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The history

Edinburg since 1990

Pharr McAllen San Juan Alamo Edinburg Weslaco Donna Harlingen Brownsville South Padre Island Raymondville La Joya Peñitas Rio Grande City

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.

The people Police & crime The money

How many of us are there?

AI summary

In 1990 Edinburg had 34,965 residents. The population grew to 110,700 by 2025. That is an increase of 75,735 people, or 217% over the period. The city first reached 50,000 residents in 2000 and first passed 100,000 in 2019. 2025 is the highest recorded year, while 1990 is the lowest.

19901990 recorded the lowest population of 34,965.
2000In 2000 the city first topped 50,000 residents, reaching 52,573.
20192019 marked the first year with over 100,000 people, at 100,621.
20252025 is the highest recorded population, 110,700.
20102010 saw the population rise to 82,540.
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34,965
people in 1990
110,700
people in 2025
+217% since 1990

People living in Edinburg, year by year

100k200k 19901995200020052010201520202025 1990: 34,9651991: 36,5921992: 38,1131993: 39,5761994: 40,4121995: 41,0911996: 41,7031997: 42,8291998: 44,3031999: 45,4542000: 52,5732001: 54,8102002: 57,3712003: 60,1052004: 62,6432005: 65,1122006: 67,6202007: 70,0522008: 72,6552009: 75,0702010: 82,5402011: 84,8092012: 86,2482013: 88,3092014: 90,2632015: 91,6662016: 92,6232017: 95,2182018: 97,8052019: 100,6212020: 100,7512021: 102,9302022: 104,1862023: 105,8712024: 108,8922025: 110,700 34,965110,700
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
See every year
YearPeople
2025110,700source
2024108,892source
2023105,871source
2022104,186source
2021102,930source
2020100,751source
2019100,621source
201897,805source
201795,218source
201692,623source
201591,666source
201490,263source
201388,309source
201286,248source
201184,809source
201082,540source
200975,070source
200872,655source
200770,052source
200667,620source
200565,112source
200462,643source
200360,105source
200257,371source
200154,810source
200052,573source
199945,454source
199844,303source
199742,829source
199641,703source
199541,091source
199440,412source
199339,576source
199238,113source
199136,592source
199034,965source

Police & crime

Figures Edinburg'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 the number of violent crimes reported fell by 25 incidents, a 10% decline, moving from 261 in 1990 to 236 in 2025. The violent‑crime rate per 1,000 residents dropped from 7.5 to 2.1 over the same span. Property crimes rose in total count, increasing by 186 incidents (13%) from 1,462 in 1990 to 1,648 in 2025, while the property‑crime rate per 1,000 residents fell from 41.8 to 14.9. The police department grew, with sworn officers climbing by 132 (338%) from 39 in 1990 to 171 in 2025 and reaching a peak of 183 in 2024. Both violent and property crime counts hit their highest single‑year levels in 2004.

2004Violent crimes peaked at 499 incidents, the highest level in the record.
2004Property crimes peaked at 6,882 incidents, the highest level in the record.
2024Sworn officers reached a high of 183, the most ever reported.
1990Violent‑crime rate was 7.5 per 1,000 residents.
2025Violent‑crime rate fell to 2.1 per 1,000 residents.
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Sworn police officers

100200 19901995200020052010201520202025 1990: 391991: 361992: 421993: 431994: 571995: 601996: 641997: 641998: 701999: 752000: 752001: 772002: 732003: 762004: 902005: 942006: 1002007: 1112008: 1152009: 1172010: 1172011: 1242013: 1252015: 1432016: 1412017: 1612019: 1602020: 1562021: 1712022: 1632023: 1772024: 1832025: 171 39171
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

510 19901995200020052010201520202025 1990: 7.51991: 4.91992: 3.41993: 4.61994: 4.31995: 5.11996: 5.61997: 7.91998: 6.61999: 5.62000: 6.22001: 5.52002: 5.02003: 4.42004: 8.02005: 6.82006: 3.92007: 3.82008: 3.92009: 3.62010: 2.82011: 3.32012: 4.12013: 3.12014: 3.32015: 4.02016: 3.82017: 3.22018: 3.12019: 2.82020: 3.22021: 3.52022: 3.42023: 3.02024: 2.72025: 2.1 7.52.1
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

