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Cities · Hidalgo County

Alamo

The numbers for Alamo: its sales tax every month and, where bars and restaurants report, their alcohol sales. Each figure with the month it covers.

Key numbers

  1. $485,689

    City sales tax allocation, latest month

    +2.4% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  2. $5,369,190

    City sales tax, year to date

    +4.9% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  3. $35,440

    Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month

    −7.7% from a year earlier

    as of September 2026

  4. 2

    Locations reporting alcohol sales

    as of September 2026

Every number for Alamo

Sales tax from the state sales tax allocations; alcohol sales from the state mixed beverage tax reports. A month with no report says so.

MeasureNumberDateUpdates
Sales tax
City sales tax allocation, latest month$485,689as of October 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+2.4%as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date$5,369,190as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date, change from a year earlier+4.9%as of October 2026Monthly
Bars and restaurants
Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month$35,440as of September 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier−7.7%as of September 2026Monthly
Locations reporting alcohol sales2as of September 2026Monthly

Alamo and its neighbors

The six nearest cities, in a straight line.

Río GrandeAlamo+2.4%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Mission+12.2%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Donna+11.9%Weslaco+9.4%Mercedes+13.2%Alton+19.5%Harlingen+2.6%Raymondville+15.9%Edcouch+30.6%Elsa−1.1%Granjeno−65.4%Hidalgo+16.7%La Feria+4.7%La Grulla+129.2%La Joya+21.6%La Villa+59.8%Los Fresnos+25.4%Lyford+8.9%Palm Valley+15.6%Palmhurst+4.7%Palmview+15.3%Peñitas−13.1%Progreso+16.8%Progreso Lakes−13.6%Rio Hondo+33.1%San Benito+2.0%Sullivan City+38.5%Combes+23.8%Los Indios+72.3%OlmitoPrimera+3.6%Rancho Viejo+15.5%Santa Rosa−0.8%Alamo+2.4%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Mission+12.2%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Donna+11.9%Weslaco+9.4%Mercedes+13.2%Alton+19.5%Edcouch+30.6%Elsa−1.1%Granjeno−65.4%Hidalgo+16.7%La Villa+59.8%PalmhurstProgreso+16.8%
Circle size: the city’s sales tax allocation, latest monthFigure under the name: change from a year earlier
CityCountyDistanceSales tax, latest monthChangeBar sales
San JuanHidalgo2.2 mi$663,187+11.9%$167,346
PharrHidalgo4.6 mi$2,619,194+5.7%$456,694
DonnaHidalgo5.1 mi$687,939+11.9%$50,841
WeslacoHidalgo8.2 mi$1,782,204+9.4%$818,312
McAllenHidalgo8.5 mi$8,458,372+10.8%$7,059,181
HidalgoHidalgo9.4 mi$485,859+16.7%$190,694

All 47 Valley cities

The six Valley industries