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- Frisco is 0% more densely populated than McAllen.
- People are 28.6% more likely to be married in Frisco.
- The Median Age is 4.5 years older in Frisco.
 McAllen, TXFrisco, TXUnited States
 Population  Unlock193,140329,725,481
 Female Population50.6%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.4%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock37.538.4
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 Population - 2010132,104  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock33,714285,036,114
 Population - 199084,021  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock522.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now71.1%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock2,841.893.4
 Land Area65.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.5264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 McAllen, TXFrisco, TXUnited States
 Age 0 to 47.2%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock8.2%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.5%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.8%3.9%
 Age 18 to 204.1%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock4.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3414.1%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock18.4%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5411.8%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock4.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 644.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock5.8%9.6%
 Age 75 to 843.9%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.6%1.9%
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 Race
 McAllen, TXFrisco, TXUnited States
 White8.9%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock8.3%12.2%
 Asian2.7%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.3%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.5%0.4%
 Two or More Races0.4%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock12.7%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 McAllen, TXFrisco, TXUnited States
 Married Population50.1%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock63.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated2.5%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock35.6%50.2%
 Never Married34.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock7.4%10.8%
 Widowed5.5%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.902.60
 Households46,679  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock50,82980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children33.5%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock31.9%42.9%
 Non Family Households11,584  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock8.5%15.8%
     Single householder, no children14.0%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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Reviews for Frisco    23 Reviews

If I had to select a sister city that reminds me of Frisco, it would be Irvine California in the county of Orange. Super safe city, great police and school districts,  More

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Over 3 years ago

I have lived here for 25 years, honestly, its the safest, most clean place in the USA. You just cant go wrong moving here. Many of the low rankings on this site are  More

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Amir · 
Over 3 years ago

Most overhyped city in the area. I wrote another post detailing this but wasn’t posted here for some reason. They purposely overhype the city through any means possible  More

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