100200 19901995200020052010201520202025 1990: 41.81991: 43.71992: 62.11993: 61.51994: 51.31995: 47.01996: 69.41997: 79.61998: 73.41999: 74.82000: 83.62001: 83.82002: 86.22003: 111.22004: 109.92005: 76.42006: 60.22007: 54.22008: 59.62009: 62.52010: 55.92011: 55.12012: 55.02013: 48.72014: 49.12015: 44.52016: 45.32017: 35.52018: 33.32019: 29.52020: 23.02021: 22.62022: 22.42023: 21.92024: 17.62025: 14.9 41.814.9
Burglary, vehicle theft, larceny. Same computation as above.
See every year — counts and officers
Year Violent/1,000 Property/1,000 Officers
2025 236 2.1 1,648 14.9 171
2024 296 2.7 1,914 17.6 183
2023 321 3.0 2,321 21.9 177
2022 358 3.4 2,335 22.4 163
2021 364 3.5 2,324 22.6 171
2020 325 3.2 2,314 23.0 156
2019 281 2.8 2,973 29.5 160
2018 304 3.1 3,261 33.3 —
2017 306 3.2 3,380 35.5 161
2016 354 3.8 4,192 45.3 141
2015 365 4.0 4,080 44.5 143
2014 296 3.3 4,430 49.1 —
2013 277 3.1 4,300 48.7 125
2012 357 4.1 4,742 55.0 —
2011 282 3.3 4,671 55.1 124
2010 232 2.8 4,618 55.9 117
2009 267 3.6 4,695 62.5 117
2008 285 3.9 4,333 59.6 115
2007 269 3.8 3,797 54.2 111
2006 263 3.9 4,069 60.2 100
2005 442 6.8 4,976 76.4 94
2004 499 8.0 6,882 109.9 90
2003 265 4.4 6,682 111.2 76
2002 284 5.0 4,944 86.2 73
2001 299 5.5 4,594 83.8 77
2000 327 6.2 4,397 83.6 75
1999 254 5.6 3,400 74.8 75
1998 292 6.6 3,252 73.4 70
1997 340 7.9 3,409 79.6 64
1996 234 5.6 2,895 69.4 64
1995 211 5.1 1,933 47.0 60
1994 172 4.3 2,072 51.3 57
1993 183 4.6 2,433 61.5 43
1992 128 3.4 2,367 62.1 42
1991 181 4.9 1,598 43.7 36
1990 261 7.5 1,462 41.8 39
“—” means the department didn't report that full year to the FBI. · FBI Crime Data Explorer

The money

AI summary

The state’s sales‑tax allocation to Edinburg was $16,907,925 in 2013. Over the next twelve years the amount grew each year, reaching $43,056,753 in 2025, the highest level recorded. The city first received $25,000,000 or more in 2019. From 2013 to 2025 the total increase was $26,148,828, which the data notes is a 155 % rise.

20132013 recorded the lowest payment at $16,907,925.
20192019 was the first year the city received $25,000,000 or more.
2021In 2021 the allocation rose to $30,779,179.
20252025 shows the highest payment at $43,056,753.
20252025 reflects a total increase of $26,148,828 since 2013.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year

$25M$50M 2013201520202025 2013: $16,907,9252014: $18,891,6542015: $20,245,2702016: $21,171,2512017: $20,934,7672018: $22,794,4592019: $25,574,5732020: $26,395,9982021: $30,779,1792022: $34,627,2862023: $36,794,3522024: $38,505,2292025: $43,056,753 $16,907,925$43,056,753
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Edinburg, summed per calendar year. The online public record starts in 2013.
See every year
YearPaid to Edinburg
2025$43,056,753source
2024$38,505,229source
2023$36,794,352source
2022$34,627,286source
2021$30,779,179source
2020$26,395,998source
2019$25,574,573source
2018$22,794,459source
2017$20,934,767source
2016$21,171,251source
2015$20,245,270source
2014$18,891,654source
2013$16,907,925source

What we don't have yet

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.