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Mission, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Mission is a Census city of 87,038 people across 36.33 square miles of land, in Hidalgo County. Median household income is $60,767, 71.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 58 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $14.4 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Mission
What Mission is
- Census place typecity
- Land area36.33 sq mi
- Water area0.08 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,396
- 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.
Mission
How many people live in Mission
- Population87,038
- Median age34.9
- Population under 1824,765
- Share under 1828.5 percent
- Population 65 and over13,380
- Share 65 and over15.4 percent
- Households28,874
- Family households21,050
- Share of households that are families72.9 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
Income and work in Mission
- Median household income$60,767
- Per capita income$28,304
- Civilian labor force37,525
- Employed34,614
- Unemployed2,911
- Unemployment rate7.8 percent
- Adults 25 and over54,087
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher29.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree9.5 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
Housing in Mission
- Housing units33,423
- Occupied units28,874
- Vacant units4,549
- Vacancy rate13.6 percent
- Owner occupied20,613
- Renter occupied8,261
- Ownership rate71.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$175,700
- Median gross rent, monthly$950
- Annual rent as a share of median income18.8 percent
- Single family units23,380
- Share single family70.0 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more5,490
- Share in buildings of two or more16.4 percent
- Mobile homes4,178
- Median year structure built2000
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
How Mission gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute30,374
- Commuting under 15 minutes10,082
- Share commuting under 15 minutes33.2 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more7,281
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.0 percent
- Drove alone74.2 percent
- Carpooled12.2 percent
- Public transport0.1 percent plus or minus 0.1
- Walked1.2 percent plus or minus 0.6
- Worked from home10.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Mission
SBA loans in Mission (7(a))
- Approvals58
- Gross approval$14,431,400
- Average approval$248,817
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$515,700
- Largest approval$2,100,000
- Jobs supported564
- Jobs per approval9.7
- Loans with a final outcome9
- Paid in full8
- Charged off1
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more10.3 percent
- Share to franchises12.1 percent
- Distinct lenders21
- Distinct industries by NAICS45
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 9 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.
Mission
SBA loans in Mission (504)
- Approvals6
- Gross approval$6,569,000
- Average approval$1,094,833
- Median approval$887,500
- Largest approval$2,488,000
- Jobs supported130
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs2
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission, in any county, FY2010 to FY2026. Only 1 loan has 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.
Mission
Flood risk in Mission
- NFIP communityCity of Mission
- NFIP community number480345
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date11/20/91
The City of Mission participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480345 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 Mission
Hidalgo County context, not Mission 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 Mission.
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.
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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
Mission questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Mission, Texas?
87,038, in 28,874 households. Mission city covers 36.33 square miles of land, which is 2,396 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Mission 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 Mission?
$60,767. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $175,700. Median gross rent is $950 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Mission businesses?
58 7(a) approvals totaling $14.4 m since FY2020, across 21 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 6 504 approvals worth $6.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Mission, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Mission borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Mission. Only 9 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 Mission in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Mission appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Mission, city of, community 480345, 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 Mission 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 Mission.
Is zoning published for Mission?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.