Harlingen is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 71,510 people and 25 associated neighborhoods, Harlingen is the 55th largest community in Texas.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 9.09% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.

One of the benefits of Harlingen is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 19.00 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.

The population of Harlingen overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Harlingen, 21.68% have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Harlingen in 2022 was $26,217, which is lower middle income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $104,868 for a family of four. However, Harlingen contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Harlingen is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Harlingen home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Harlingen, accounting for 82.24% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Harlingen residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Harlingen include English, German, Irish, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Harlingen is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Vietnamese.