many people live in Donna
- Population16,833
- Median age28.2
- Population under 186,563
- Share under 1839.0 percent
- Population 65 and over2,434
- Share 65 and over14.5 percent
- Households4,924
- Family households3,704
- Share of households that are families75.2 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donna
Income and work in Donna
- Median household income$40,438
- Per capita income$16,316
- Civilian labor force5,672
- Employed5,368
- Unemployed304 plus or minus 163
- Unemployment rate5.4 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over9,084
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher64.9 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher13.7 percent plus or minus 2.8
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree4.7 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donna
Housing in Donna
- Housing units5,865
- Occupied units4,924
- Vacant units941 plus or minus 271
- Vacancy rate16.0 percent plus or minus 4.4
- Owner occupied2,832
- Renter occupied2,092
- Ownership rate57.5 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$86,100
- Median gross rent, monthly$806
- Annual rent as a share of median income23.9 percent
- Single family units3,602
- Share single family61.4 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more1,170 plus or minus 298
- Share in buildings of two or more19.9 percent plus or minus 4.7
- Mobile homes1,051 plus or minus 279
- Median year structure built1989
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donna
How Donna gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute5,031
- Commuting under 15 minutes1,784
- Share commuting under 15 minutes35.5 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more1,531 plus or minus 316
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more30.4 percent
- Drove alone78.6 percent
- Carpooled11.6 percent plus or minus 4.0
- Public transport0.4 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Walked0.5 percent plus or minus 0.7
- Worked from home4.6 percent plus or minus 1.9
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Donna
SBA loans in Donna (7(a))
- Approvals20
- Gross approval$7,585,000
- Average approval$379,250
- Median approval$150,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$775,890
- Largest approval$2,650,000
- Jobs supported286
- Jobs per approval14.3
- Loans with a final outcome4
- Paid in full3
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more30.0 percent
- Share to franchises0.0 percent
- Distinct lenders11
- Distinct industries by NAICS17
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Donna, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Donna
SBA loans in Donna (504)
- Approvals1
- Gross approval$3,640,000
- Average approval$3,640,000
- Median approval$3,640,000
- Largest approval$3,640,000
- Jobs supported15
- Loans with a final outcome0
- Charged off0
- Median term300 months
- Distinct CDCs1
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Donna, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 0 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published.
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.
Donna
Flood risk in Donna
- NFIP communityCity of Donna
- NFIP community number480336
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date06/19/85(M)
The City of Donna participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480336 and carries no Community Rating System class, so no CRS premium discount applies to it.
Federal Emergency Management Agency, NFIP Community Status Book (OpenFEMA), as of 2026-09-26.
Hidalgo County, not Donna
Hidalgo County context, not Donna figures
- Establishments in Hidalgo County13,393
- Covered employment, Hidalgo County291,901
- Average annual pay, Hidalgo County$42,905
- Housing units permitted, Hidalgo County7,292
Every figure in this section is published for Hidalgo County as a whole and is not a measurement of Donna.
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages. US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.
Coverage
What this page does not hold.
Parcel detail, zoning and the flood zone at an address are not on this page; they resolve at the address in the platform. How this page was built →
Common questions
Donna questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Donna, Texas?
16,833, in 4,924 households. Donna city covers 8.29 square miles of land, which is 2,030 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Donna in?
Hidalgo County, which holds 100.0 percent of the place by area. Source: US Census Bureau, cartographic boundary file, places, 2024 vintage.
What is the median household income in Donna?
$40,438. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $86,100. Median gross rent is $806 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Donna businesses?
20 7(a) approvals totaling $7.6 m since FY2020, across 11 lenders, median approval $150,000, plus 1 504 approvals worth $3.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Donna, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Donna borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Donna. Only 4 loans have reached a final outcome, fewer than the 30 a charge-off rate needs, so no rate is published. The counts are shown instead.
Is Donna in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Donna appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Donna, city of, community 480336, with no Community Rating System class, so no CRS discount applies. Whether a specific parcel sits in a mapped special flood hazard area is an address level question the platform answers.
Are the county figures on this page Donna figures?
No, and they are labeled so. County Business Patterns, QCEW, the Building Permits Survey, BEA product and IRS migration are published for Hidalgo County as a whole and there is no place level equivalent. They appear in one clearly marked section as context and are never presented as measurements of Donna.
Is zoning published for Donna?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.