Palmview is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Its population is 17,410 as of the 2020 United States Census. It is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.
Geography
Palmview is in southwestern Hidalgo County, to the west of Mission. Interstate 2 passes through the city as a freeway, leading east to McAllen and west to Rio Grande City.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Palmview has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Palmview had a population of 15,830 and 4,261 families. The median age was 33.7 years. 27.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 14.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 91.1 males age 18 and over.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Racial composition as of the 2020 census
! Race !! Number !! Percent
|-
| White || 5,408 || 34.2%
|-
| Black or African American || 34 || 0.2%
|-
| American Indian and Alaska Native || 86 || 0.5%
|-
| Asian || 15 || 0.1%
|-
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander || 0 || 0.0%
|-
| Some other race || 3,512 || 22.2%
|-
| Two or more races || 6,775 || 42.8%
|-
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) || 14,705 || 92.9%
|}
100.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 0.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 4,641 households in Palmview, of which 44.8% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 57.6% were married-couple households, 13.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 25.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
- Elementary: Enrique Camarena, Guillermo Flores, Henry B. González, Leo J. Leo, and E. B. Reyna
- Middle: C. Chavez, Irene Garcia, Memorial, and A. Richards
- Palmview High School and La Joya High School<!--La Joya HS serves areas west of E. Goodwin Road-->
In addition, South Texas Independent School District and IDEA Public Schools (charter) operate magnet schools that serve the community.
Commute
The average commute time to work in the city of Palmview is 18.4 min. The average car ownership in Palmview is 2.2 vehicles per family.