DoolittleTX
A town of 6,203.
Is Doolittle a good place to live?
Doolittle earns a D, 551st of 640 graded towns in Texas, mostly because of health and incomes. On CDC estimates, its residents' health ranks in the bottom 2% nationally. The median household income is $36K, and 56% of residents live below the poverty line. In its favor, homes are within reach, about $78K for a typical one, or 1.4 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income. 56% of residents live below the poverty line in Doolittle, where Texas’ towns sit at 12% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 99% of U.S. towns. Among 642 Texas towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Doolittle.
Doolittle has grown 47% from 2010 to 2020
2,769 counted in 2010 and 4,061 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Doolittle grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Texas), ordered by how far Doolittle is from typical.
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Moving to Doolittle: who provides what
Doolittle is unincorporated, so Hidalgo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Doolittle.
Doolittle has more 90° days than nearly all U.S. towns and has homes that are cheap against local pay, but it has poverty well above the Texas rate.
Doolittle stands out in Texas and nationally, with more of its adults who get no exercise outside work
44% of Doolittle adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the Texas average, Doolittle comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 24. In Doolittle, nearly half of adults have obesity, and 20% have diabetes. Only 9 of the 641 Texas towns we compare have a higher share of adults who worry about having enough food than Doolittle.
| Doolittle | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 24% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| What stands out | Doolittle | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 48.3% | 19.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Texas and the rest of the country, fewer of Doolittle’s working residents work locally
Doolittle has 80 jobs for its 964 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
For half of commuters, work is under 13 miles away. Jobs in Doolittle grew by 31 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 80. The top destinations are Edinburg (25%), McAllen (16%) and Pharr (6%).
| Doolittle | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $36,000 | $69,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.1% | 8.3% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Doolittle: hurricanes
Doolittle’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 75 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 35% come from hurricanes and 28% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Doolittle brings mild winters and hot summers
The Mcallen weather station, 14 miles away, records that about 170 days a year reach 90°, more than in 99% of U.S. towns. January nights average 49.6°, milder than in 98% of U.S. towns; July afternoons average 97.2°.
The January low in Doolittle is 50°F. It almost never snows.
| Doolittle | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| January low | 50°F | 37°F | 22°F |
| July high | 97°F | 95°F | 85°F |
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Doolittle sells for about $237K at the median
At 1.4 years of the McAllen metro’s $54K median household income, the typical home costs less against local pay than in 98% of Texas towns; that ratio is one input to its B+ for cost of living. The median property tax bill is $1,224, against $4,232 across Texas, another input to its cost-of-living grade.
For Doolittle, the median rent is $950 a month. In Doolittle, just over four in five households are owner-occupiers.
| Doolittle | Texas towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 82% | 69% | 73% |
| Median rent | $950 a month | $1,208 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Robert and Janet Vackar Stadium and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Doolittle. Close and well known come first.
8 mi Stadium & arenaBert Ogden Arena
18 mi Stadium & arenaPayne Arena5 mi MuseumMuseum of South Texas History
12 mi GardenMcAllen Botanical Gardens
16 mi TheatreBorder TheaterPhoto credits
Bert Ogden Arena: Wikidude10000, CC0 · Payne Arena: Larry D. Moore, CC BY 4.0 · McAllen Botanical Gardens: Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, United States, CC BY 3.0 us · Border Theater: Andres Gonzalez, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Doolittle
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Doolittle
About 3 of every 100 Doolittle residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Texas.
100% of working residents leave Doolittle for work
Where Doolittle’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Doolittle
Census-designated place in Texas
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.
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- Area
- 4.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 85 ft
Doolittle’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Doolittle.
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Questions about Doolittle
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Doolittle, TX a good place to live?
Doolittle grades D overall, better than 6% of U.S. towns and #551 of 640 in Texas. It grades D− for health and B− for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Doolittle, TX expensive?
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $78,000, 74% below the Texas typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B+.