Mercedes Texas Real Estate
Mercedes, Texas, is located in Hidalgo County, 13 miles W of Harlingen, Texas and 232 miles S of San Antonio, Texas. Mercedes has a population of 13,649.
Mercedes Homes
Mercedes properties pool is 4,106 residential properties including Mercedes new homes. Median age of real estate in Mercedes is 1972. Average Household size is 3.75 people. 11% are one bedroom homes, 26% are 2 bedroom homes, 44% are 3 bedroom homes, 13% are 4 bedroom homes, and 2% are 5+ bedroom homes.
Mercedes Mortgage Statistics
Mercedes mortgages vs. USA median statistics
| Homes |
Mercedes |
USA |
| Homes With No Mortgage |
61% |
30% |
| Homes With Mortgage |
39% |
70% |
| First Mortgage Only |
35% |
54% |
| First & Second Mortgage or HELOC |
4% |
16% |
Mercedes Area Real Estate Tax
Mercedes Real estate Tax: Median Real Estate Taxes (2000) were $708 comparing to 1999 Median Family income $ 25,339. Compare to USA median yearly Real Estate Tax $1,300 and USA median Family Income $42,000 (1999).
Mercedes School District: Children make up 32.9% of Mercedes population. Mercedes has 4,490 under 18 years old residents, or 1.08 kids per one worker, or 1.09 kids per one household.
Mercedes Real Estate & Mercedes Homeownership
There are 698.02 or 17% one person households, 1026.5 or 25% two person households, and 656.96 or 16% three person households in Mercedes, Texas. Median residents age is 29.4, Senior citizens (65+) make up 1,967 or 14.4%% of Mercedes population.
There are 4,158 workers (over 16 years of age) in Mercedes. Of these, 92.81% drive to work. Approximately 0.31% of workers in Mercedes take public transportation. An estimated 2.38% walk to work.
Median Mercedes homeowner's housing expences are 16%
Crime in Mercedes (2003), crimes per 10,000 residents per year
| Type of Crime |
Mercedes |
USA, 2003 |
| Violent Crimes |
70.33 |
47.5 |
| Robberies |
3.66 |
14.2 |
| Aggravated Assaults |
59.35 |
29.5 |
| Property Crimes |
406.62 |
358.8 |
| Burglaries |
123.82 |
74.0 |
| Larceny-Thefts |
263.76 |
241.5 |
| Motor Vehicle Thefts |
19.05 |
43.3 |
Invest in Mercedes Properties
When making a decision about buying real estate in Mercedes Texas area, you should consider following statistical data:
| Category |
Mercedes |
USA |
| Near Medium City |
Harlingen, Texas |
- |
| Near Large City |
San Antonio, Texas |
- |
| Mercedes Zip Codes |
78570 |
- |
| Mercedes Area Codes |
956 |
- |
| White population |
79.42% |
75.1% |
| African-American population |
0.36% |
12.3% |
| Asian |
0.07% |
3.6% |
| American Indian & Alaskan |
0.89% |
0.9% |
| Hispanic (of any race) |
90.01% |
12.5% |
| Median Family Income (1999) |
$ 25,339% |
$42,000 |
| Population Below Poverty Level |
36.96% |
12.4% |
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