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Weslaco, Texas: commercial real estate data.
Weslaco is a Census city of 42,229 people across 16.92 square miles of land, in Hidalgo County. Median household income is $59,551, 56.4 percent of occupied homes are owned, and the SBA record carries 26 7(a) approvals to borrowers here worth $11.7 m since FY2020.
Underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency.
Weslaco
What Weslaco is
- Census place typecity
- Land area16.92 sq mi
- Water area0.07 sq mi
- Population per square mile of land2,496
- 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.
Weslaco
How many people live in Weslaco
- Population42,229
- Median age31.1
- Population under 1812,747
- Share under 1830.2 percent
- Population 65 and over5,912
- Share 65 and over14.0 percent
- Households14,218
- Family households10,350
- Share of households that are families72.8 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Weslaco
Income and work in Weslaco
- Median household income$59,551
- Per capita income$25,807
- Civilian labor force18,642
- Employed17,311
- Unemployed1,331 plus or minus 310
- Unemployment rate7.1 percent plus or minus 1.6
- Adults 25 and over25,271
- Adults 25 and over with a high school diploma or higher77.4 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a bachelor degree or higher23.2 percent
- Adults 25 and over with a graduate degree8.0 percent
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Weslaco
Housing in Weslaco
- Housing units17,372
- Occupied units14,218
- Vacant units3,154
- Vacancy rate18.2 percent
- Owner occupied8,025
- Renter occupied6,193
- Ownership rate56.4 percent
- Median owner-occupied home value$140,000
- Median gross rent, monthly$967
- Annual rent as a share of median income19.5 percent
- Single family units9,775
- Share single family56.3 percent
- Units in buildings of two or more4,502
- Share in buildings of two or more25.9 percent
- Mobile homes2,982
- Median year structure built1995
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Weslaco
How Weslaco gets to work
- Workers 16 and over who commute15,730
- Commuting under 15 minutes6,672
- Share commuting under 15 minutes42.4 percent
- Commuting 30 minutes or more3,882
- Share commuting 30 minutes or more24.7 percent
- Drove alone75.6 percent
- Carpooled9.0 percent plus or minus 2.1
- Public transport0.2 percent plus or minus 0.3
- Walked2.3 percent plus or minus 1.3
- Worked from home7.3 percent plus or minus 2.1
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
Weslaco
SBA loans in Weslaco (7(a))
- Approvals26
- Gross approval$11,699,900
- Average approval$449,996
- Median approval$100,000
- Ninetieth percentile approval$1,162,000
- Largest approval$4,593,000
- Jobs supported451
- Jobs per approval17.3
- Loans with a final outcome3
- Paid in full3
- Charged off0
- Median term120 months
- Share on real estate terms of 20 years or more11.5 percent
- Share to franchises3.8 percent
- Distinct lenders9
- Distinct industries by NAICS20
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Weslaco, in any county, FY2020 to FY2026. Only 3 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.
Weslaco
SBA loans in Weslaco (504)
- Approvals7
- Gross approval$7,610,000
- Average approval$1,087,143
- Median approval$606,000
- Largest approval$3,522,000
- Jobs supported54
- Loans with a final outcome1
- Charged off0
- Median term240 months
- Distinct CDCs4
Counted by borrower city: approvals to borrowers whose address is in Weslaco, 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.
Weslaco
Flood risk in Weslaco
- NFIP communityCity of Weslaco
- NFIP community number480349
- Participating in the NFIPYes
- Community Rating System classNone
- Currently effective map date03/04/80
The City of Weslaco participates in the National Flood Insurance Program as community 480349 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 Weslaco
Hidalgo County context, not Weslaco 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 Weslaco.
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
Weslaco questions, answered from the record.
How many people live in Weslaco, Texas?
42,229, in 14,218 households. Weslaco city covers 16.92 square miles of land, which is 2,496 people per square mile. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
What county is Weslaco 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 Weslaco?
$59,551. The median owner-occupied home is valued at $140,000. Median gross rent is $967 per month. Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, place level, 2020-2024 5-year.
How much SBA lending goes to Weslaco businesses?
26 7(a) approvals totaling $11.7 m since FY2020, across 9 lenders, median approval $100,000, plus 7 504 approvals worth $7.6 m since FY2010. These count approvals to borrowers whose address is in Weslaco, not projects sited inside the place boundary, and they are approvals recorded in the release rather than loans disbursed.
Do SBA loans to Weslaco borrowers get paid back?
No rate is published for Weslaco. Only 3 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 Weslaco in the National Flood Insurance Program?
Yes. Weslaco appears in the FEMA Community Status Book as Weslaco, city of, community 480349, 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 Weslaco 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 Weslaco.
Is zoning published for Weslaco?
No. Nothing on this page presents parcel level zoning.