Weslaco, TX: Marketing for Dental & Medical Practices
Public data on Weslaco, and what we would do first for a practice there because of it.
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Local healthcare landscape in Weslaco
Knapp Medical Center describes itself as located in Weslaco, at 1401 East 8th Street. The City of Weslaco's 2022 Comprehensive Plan notes that Weslaco is commonly referred to as Mid-Valley and lists Knapp Medical Center among the major employers reached from Highway 83. The plan describes Downtown as a one-square-mile area between Pike Blvd. to the north, 6th St. to the south, Border Ave. to the west and Bridge Ave. to the east, in the geographic center of the City, and names submitting Downtown Weslaco to the National Register of Historic Places among its initiatives. It says Texas Blvd. is Weslaco's primary north-south corridor, anchoring the Central Business District, and lists expansion of the Medical District among the influences dictating growth. The city's own history page calls the Villa de Cortez a National and Texas registered historic landmark located in historic downtown.
Neighborhoods and areas
- Downtown Weslaco
- Mid-Valley
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Weslaco at a glance
Furthest from the US: share of residents who speak Spanish at home (68.8% against 13.6%), then share with a bachelor's degree or higher (23.2% against 35.7%).
- Residents, July 2025 estimate44,203Up 10.0% from the April 2020 base of 40,192
- Median household income$59,551Well below both Texas ($78,476) and the US ($80,734)
- Median age31.1Below Texas (35.6), well below the US (38.9)
- Residents 65 and older14.0%Above Texas (13.4%), below the US (17.2%)
- Bachelor's degree or higher (residents 25+)23.2%Well below both Texas (33.8%) and the US (35.7%)
- Speak Spanish at home (residents 5+)68.8%Well above both Texas (28.1%) and the US (13.6%)
Beside San Juan, 10 miles away, Weslaco differs most on the share with a bachelor's degree or higher: 23.2% against 14.8%; next comes the share who speak Spanish at home (68.8% against 84.5%).
Who practices in Weslaco
People, not offices: each row counts NPI-registered providers whose practice address is in Weslaco, by primary specialty. Per resident, optometrists are the group furthest above the US (1.1 times the US rate) and plastic surgeons the lowest (none registered).
| Specialty | In Weslaco | Residents per provider | US | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 19 | 1 per 2,326 | 1 per 1,340 | Well below |
| Chiropractors | 2 | 1 per 22,101 | 1 per 3,311 | Well below |
| Dermatologists | 0 | – | 1 per 17,857 | Well below |
| Physical therapists | 12 | 1 per 3,684 | 1 per 1,181 | Well below |
| Optometrists | 9 | 1 per 4,911 | 1 per 5,291 | Above |
| Podiatrists | 0 | – | 1 per 14,706 | Well below |
| Plastic surgeons | 0 | – | 1 per 58,824 | Well below |
Private-sector health care employers in Hidalgo County, 2024
2024 annual averages for the whole county. Offices of other health practitioners are 17.1% of them, well below the US share of 27.8%.
- Ambulatory health care establishments1,781Average employment 48,475
- Offices of physicians813
- Offices of dentists214
- Offices of other health practitioners305
What we'd prioritize for a Weslaco practice
Picked from the figures above by fixed rules.
An opening for dermatologists
None of the NPI-registered dermatologists list a practice address in Weslaco; nationally there is one for every 17,857 residents. Fewer local competitors in search for a dermatologist. See our marketing for dermatologists.
Service pages in Spanish
Spanish is spoken at home by 68.8% of Weslaco residents, against 13.6% nationally. We would add Spanish versions of the main service pages, forms and review requests in the website work.
Get into local search early
Counting all seven provider groups on this page, Weslaco has 9.5 NPI-registered providers per 10,000 residents; the US has 22.3. The thinnest group is dermatologists, with none registered. Fewer competitors to outrank: we would start with local SEO.
Be easy to find for people who just moved here
Weslaco grew by 4,011 residents (+10.0%) between April 2020 and July 2025. For that many new residents, maps and directory listings come first.
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Sources
- Census Bureau population estimates, July 1, 2025 estimates; April 1, 2020 estimates base
- Census Gazetteer files, 2025
- American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024 5-year
- CMS NPI Registry, live registry as of 2026-11-01
- Census ZIP code relationship files, 2020
- 2020 Census block populations, April 1, 2020
- BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (private sector), 2024 annual averages
Provider counts use each NPI record’s practice ZIP code, split between places by where the ZIP’s 2020 census residents live.
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