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| Mercedes |
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| Population 2002: | 14,150 |
| Population 2000: | 13,649 |
| Area codes: | 956 |
| Population growth: | +501 (+3.67%) |
| Foreign born: | 15.6% (15.5% Latin America) |
| Land area: | 8.6 square miles |
| County: | Hidalgo |
| Industries: | Educational,health and social services (36.0%), Retail trade (10.6%). |
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| Races |
| Hispanic: | 90.0% |
| Other race: | 16.9% |
| White Non-Hispanic: | 9.7% |
| Two or more races: | 2.3% |
| American Indian: | 1.1% |
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| Marital Status |
| Now married: | 56.5% |
| Never married: | 25.9% |
| Widowed: | 7.2% |
| Divorced: | 5.9% |
| Separated: | 4.4% |
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| Median |
| House value: | $40,100 |
| Household income: | $23,064 |
| Resident age: | 29.4 years |
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| Mercedes Compared to Texas State Average |
| House age: | much below |
| Median house value: | below |
| Number of rooms per house: | below |
| Hispanic race population percentage: | much above |
| Black race population percentage: | much below |
| Unemployed percentage: | above |
| Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher: | below |
| Foreign-born population percentage: | much above |
| Median age: | much below |
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| Education |
| High school or higher: | 53.0% |
| Unemployed: | 13.4% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher: | 10.0% |
| Graduate or professional degree: | 3.2% |
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| Crime Statistics |
| 2002 larceny counts: | 216 (1515.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 crime index: | 134.3 - nationwide average is 329, higher means more crime |
| 2002 burglaries: | 41 (287.6 per 100,000) |
| 2002 assaults: | 23 (161.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 auto thefts: | 19 (133.3 per 100,000) |
| 2002 rape: | 1 (7.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 robbery: | 1 (7.0 per 100,000) |
| 2002 murders: | none |
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| Ancestries |
| German: | 2.5% |
| United States: | 2.3% |
| English: | 1.5% |