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Edcouch-Elsa CCD, Hidalgo County, TX

35,992 Population
110.8 square miles 324.8 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.1 ±3.6 Median age
  • a little less than the figure in Hidalgo County: 30.5 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.9 ±0.1

Economics

$15,848 ±$1,544 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Hidalgo County: $23,117 ±$475
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $44,673 ±$122
$42,871 ±$5,360 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Hidalgo County: $54,338 ±$1,156
  • about half the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263
  • about half the amount in United States: $80,734 ±$166

33.2% ±4.2% (11,527  ±1,812) Persons below poverty line
  • about 25 percent higher than the rate in Hidalgo County: 26.7% 235,512 (±0.9% / ±8,160)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 13.8% 4,074,940 (±0.1% / ±38,425)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.5% 40,735,660 (±0.1% / ±275,861)

20.9 minutes ±0.7 (233,945  ±26,327) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Hidalgo County: 22.5 7,063,900 (±0.5 / ±171,055)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

9,624 ±503 Number of households
  • Hidalgo County: 270,210 ±1,465
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
  • United States: 129,227,496 ±209,365
3.6 ±0.3 (34,934  ±3,206) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Hidalgo County: 3.3 884,150 (±0 / ±135)
  • about 1.4 times the figure in Texas: 2.7 29,571,696
  • about 1.4 times the figure in United States: 2.5 326,722,430

4.9% ±2.1% (426  ±182) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hidalgo County: 6.1% 13,525 (±0.5% / ±1,118)
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)
  • a little less than the rate in United States: 5.1% 4,009,203 (±0% / ±20,898)

Housing

10,613 ±514 Number of housing units
  • Hidalgo County: 308,556 ±148
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574
  • United States: 143,775,360 ±10,234

$88,400 ±$13,864 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Hidalgo County: $140,900 ±$3,806
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738
  • about one-quarter of the amount in United States: $332,700 ±$236

7.5% ±1.9% (2,636  ±716.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Hidalgo County: 9.7% 85,489 (±0.6% / ±5,048.2)
  • about half the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 12.3% 40,747,183 (±0% / ±136,530.8)

Social

65.3% ±3.9% (12,828  ±1,070.1) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Hidalgo County: 70.2% 362,400 (±1% / ±5,218.7)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 89.6% 206,814,894 (±0.1% / ±283,951.7)
8.7% ±1.7% (1,700  ±352.1) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Hidalgo County: 20.6% 106,469 (±0.6% / ±2,903.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in United States: 35.7% 82,363,217 (±0.1% / ±182,857.7)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

21% ±1.9% (7,569  ±949) Foreign-born population
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hidalgo County: 26.1% 232,467
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466
  • about 1.5 times the rate in United States: 14.1% 47,349,080

2.5% ±1.2% (591  ±298) Population with veteran status
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Hidalgo County: 3.2% 19,401 (±0.2% / ±1,084)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 6.2% 16,185,883 (±0% / ±45,251)
591 Total veterans ±298 526 Male ±277 65 Female ±77

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