Arroyo Alto, Texas
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| Males: 181 |  (50.0%) |
| Females: 182 |  (50.0%) |
| Median resident age: | 25.2 years |
| Texas median age: | 32.3 years |
Zip codes: 78559.
| Arroyo Alto: | $62,191 |
| TX: | $72,284 |
Estimated per capita income in 2022: $14,016 (it was $7,051 in 2000)
Arroyo Alto CDP income, earnings, and wages data
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $98,938 (it was $35,600 in 2000)
| Arroyo Alto: | $98,938 |
| TX: | $275,400 |
Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $173,938; detached houses: $176,561; townhouses or other attached units: $147,279; in 2-unit structures: $158,565; in 3-to-4-unit structures: $146,532; in 5-or-more-unit structures: $742,574; mobile homes: $53,814; occupied boats, rvs, vans, etc.: $31,861
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Arroyo Alto, TX
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- 31498.1%Hispanic
- 61.9%White alone
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Ancestries: United States (5.6%), English (5.0%), German (3.8%).
Current Local Time: CST time zone
Land area: 0.06 square miles.
Population density: 6,500 people per square mile (high).
224 residents are foreign born (70.0% Latin America).
| This place: | 70.0% |
| Texas: | 13.9% |
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
| Arroyo Alto CDP: | 1.1% ($382) |
| Texas: | 1.8% ($1,393) |
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Harlingen, TX 
(8.7 miles , pop. 57,564).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Corpus Christi, TX (114.1 miles , pop. 277,454).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: San Antonio, TX (233.2 miles , pop. 1,144,646).
Nearest cities:
La Feria, TX (1.2 miles ),
), Bixby, TX (1.5 miles ),
), Solis, TX (1.6 miles ),
), La Feria North, TX (1.7 miles),
Iglesia Antigua, TX (1.9 miles ),
), Bluetown-Iglesia Antigua, TX (2.1 miles ),
), Bluetown, TX (2.1 miles ),
), Santa Maria, TX (2.1 miles )
)Latitude: 26.14 N, Longitude: 97.82 W
Area code commonly used in this area: 956
| Here: | 4.8% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
Average climate in Arroyo Alto, Texas
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
(lower is better)
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 61.8. This is about average.
| City: | 61.8 |
| U.S.: | 72.6 |
Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 24.4. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.1 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 24.4 |
| U.S.: | 33.3 |
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2022 was 8.95. This is about average. Closest monitor was 11.9 miles away from the city center.
| City: | 8.95 |
| U.S.: | 8.11 |
Tornado activity:
Arroyo Alto-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Texas state average. It is 77% smaller than the overall U.S. average.
On 5/12/1969, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 10.5 miles away from the Arroyo Alto place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
On 5/12/1969, a category F3 tornado 14.0 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.
Earthquake activity:
Arroyo Alto-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 81% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 189.4 miles away from the city center
On 11/13/2017 at 11:23:01, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 86.1 miles away from the city center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 185.9 miles away from Arroyo Alto center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 108.7 miles away from Arroyo Alto center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 443.0 miles away from Arroyo Alto center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 110.3 miles away from Arroyo Alto center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Natural disasters:
The number of natural disasters in Cameron County (23) is greater than the US average (15).Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 8
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 2, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 2 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Hospitals and medical centers near Arroyo Alto:
- CALIDAD HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 2 miles away; LA FERIA, TX)
- LA LUZ HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC (Home Health Center, about 3 miles away; LA FERIA, TX)
- BIENVENIDOS HOME HEALTH CARE LLC (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; MERCEDES, TX)
- ALL HOME CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; HARLINGEN, TX)
- ADRIAN COMMUNITY HOME (Hospital, about 7 miles away; HARLINGEN, TX)
- CONTINUUM HOME HEALTH CARE INC (Home Health Center, about 7 miles away; HARLINGEN, TX)
- RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER (Hospital, about 8 miles away; HARLINGEN, TX)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Arroyo Alto:
- Texas State Technical College-Harlingen (about 12 miles; Harlingen, TX; Full-time enrollment: 3,700)
- The University of Texas-Pan American (about 25 miles; Edinburg, TX; FT enrollment: 16,766)
- The University of Texas at Brownsville (about 27 miles; Brownsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,165)
- South Texas College (about 28 miles; McAllen, TX; FT enrollment: 19,701)
- Texas A & M University-Kingsville (about 97 miles; Kingsville, TX; FT enrollment: 9,295)
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi (about 114 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 9,092)
- Del Mar College (about 116 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; FT enrollment: 5,213)
Points of interest:
Average household size:
| This place: | 4.4 people |
| Texas: | 2.7 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This place: | 93.1% |
| Whole state: | 71.5% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This place: | 2.8% |
| Whole state: | 4.4% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
| This place: | 56.1% |
| Whole state: | 15.4% |
| This place: | 41.8% |
| Whole state: | 6.7% |
For population 15 years and over in Arroyo Alto:
- Never married: 29.8%
- Now married: 60.7%
- Separated: 5.0%
- Widowed: 0.0%
- Divorced: 4.5%
For population 25 years and over in Arroyo Alto:
- High school or higher: 17.8%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 0.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
- Unemployed: 46.0%
- Mean travel time to work (commute): 27.2 minutes
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
| Here: | 24.2 |
