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. The total increase from 1990 to 2025 was 75,735 people, a rise of 217 %. The city first reached 50,000 residents in 2000. It crossed the 100,000 mark in 2019. The highest recorded population in the data set is 110,700 in 2025, and the lowest is 34,965 in 1990.
1990The population was 34,965, the lowest figure in the series.
2000Population reached 52,573, the first year at or above 50,000.
2019Population hit 100,621, the first year at or above 100,000.
2025Population peaked at 110,700, the highest count in the data.
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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
Violent crimes reported to Edinburg police dropped from 261 in 1990 to 236 in 2025, a 10% decline. Property crimes increased in total count from 1,462 in 1990 to 1,648 in 2025, a 13% rise, but the rate per 1,000 residents fell from 41.8 to 14.9. The highest number of violent crimes in a single year was 499 in 2004, while the lowest was 128 in 1992. Property crime counts peaked at 6,882 in 2004 after first exceeding 5,000 in 2003 and 2,500 in 1996. The police force grew from 39 sworn officers in 1990 to 171 in 2025, a 338% increase, with the largest staff level of 183 in 2024.
2004Violent crimes peaked at 499 incidents in 2004, the highest year on record.
1992The lowest violent crime count was 128 in 1992.
2004Property crimes reached a high of 6,882 incidents in 2004.
19961996 was the first year property crimes rose to at least 2,500, reporting 2,895 incidents.
2024The police department had its largest sworn staff of 183 officers in 2024.
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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 sales‑tax payments to the City of Edinburg started at $16,907,925 in 2013. Over the years the amount grew, reaching $25,574,573 in 2019, the first time it topped $25 million. By 2025 the payment was $43,056,753, the highest level recorded in the series. From 2013 to 2025 the total increase was $26,148,828, which the data notes as a 155 percent rise.
20132013 recorded the lowest payment at $16,907,925.
20192019 was the first year the payment reached $25,574,573, above $25 million.
2021In 2021 the payment rose to $30,779,179.
20252025 had the highest payment of $43,056,753.
2025The change from 2013 to 2025 was $26,148,828, a 155 percent increase.
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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.