Census Reporter

Hidalgo County, TX

861,137 Population
1,571 square miles 548.2 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2020 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

29.4 ±0.1 Median age
  • about 80 percent of the figure in Texas: 34.8 ±0.1
  • about three-quarters of the figure in United States: 38.2 ±0.1

Economics

$17,816 ±$334 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Texas: $32,177 ±$121
  • about half the amount in United States: $35,384 ±$91
$41,846 ±$974 Median household income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Texas: $63,826 ±$218
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $64,994 ±$128

28.4% ±1% (242,121  ±8,641) Persons below poverty line
  • about double the rate in Texas: 14.2% 3,984,260 (±0.1% / ±39,546)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 12.8% 40,910,326 (±0.1% / ±258,486)

22.9 minutes ±0.5 (6,919,805  ±174,171) Mean travel time to work
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.6 329,257,250 (±0.1 / ±1,084,687)
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 26.9 3,837,803,315 (±0.1 / ±8,076,551)

Families

243,878 ±1,321 Number of households
  • Texas: 9,906,070 ±18,881
  • United States: 122,354,219 ±211,970
3.5 ±0 (852,018  ±560) Persons per household
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.8 28,039,855 (±0)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in United States: 2.6 318,495,974

6.2% ±0.5% (13,387  ±1,031) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 5.6% 396,357 (±0.1% / ±6,274)
  • about 20 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.2% 3,982,654 (±0% / ±21,427)

Housing

281,380 ±175 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 11,112,975 ±3,353
  • United States: 138,432,751 ±11,188

$90,000 ±$1,604 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Texas: $187,200 ±$597
  • about two-fifths of the amount in United States: $229,800 ±$188

9.3% ±0.5% (78,903  ±4,398.2) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 15.3% 4,311,981 (±0.1% / ±29,217.6)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 13.8% 44,657,396 (±0% / ±138,910.3)

Social

66.9% ±1.1% (325,021  ±5,384) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 84.4% 15,565,117 (±0.2% / ±37,477.2)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 88.5% 197,274,154 (±0.1% / ±241,896.7)
19.3% ±0.6% (93,736  ±2,782.3) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 30.7% 5,662,178 (±0.1% / ±23,301.1)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 32.9% 73,356,319 (±0.1% / ±147,645.6)

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

26.3% ±0.6% (226,797  ±4,724) Foreign-born population
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 16.8% 4,822,952 (±0.1% / ±26,828)
  • about double the rate in United States: 13.5% 44,125,628 (±0% / ±136,982)

3.1% ±0.2% (18,094  ±1,121) Population with veteran status
  • about half the rate in Texas: 6.8% 1,435,527 (±0.1% / ±11,744)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 7.1% 17,835,456 (±0% / ±52,869)
18,094 Total veterans ±1,121 17,134 Male ±1,066 960 Female ±263

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