EdcouchTX
A town of 2,739. A typical home worth about $147K.
What makes Edcouch stand out
The 3 things Edcouch does most differently from other towns.
Edcouch has shrunk 13.6% since 2010
3,161 people in 2010; 2,739 today.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
Edcouch’s report card
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A typical Edcouch home is worth about $147K
The typical Edcouch home is worth about $147,000, up 5% in a year, 51% below the Texas typical home.
Typical home value
0.8% of Edcouch is conserved land
0.8 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edcouch Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Edcouch Municipal Park | 0.1 mi | 2 |
Healthier than 6% of U.S. towns
Edcouch beats the Texas average on 2 of 26 CDC measures and trails it on 16.
| What stands out | Edcouch | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 6.1% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.7% | 74.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 43.7% | 19.1% |
About one in ten working residents works right in Edcouch
Most working residents leave Edcouch for work: only 10% work in town. The top destinations are Edinburg (13%), McAllen (9%) and Weslaco (7%). Half commute less than 16 miles.
Where working residents work
Edcouch’s public schools outperform 11% of Texas districts
The public schools Edcouch’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 89% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruben C Rodriguez El | K–5 | 457 | D− |
| Santiago Garcia El | K–5 | 358 | D |
| Jorge R Gutierrez Early Childhood Center | PK | 454 | Not graded |
High risk, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 70% of U.S. communities.
Mild winters, hot summers
Edcouch has warm winters and hot summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 97°, a January night drops to 50°, and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
Less crime per resident than 46% of U.S. towns
Edcouch reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 54% report less.
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Every workday, about 911 people come to Edcouch for work
Where Edcouch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Edcouch
City in Texas
Edcouch is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Edcouch had a population of 2,732. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. The town was founded in 1927 and named for Edward Couch, landowner and banker.
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- Population
- 2,732
- Area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 59 ft
- ZIP code
- 78538
- Area code
- 956