About Harlingen
A Growing Community

Harlingen is a town of an estimated population of 74,950, with a strong reputation as a trade and transportation center, home to an international airport, a port, an international bridge, a state college and huge medical complex.

Harlingen is also the second largest city in Cameron County and the third largest in the Rio Grande Valley. The city covers more than 34 square miles (88 km2) and has an elevation of 38 feet (11.6m) above sea level.

• Population by City Historical Data 1960 – 2009

  City	County Census	1960 Census	1970 Census	1980 Census	1990 Census	2000 Census	Estimated 2009	Percent Change 2000-2009
  Alamo	Hidalgo	4,121	4,291	5,831	9,415	14,760	17,526	19%
  Brownsville	Cameron	48,040	52,522	84,997	115,143	139,722	176,859	27%
  Donna	Hidalgo	7,522	7,365	9,952	13,215	14,768	17,548	19%
  Edinburg	Hidalgo	18,706	17,163	24,075	34,593	48,465	72,424	49%
  Harlingen	Cameron	41,207	33,503	43,543	47,818	57,564	65,289	13%
  La Feria	Cameron	3,047	2,642	3,495	4,673	6,115	7,133	17%
  Laguna Vista	Cameron	141	287	632	1,127	1,658	4,039	144%
  Los Fresnos	Cameron	-	-	-	2,790	4,512	5,603	24%
  McAllen	Hidalgo	32,728	37,636	66,191	85,623	106,414	132,225	24%
  Mercedes	Hidalgo	10,943	9,355	11,851	13,409	13,649	15,401	13%
  Mission	Hidalgo	14,081	13,043	22,589	30,847	45,408	68,990	52%
  Pharr	Hidalgo	14,106	15,829	21,381	34,954	46,660	66,231	42%
  Port Isabel	Cameron	3,575	3,067	3,769	4,740	4,865	5,318	9%
  Primera	Cameron	1,066	902	1,380	1,973	2,723	4,268	57%
  San Benito	Cameron	16,422	15,176	17,988	20,900	23,444	25,365	8%
  San Juan	Hidalgo	4,371	5,070	7,608	14,839	26,229	34,534	32%
  Santa Rosa	Cameron	1,572	1,466	1,889	1,974	2,833	3,155	11%
  South Padre Island	Cameron	-	-	791	1,663	2,422	2,873	19%
  Weslaco	Hidalgo	15,649	15,313	19,331	25,427	26,935	34,701	29%

  Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Extracted December 7, 2010

  
• Crime Statistics By City

  City	Population	Murder	Rape	Robbery	Assault	Burglary	Larceny	2006 Index Crime Totals 100,000 persons	2007 Index Crime Totals 100,000 persons	% Change
  Brownsville	172,239	5	21	207	647	1,442	8,032	5,523.18	6,011.38	8.84%
  Dallas	1,230,302	187	665	6,914	7,292	21,653	63,939
  Harlingen	60,307	4	27	63	236	1,018	3,489	7,351.90	7,184.60	-2.28%
  McAllen	115,647	6	27	114	225	824	7,084	5,774.11	6,364.19	10.22%
  San Antonio	1,212,789	119	514	2,321	5,023	14,629	63,992
  Texas	23,507,783	1,384	8,372	37,254	74,368	215,647	648,384

  Source: www.cityrating.com, www.disastercenter.com

• Housing Units

  									Percent Change
  	1990 Census		2000 Census		2008 Estimate		2013 Projection		1990 to 2000	2008 to 2013
  Total Housing Units	18,695		22,424		26,544		29,351		19.9%	10.6%
  Owner Occupied	9,709	51.9%	11,565	51.6%	14,188	53.5%	15,908	54.2%	19.1%	12.1%
  Renter Occupied	6,450	34.5%	7,455	33.2%	8,404	31.7%	9,142	31.1%	15.6%	8.8%
  Vacant	2,534	13.6%	3,403	15.2%	3,951	14.9%	4,302	14.7%	34.3%	8.9%

  Source: DemographicsNow-2007 Estimate, 2013 Projection;-extracted 4/9/09; U.S. Census-1990-2000 Census

• Weather – Precipitation, Cooling And Heating Degree Days By Month

  	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual
  Max Temp	68.8	72.7	79.6	83.9	88.6	92.5	94.5	94.9	91.2	85.2	77.4	70.4	83.3
  Mean Temp	58.6	62.1	68.8	73.7	79.3	83.0	84.4	84.5	81.3	74.8	67.2	60.4	73.2
  Min Temp	48.4	51.4	57.9	63.5	70.0	73.5	74.3	74.1	71.4	64.3	57.0	50.3	63.0
  Precipitation (inches)	1.5	1.8	1.2	2.4	2.7	2.9	1.8	2.9	5.1	2.9	1.4	1.4	28.1
  Heating Degree Days	254	143	38	4	0	0	0	0	0	5	88	205	737
  Cooling Degree Days	57	60	154	266	443	540	601	605	489	307	153	61	3736
  Highest Mean Temp	66.1	69.3	73.6	77.6	82.5	88.1	88.1	87.6	83.9	77.8	74.1	68.2	88.1
  Median Temp	59.3	62.5	69.1	73.8	79.2	82.9	84.5	84.5	81.8	74.8	67.1	61.2	73.3
  Lowest Mean Temp	51.2	53.1	62.8	69.0	73.7	80.2	79.8	81.2	77.2	66.5	56.8	49.5	49.5
  Highest Mean Year	1989	2000	2000	1999	1989	1998	1998	1998	1980	1984	1994	1984	1998
  Lowest Mean Year	1977	1978	1996	1987	1976	1976	1976	1976	1975	1976	1976	1989	1989

  Source: http://www.weather-forecasts.com/cityClimate/United+States/Texas/Harlingen