City safety & data profile

AlamoTX

Alamo, TX is a 19K-resident city in Hidalgo County with a median household income of $57,096.

Hidalgo County, Texas. Federal health, economic, and safety indicators for Alamo, drawn from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey, CDC PLACES, and CMS Hospital Compare. Alamo has a population larger than 42% of the 4,640 U.S. cities Areazine tracks, a median home value of $145,100, and 5 hospitals serving the surrounding area.

Data updated 2026-09-16
19K
Population (place)
Bottom 43%
By size
$57,096
Median income (place)
$145,100
Median home (place)
25.3%
Poverty rate (place)
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The read on Alamo

Alamo posts a median household income higher than 18% of U.S. cities Areazine tracks, where 5 hospitals serve the Alamo area.

Bottom 19%
by median income, US cities
5
hospitals in & near Alamo

Composite score · Alamo, TX

19/100

4 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2024

A transparent index Areazine derives from Census ACS medians (income, poverty, bachelor's share) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when published, not an official Census Bureau or FBI rating. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability rating, not a recommendation to move to or avoid any place. Missing inputs drop out and redistribute weight. How it is calculated.

Violent crime F
344 /100k

FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents. State-level rate (per-city UCR reporting is incomplete/voluntary): every city in the state shares this value; lower is stronger on this axis.

Household income F
$57,096

Median household income vs cities tracked on Areazine; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Bachelor's+ share F
18.9%

Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Poverty rate F
25.3%

Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis. ACS 5-Year Estimates.

Curious how Alamo stacks up nationwide? See the full tables: Healthiest Cities in America (health outcomes only) · Community Wellbeing Cities (this page's blended composite).

Where Alamo income ranks nationally

Median household income vs. every place Areazine profiles (place-level ACS)

$57,096 Bottom 18% higher than 18% of 3,889 places Areazine profiles

Alamo $0 $260,000 every profiled place, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20,000-wide band; taller bars hold more places Areazine profiles. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) · 2024 ACS 5-year

TX cities ranked by population

244 TX places (10,000+ residents, ACS income on record), sorted by population. Hover a bar for its income rank in this pool.

residents

What this shows Houston is the largest TX city on this list; Southlake leads median income.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

Top earners by city in TX

Median household income among the same 244-city pool. Tooltip shows the population rank.

median

What this shows Southlake posts the highest place-level median income in TX; Houston is largest by headcount.

Source U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (place-level) As of 2024 ACS 5-year

The quick read

Reading Alamo, TX beyond the headline numbers

Alamo sits inside Hidalgo County, Texas, at roughly 26.18°N, -98.12°W. Population 19,246, $57,096 median household income. Median home value $145,100, median rent $811. Poverty rate 25.3%, read against that income figure since two cities on the same median can differ underneath it.

5 hospitals in/around Alamo (nearest 7.7 mi away), 3.7/5 avg rating, 5 with an ER. Climate: 75.5°F annual average, 18.8" precipitation.

Among the CDC measures on this page, lack of health insurance departs furthest from its peer median: 39.7% in Alamo, the highest-prevalence quarter of the 3,759 cities reporting that measure.

9.4% unemployment puts Alamo in the toughest quarter of reporting cities for job availability.

25.3% of Alamo, TX residents live below the poverty line, placing it in the hardest-hit quarter of reporting cities. Read every median on this page against that: half the households are above it, and a large minority are far below.

Alamo's median age is 29.2 years, in the youngest quarter of reporting cities.

A typical renter in Alamo, TX pays $811/month, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities -- rent here is not what strains a local paycheck.

Housing is inexpensive against local pay -- the median home in Alamo runs about 2.5 years of median household income, in the cheapest quarter of reporting cities.

18.9% of Alamo adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the lowest quarter of reporting cities.

Only 6.7% of Alamo workers report working from home, the lowest quarter of reporting cities -- an economy still built around showing up somewhere.

Public transit carries 0% of Alamo workers, a smaller share than at least three quarters of reporting cities.

Sources: U.S. Census ACS, CDC PLACES, CMS Hospital Compare, plus live alerts for Alamo from FEMA, NOAA, FDA, and CPSC. Economic comparison bars use the unweighted average across tracked Census places with a reported value, not a household-weighted national median.

