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 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
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
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
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 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
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Edinburg, 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.