How the city has changed over 35 years: how many people live here, how many police officers there are, how much crime gets reported, and how much money comes in. Every figure comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, the FBI, or the Texas Comptroller — and links to its source. Summaries are AI-generated from those verified figures: check them against the sources.
In 1990 Donna had 13,362 residents, the smallest count in the record. The population grew to 16,860 by 2024, the largest count shown. Over the whole period the city added 3,336 people, which the data notes as a 25% increase. After a modest dip around 2000, the numbers rose again and reached a new high in 2024 before slipping slightly to 16,698 in 2025.
19901990 recorded the lowest population at 13,362.
19941994 reached 15,363 residents.
20202020 saw the population rise to 16,802.
20242024 was the highest year with 16,860 people.
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13,362
people in 1990
16,698
people in 2025
+25% since 1990
People living in Donna, year by year
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
Figures Donna's own police department reports to the FBI. A year the department didn't fully report stays blank — never guessed. The per-1,000-residents rates are computed by us: FBI crime counts divided by Census population.
AI summary
From 1990 to 2025 violent crimes reported to the Donna Police rose from 101 to 321, a change of +220 cases or +218 %. The rate per 1,000 residents increased from 7.6 to 19.2. Property crimes fell slightly, dropping from 778 in 1990 to 759 in 2025 (‑19 cases, ‑2 %). The property‑crime rate per 1,000 residents went down from 58.2 to 45.5. Sworn officer staffing grew from 16 in 1990 to 35 in 2025, a rise of +19 officers (+119 %). The highest recorded violent‑crime year was 2025, and the lowest was 1993.
1993Violent crimes were at their lowest level, with 42 incidents reported.
2025Violent crimes reached their highest level, with 321 incidents reported.
2004Property crimes peaked at 1,337 incidents, the highest count in the record.
2021Property crimes fell to their lowest point, with only 405 incidents reported.
2024Sworn officer staffing was highest in 2024, with 39 officers on the force.
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Sworn police officers
Reported by the department to the FBI (count as of Oct 31). Gaps in the line are years the department didn't report.
· FBI Crime Data Explorer
Violent crimes per 1,000 residents
Computed by us: crimes reported to the FBI ÷ Census population × 1,000. The original counts are in the table below.
Property crimes per 1,000 residents
Burglary, vehicle theft, larceny. Same computation as above.
The state’s sales‑tax payments to Donna grew from $1,963,167 in 2013 to $7,872,970 in 2025. That rise represents a total increase of $5,909,803, or 301 percent, over the period. The lowest payment was recorded in 2013, and the highest was in 2025. In 2021 the city received its first payment of $5,000,000 or more. The figures show a clear upward movement across the 13‑year span.
20132013 recorded the lowest payment of $1,963,167.
20212021 was the first year the payment reached $5,000,000, with $5,296,125.
20242024 saw a payment of $7,659,472, the second‑highest amount.
20252025 was the highest year with $7,872,970, and the series grew by $5,909,803 (+301%) since 2013.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Donna, summed per calendar year. The online public record starts in 2013.
Historical property tax rates and year-by-year city employee counts don't exist in any machine-readable public record reaching back to 1990. When the city or the state publishes them, they'll appear here. We don't show figures we can't link to a source — that's how we work.