A Decade of Change 2013–2024

County-level trend (Hidalgo County): Alamo's own historical series isn't separately published by the Census Bureau, so these year-over-year figures track the surrounding county, not the city alone.

20132024
Population
892K+13%
Median Income
$54,338+59%
Median Home Value
$140,900+80%
Poverty Rate
26.7%-23%
Unemployment
7.6%-29%

Money & Work

What stands out most about Alamo's economic profile: poverty rate at 25.3%, 104% above the average across tracked places. Median rent also diverges: $811/mo, 47% below average.

Economics indicators for Alamo, TX
IndicatorValue
Median Rent
$811/mo
Poverty Rate
25.3% +104% vs avg
Unemployment 9.4%
Bachelor's Degree+ 18.9%
Work From Home 6.7%
Public Transit 0%

Population

White 39.3%
African American 3.9%
Asian 0.1%

Health Profile 15 measures

Health Indicators

Obesity
44.3%
Physical Inactivity
40.3%
Lack of Health Insurance
39.7%
Short Sleep Duration
39.2%
High Blood Pressure
38.2%
Diabetes
20%
Frequent Physical Distress
18.6%
Frequent Mental Distress
17.9%
Binge Drinking
15%
Current Smoking
14.5%

Preventive Care

Dental Visit 42.2%
Annual Checkup 73.7%

Other Measures

Current Asthma
9%
Coronary Heart Disease
9%
Stroke
4.9%

Nearby Hospital Options 5 within 25 mi

CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating (1-5): a composite score across dozens of reported measures, not a single outcome guarantee for any patient. It isn't adjusted for patient case mix and isn't directly comparable across hospital types, a critical-access facility and a large teaching hospital aren't rated on the same measure set.

Rating Distribution
★★★★★
0
★★★★
2
★★★
1
★★
0
★
0
Average Rating
3.7/5
Total Hospitals
5
With ER
5
SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM
EDINBURG · 7.7 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆
CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
EDINBURG · 7.7 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
☆☆☆☆☆
DOCTORS HOSPTAL AT RENAISSANCE
EDINBURG · 7.7 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★☆☆
DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY
EDINBURG · 7.7 mi away · Childrens · ER
☆☆☆☆☆
RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL
MCALLEN · 7.9 mi away · Acute Care Hospitals · ER
★★★★☆

Climate

NOAA 1991-2020 Normals
Avg Temperature
76°F
Annual Rainfall
18.8"
Hot Months (>80°F)
8
Cold Months (<40°F)
0
71°
49°
Jan
0.7"
76°
53°
Feb
0.6"
82°
59°
Mar
1.0"
87°
65°
Apr
1.4"
92°
71°
May
1.4"
96°
76°
Jun
3.1"
98°
77°
Jul
1.6"
99°
77°
Aug
1.5"
94°
73°
Sep
3.8"
89°
66°
Oct
2.0"
80°
57°
Nov
1.1"
73°
51°
Dec
0.6"

Cost of Living

BEA 2024
85.9 Regional Price Parity

14.1% below national average

US avg
85.9

Metro area: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (MSA)

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities via FRED. RPP of 100 = national average.

Flood Insurance Claims History

FEMA NFIP, county-level
2,496
Claims filed
$97.7M
Total paid out
X
Most common flood zone

Hidalgo County has recorded 2,496 National Flood Insurance Program claims totaling $97.7M in payouts since 2016.

The largest single contributor was Hurricane Hanna, accounting for 775 claims.

Source: FEMA National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) claims, via OpenFEMA. County-level data: individual claims are not attributed to a specific city or address by FEMA.

What alerts and safety updates affect Alamo?

No area-tagged alerts are on record for Alamo right now. New federal and counterpart-agency notices still land in the site feed as agencies publish them.

City alert dispatch desk

Sheet TX-ALAMO-TX · Alamo

Alamo: no area-tagged alerts on record. State hubs carry the live CAP stream.

