Population

88,992

US Census estimate, July 2025

Median home value

$175,700

Owner-occupied units

Mission, TX

Texas · 26.204° N, 98.325° W · 36 sq mi

Mission is a city in Texas, with a population of 88,992 and about 2,449 residents per square mile. The median household earns $60,767 a year, and the median home is worth $175,700.

Conditions

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Size & density

Land area

36 sq mi

Water excluded

Population density

2,449

People per square mile

Rank by population

#425

Of cities on this site

Rank by area

#370

Of cities on this site

Money & housing

Median household income

$60,767

US median ≈ $78,538

Median gross rent

$950

Per month

Homeownership

71.4%

US ≈ 65%

Average commute

20.5 min

One way

People

Median age

34.9

US median 39.1

Bachelor's degree +

29.4%

Age 25 and over

Foreign born

25.7%

Households

28,874

3.01 people each

What people here do for work

Education & health care 26.1^%

Retail trade 12.8^%

Professional & business services 10.2^%

Construction 7.9^%

Top four industries · share of all workers · ACS 2024

Wealthiest person in Texas

Name

Elon Musk

Forbes, Apr 2025

Net worth

$388B

As of 25 Apr 2025 — not live

Lives in

Austin

Source of wealth

Tesla, SpaceX

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

Largest employer in Texas · private sector

Employer

Walmart

Sector

Retail

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified. Government employers are excluded.

Largest public company in Texas

Company

Exxon Mobil

Revenue

$349.6B

Fiscal year 2024

Headquarters

Spring

Ticker

XOM

Compiled from public reporting, not from an official dataset, and not independently verified.

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State of Texas

State bird

Northern Mockingbird

State flower

Bluebonnet

State capital

Austin

Nickname

The Lone Star State

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Cities near Mission

McAllen, TX5 mi · 150,640
Pharr, TX9 mi · 80,830
Edinburg, TX13 mi · 110,700
Harlingen, TX39 mi · 72,467
Brownsville, TX54 mi · 192,957
Laredo, TX118 mi · 269,515
Corpus Christi, TX128 mi · 317,247