| Texas average: | 15.6 |
Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results
Religion statistics for Arroyo Alto, TX (based on Cameron County data)
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 137,889 | 38 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 47,744 | 225 |
| Other | 9,115 | 33 |
| Mainline Protestant | 7,258 | 32 |
| None | 204,214 | - |
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 47
| Cameron County: | 1.22 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 5
| This county: | 0.13 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 31
| Cameron County: | 0.81 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 133
| Cameron County: | 3.46 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 223
| Here: | 5.79 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| This county: | 8.9% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Here: | 25.4% |
| Texas: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Cameron County: | 18.6% |
| Texas: | 15.7% |
3.64% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($49,868 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.64% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.03% of residents moved from foreign countries ($558 average AGI)
Cameron County: 0.03% Texas average: 0.04%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Hidalgo County, TX |  0.55% ($40,029 average AGI) |
| from Harris County, TX | 0.29% ($42,139) |
| from Bexar County, TX | 0.28% ($39,310) |
3.56% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($47,696 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 3.56% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($366 average AGI)
Cameron County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.03%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Hidalgo County, TX | 0.63% ($45,063 average AGI) |
| to Bexar County, TX | 0.35% ($45,141) |
| to Harris County, TX | 0.26% ($41,034) |
Strongest AM radio stations in Arroyo Alto:
- KGBT (1530 AM; 50 kW; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION)
- KRGE (1290 AM; 5 kW; WESLACO, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KQXX (1700 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KUBR (1210 AM; 10 kW; SAN JUAN, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KURV (710 AM; 10 kW; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KBOR (1600 AM; 10 kW; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KVJY (840 AM; 5 kW; PHARR, TX; Owner: RADIO UNICA OF MCALLEN LICENSE CORP.)
- KRIO (910 AM; 5 kW; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KCTA (1030 AM; 50 kW; CORPUS CHRISTI, TX; Owner: BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF THE SOUTHWEST)
- KSOX (1240 AM; 1 kW; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: VOICE OF VALLEY AGRICULTURE, INC.)
- KKYX (680 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KTKR (760 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WOAI (1200 AM; 50 kW; SAN ANTONIO, TX; Owner: CCB TEXAS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Arroyo Alto:
- KFRQ (94.5 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KTEX (100.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KBTQ (96.1 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KGBT-FM (98.5 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: TICHENOR LICENSE CORPORATION ("TLC"))
- KMAZ (106.3 FM; MERCEDES, TX; Owner: LA NUEVA KBOR, INC.)
- KBFM (104.1 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- KVMV (96.9 FM; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
- KKPS (99.5 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KVLY (107.9 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- KJAV (104.9 FM; ALAMO, TX; Owner: PAULINO BERNAL)
- KBIC (105.7 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES OF THE VALLEY)
- KILM (102.1 FM; RAYMONDVILLE, TX; Owner: BMP 102.1 FM, LP)
- KMBH-FM (88.9 FM; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KOIR (88.5 FM; EDINBURG, TX; Owner: RIO GRANDE BIBLE INSTITUTE, INC.)
- KBNR (88.3 FM; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: WORLD RADIO NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Arroyo Alto:
- KGBT-TV (Channel 4; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: LIBCO, INC.)
- KMBH (Channel 60; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: RGV EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KFTN-LP (Channel 30; La FERIA, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KRGV-TV (Channel 5; WESLACO, TX; Owner: MOBILE VIDEO TAPES, INC.)
- KVEO (Channel 23; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: COMCORP OF TEXAS LICENSE CORP.)
- KLUJ (Channel 44; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: COMMUNITY EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION)
- KTIZ-LP (Channel 52; HARLINGEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KNVO (Channel 48; Mc ALLEN, TX; Owner: ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS, LLC)
- KTLM (Channel 40; RIO GRANDE CITY, TX; Owner: SUNBELT MULTIMEDIA CO.)
- KZAV-LP (Channel 20; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: ZAVALETTA BROADCASTING OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY, LLC)
- K64FM (Channel 64; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Owner: BROWNSVILLE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- KSFE-LP (Channel 67; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- KLIA-LP (Channel 32; McALLEN, TX; Owner: ORTIZ BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- K57FE (Channel 57; MCALLEN, TX; Owner: CHANNEL 57, INC.)
Arroyo Alto compared to Texas state average:
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage significantly above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage above state average.
- Median age below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly above state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
- Number of rooms per house significantly below state average.
- House age significantly below state average.
- Number of college students significantly below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Arroyo Alto on our top lists:
- #11 on the list of "Top 100 least-educated cities"
- #14 on the list of "Top 100 cities with highest percentage of foreign-born residents"
- #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
- #13 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
- #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
- #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
- #59 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"