Population: 1,305. Estimated population in 2021: 1,455 (+11.5% change)
Males: 609 (46.7%), Females: 696 (53.3%)
Hidalgo County
Zip code: 78562
Median resident age: 25.3 years
Median household income: $18,333
Median house value: $25,400
Races in La Villa:
- Hispanic (98.1%)
- Other race (30.3%)
- Two or more races (2.5%)
- White Non-Hispanic (1.9%)
(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)
Ancestries: .
Land area: 0.3 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in La Villa
- High school or higher: 40.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 3.8%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.4%
- Unemployed: 20.4%
- Mean travel time to work: 21.1 minutes
For population 15 years and over in La Villa city
- Never married: 32.8%
- Now married: 53.3%
- Separated: 2.2%
- Widowed: 6.9%
- Divorced: 4.7%
12.9% Foreign born (12.9% Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -98 (-7.0%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near La Villa:
- KNAPP MEDICAL CENTER (about 11 miles; WESLACO, TX)
- RIO GRANDE STATE CENTER (about 18 miles; HARLINGEN, TX)
- SOUTH TEXAS HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; HARLINGEN, TX)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to La Villa:
- VALLEY INTL (about 20 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Abbreviation: HRL)
- MC ALLEN MILLER INTL (about 24 miles; MC ALLEN, TX; Abbreviation: MFE)
- BROWNSVILLE/SOUTH PADRE ISLAND INT’L (about 45 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Abbreviation: BRO)
Other public-use airports nearest to La Villa:
- MID VALLEY (about 10 miles; WESLACO, TX; Abbreviation: T65)
- EDINBURG INTL (about 17 miles; EDINBURG, TX; Abbreviation: 25R)
- CHARLES R JOHNSON (about 39 miles; PORT MANSFIELD, TX; Abbreviation: T05)
Amtrak station near La Villa:
- 18 miles: HARLINGEN (215 E. MONROE ST.) – Bus Station. Services: enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones.
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to La Villa:
- TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE-HARLINGEN (about 18 miles; HARLINGEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 2,167)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN (about 18 miles; EDINBURG, TX; Full-time enrollment: 9,651)
- SOUTH TEXAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 23 miles; MCALLEN, TX; Full-time enrollment: 7,142)
- THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE (about 39 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 6,044)
- TEXAS SOUTHMOST COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BROWNSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,556)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-KINGSVILLE (about 83 miles; KINGSVILLE, TX; Full-time enrollment: 4,860)
- TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY-CORPUS CHRISTI (about 105 miles; Corpus Christi, TX; Full-time enrollment: 5,282)
Schools
Public high school in La Villa:
- LA VILLA H S (Students: 190; Location: 500 E 9TH ST; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in La Villa:
- JOSE BERNABE MUNOZ ELEMENTARY (Students: 346; Location: 500 E 9TH ST; Grades: PK – 05)
- LA VILLA MIDDLE (Students: 141; Location: 500 E 9TH ST; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LA VILLA ALTERNATIVE H S (Students: 10; Location: 500 E 9TH ST; Grades: 06 – 12)