Marijuana use ranks second behind alcohol in regards to the most commonly abused drugs by teenagers. There has been an increase in marijuana use among teenagers due to the increasing societal attitudes towards tolerance and perceptions that marijuana is not a dangerous drug.
McAllen Demographics Summary. With 138,596 people, McAllen is the 21st most populated city in the state of Texas out of 1,701 cities. But watch out, McAllen, because Killeen with 138,154 people and Waco with 130,194 people are right behind you. The largest McAllen racial/ethnic groups are Hispanic (84.8%) followed by White (11.5%) and Asian (2.5%).
McAllen is the twenty-first most populous city in Texas and the largest city in Hidalgo County, Texas. It is located at the southern tip of Texas in the Rio Grande Valley (not a geographical valley) and is part of the Southern United States.