Donna is a medium-sized city located in the state of Texas. With a population of 16,774 people and 12 associated neighborhoods, Donna is the 174th largest community in Texas.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.88% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. 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.

The rate of college-level education in Donna is quite a bit lower than the national average among all cities of 21.84%: just 12.73% of people here over 25 have a bachelor's degree or an advanced degree.

The per capita income in Donna in 2022 was $15,605, which is low income relative to Texas and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $62,420 for a family of four. However, Donna contains both very wealthy and poor people as well. Donna also has one of the higher rates of people living in poverty in the nation, with 38.03% of its population below the federal poverty line.

Donna is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Donna 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 Donna, accounting for 93.38% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Donna residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Donna include German, English, Irish, Italian, and French.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Donna's cultural character, accounting for 17.47% of the city’s population.

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