  • FEED-QUIET No tagged alerts
  • LEAD-NONE Feed idle
  • DESK-IDLE Awaiting feed

Counts reflect published articles tagged to Alamo; untagged NOAA county warnings may still appear in the site feed. Browse Texas state hubs · Methodology

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Frequently Asked Questions 9

What is the population of Alamo, TX? ▼
Alamo, TX has a population of 19,246 people, located in Hidalgo County, Texas.
What is the median household income in Alamo? ▼
The median household income in Alamo, TX is $57,096 per year, per the U.S. Census ACS. The poverty rate is 25.3%.
What is the median home value in Alamo? ▼
The median home value in Alamo, TX is $145,100. Median rent is $811/month.
What are the top health concerns in Alamo? ▼
The top health indicators in Alamo include Obesity (44.3%), Physical Inactivity (40.3%), Lack of Health Insurance (39.7%). Data from CDC PLACES.
What hospitals are near Alamo? ▼
The nearest hospitals to Alamo, TX are SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM (7.7 mi, in EDINBURG), CORNERSTONE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (7.7 mi, in EDINBURG), DOCTORS HOSPTAL AT RENAISSANCE (7.7 mi, in EDINBURG), DRISCOLL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL RIO GRANDE VALLEY (7.7 mi, in EDINBURG), RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITAL (7.9 mi, in MCALLEN). 5 have emergency departments.
What is the median age in Alamo? ▼
The median age in Alamo, TX is 29.2 years. 18.9% of residents have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What is the climate like in Alamo? ▼
Alamo has an average annual temperature of 75.5°F and 18.8" of annual precipitation.
What is the cost of living in Alamo? ▼
The regional price parity for Alamo is 85.895, meaning prices are 14.1% below the national average.
What is the flood claim history for Alamo? ▼
Hidalgo County, Texas has recorded 2,496 NFIP flood insurance claims since 2016, totaling $97.7M in payouts. This is county-level data: FEMA does not attribute individual claims to a specific city.

Cities nationwide with a comparable poverty or income figure 8

Two ACS-derived peer sets for Alamo, both outside Texas so the neighborhoods are not the geographic nearby list below.

Similar poverty rate

Nearest place-level ACS poverty rates outside TX (25.3% here).

Westmont, CA 25.3% Jamestown, NY 25.3% Oak Ridge, FL 25.3% Auburn, AL 25.4%

Similar median income

Nearest place-level ACS median household incomes outside TX ($57,096 here).

Middletown, OH $57,102 Tucson, AZ $57,073 Warrensburg, MO $57,067 Savannah, GA $57,137

Compare Alamo with another city

Pick a second U.S. city to open a side-by-side profile on population, income, health, and hospitals, the same federal datasets as this page.

Quick picks:

Nearby Cities 8

San Juan, TX 37K Pharr, TX 77K Donna, TX 17K McAllen, TX 140K Edinburg, TX 84K Weslaco, TX 39K Hidalgo, TX 14K Mission, TX 83K
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Next steps for Alamo

Use this as a starting research checklist, not a verdict on whether to live here.

  • Check live recalls, weather and hazard alerts scoped to the Alamo area before relying on national headlines. Check your area
  • Read the poverty rate alongside the income figure, two places with the same median can have very different realities.
  • Compare Alamo against Texas peers on any ranking lens. Explore Texas

Population and economics (income, home value, poverty, education) are place-level U.S. Census ACS; health is CDC PLACES; hospital counts reflect facilities in and around the city. County-level trends are labeled when shown.

Data Sources

All data on this page comes from official U.S. government sources. Population and economic data from the Census Bureau American Community Survey (2024 5-year estimates, place geography). Health data from the CDC PLACES program (2023). Hospital ratings from CMS Hospital Compare (2024). Climate data from NOAA. Education data from NCES. Cost of living from Bureau of Economic Analysis. Crime statistics, where referenced on Areazine, originate from the FBI Crime Data Explorer. Housing market figures referenced on Areazine come from HUD Fair Market Rents. Census economics and population are at place geography; some health and hospital indicators are reported at the county level (Hidalgo County) where that is the smallest published unit.

Every figure on Areazine is published directly from official U.S. government sources, no number is typed in by an editor. City demographic and health figures are compiled directly from U.S. Census (place-level ACS), CDC, and CMS releases, updated quarterly within 30 days of upstream release. County-level trends are labeled when shown. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 2026-09-16.