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 population of Pharr grew from 35,341 in 1990 to 80,830 in 2025. Over the 35‑year span the city added 45,489 residents, a rise of 129 %. The highest recorded population was 81,038 in 2024, while the lowest was the 1990 figure. The city first reached 50,000 residents in 2002. After 2024 the count slipped slightly to 80,830 in 2025.
1990In 1990 the city had 35,341 residents, the lowest figure in the record.
20022002 marked the first year the population reached at least 50,000, with 51,890 people.
2024The peak population was recorded in 2024 at 81,038 residents.
2025In 2025 the count was 80,830, a slight drop from the previous year.
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35,341
people in 1990
80,830
people in 2025
+129% since 1990
People living in Pharr, year by year
U.S. Census Bureau estimates as of July 1 each year. Hover a point to see the figure.
Figures Pharr'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 Pharr police dropped from 196 in 1990 to 174 in 2025, a change of 22 fewer incidents (‑11%). The rate per 1,000 residents fell from 5.5 to 2.2 over the same period. Property crimes fell sharply, from 3,058 incidents in 1990 to 885 in 2025, a decline of 2,173 incidents (‑71%). The per‑capita property‑crime rate dropped from 86.5 to 10.9 per 1,000 residents. The number of sworn officers grew from 57 in 1990 to 134 in 2025, an increase of 77 officers (+135%), with the peak of 140 officers in 2022.
19961996 recorded the highest number of violent crimes at 391.
20152015 had the lowest violent‑crime count, with 174 incidents.
20092009 saw the peak of property crimes, totaling 3,962 reports.
20252025 recorded the fewest property crimes, just 885 incidents.
20222022 had the highest number of sworn officers, 140.
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The state’s sales‑tax allocation to Pharr was $13,164,407 in 2013. By 2025 it had risen to $31,212,624. That represents an increase of $18,048,217, or 137%, over the 12‑year span. The first year the payment reached $25 million or more was 2021. The amount grew each year to a peak of $31,212,624 in 2025, the highest recorded in the table.
20132013 recorded the lowest payment at $13,164,407.
20252025 was the highest year with $31,212,624.
20212021 was the first year the allocation reached $25,000,000, reporting $26,258,575.
2022In 2022 the payment was $28,559,451.
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Sales tax paid to the city, by year
Monthly allocation payments from the Texas Comptroller to the City of Pharr, summed per calendar year. The online public record starts in 2013. For today's budget, see The Money.
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.