Harlingen, TX Profile

Harlingen, TX, population 65,289, is located in Texas's Cameron county, about 23.5 miles from Brownsville and 33.1 miles from McAllen.

Through the 90's Harlingen's population has grown by about 18%. It is estimated that in the first 5 years of the past decade the population of Harlingen has grown by about 8%. Since 2005 Harlingen's population has grown by about 6%.

Harlingen's property crime levels tend to be much higher than Texas's average level. The same data shows violent crime levels in Harlingen tend to be about the same as Texas's average level.

Population Statistics

Gender

Population by Gender
	Males	48%
	Females	52%

As % of Population

Race

Population by Race
	White	79%
	African American	1%
	Native American	1%
	Asian	1%
	Hawaiian	0%
	Other/Mixed	18%

As % of Population

Age

Median Age
	Population	9.99
	Males	9.99
	Females	9.99

Vs. State Median Age


Under 20	9.99%	Under 20:	9.99%
20 to 40	9.99%	20 to 40:	9.99%
40 to 60	9.99%	40 to 60:	9.99%
Over 60	8.00%	Over 60:	9.99%

Age Distribution

Size

Population by Year		Change Rate
2000	58,776	N/A
2001	59,179	0.69%
2002	59,569	0.66%
2003	60,574	1.69%
2004	61,140	0.93%
2005	61,823	1.12%
2006	62,279	0.74%
2007	63,309	1.65%
2008	64,195	1.40%
2009	65,289	1.70%

Vs. State Change Rate

Economics

Household Income
Median	$30,296

Vs. State Median Income

Law Enforcement Statistics

Violent Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	557
2002	481
2003	537
2004	545
2005	527
2006	551
2007	514
2008	701
2009	458
2010	607

Vs. State Violent Crime Rate

Year	Murder, Man-Slaughter	Forcible Rape	Robbery	Aggravated Assault
2001	5	36	66	221
2002	5	27	54	203
2003	2	13	53	256
2004	3	21	68	245
2005	0	24	63	243
2006	3	22	67	261
2007	7	28	63	236
2008	4	33	88	330
2009	1	32	70	197
2010	3	34	87	275

Property Crime Reports

Rate Per 100K People
2001	7,275
2002	6,240
2003	7,064
2004	8,055
2005	7,921
2006	7,131
2007	6,996
2008	6,757
2009	6,763
2010	6,698

Vs. State Property Crime Rate

Year	Burglary	Larceny, Theft	Motor Vehicle Theft
2001	989	3,045	249
2002	795	2,730	227
2003	911	3,171	178
2004	1,137	3,609	231
2005	1,128	3,598	233
2006	1043	3255	272
2007	1054	3241	251
2008	1016	3181	190
2009	799	3435	199
2010	850	3375	180