Mission is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 87,292 people and 37 associated neighborhoods, Mission is the 45th largest community in Texas. There's nothing like the smell of a brand new house, and in Mission, you'll find that a large proportion of houses were recently built. New growth in residential real estate is an indication that people are choosing to move to Mission, and putting down their money on brand new construction. Mission’s real estate is, on average, some of the newest in the nation. Mission does seem to be experiencing an influx of affluent people, because the median household income is $60,813.00.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 8.98% 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.

In terms of college education, Mission is substantially better educated than the typical community in the nation, which has 21.84% of the adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree: 29.03% of adults in Mission have a college degree.

The per capita income in Mission in 2022 was $27,938, which is middle income relative to Texas, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,752 for a family of four. However, Mission contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Mission is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Mission 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 Mission, accounting for 88.24% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Mission residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Mission include German, English, Irish, Scottish, and Swedish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Mission's cultural character, accounting for 26.52% of the city’s population.

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