Doolittle is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,061 at the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Doolittle is located at (26.364570, -98.121522).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Doolittle first appeared as a census designated place in the 2000 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!
!% 2000
!% 2010
!
|-
|White alone (NH)
|89
|50
|style='background: #ffffe6; |84
|3.77%
|1.81%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2.07%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|0
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5
|0.00%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.12%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.20%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|2
|1
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.08%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.49%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|4
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2
|0.17%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|2,263
|2,717
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,942
|95.97%
|98.12%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |97.07%
|-
|Total
|2,358
|2,769
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,061
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Doolittle had a population of 4,061. The median age was 26.0 years. 36.1% of residents were under the age of 18 and 7.2% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 101.9 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males age 18 and over.
91.9% of residents lived in urban areas, while 8.1% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,086 households in Doolittle, of which 50.1% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 51.0% were married-couple households, 15.7% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 28.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
Zoned elementary campuses serving sections include Crawford, Guerra, Monte Christo, and Villareal (grades PK-5). All residents are zoned to Harwell Middle School (6-8), and Economedes High School (9-12).
In addition, South Texas Independent School District operates magnet schools that serve the community.
All of Hidalgo County is in the service area of South Texas College.