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Census Tract 242.12, Hidalgo, TX

6,025 Population
102.9 square miles 58.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

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Demographics

21.5 ±4.6 Median age
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Penitas: 32.6 † ±6
  • about two-thirds of the figure in Hidalgo County: 30.5 ±0.1
  • about three-fifths of the figure in Texas: 35.6 ±0.1

Economics

$14,874 ±$4,592 Per capita income
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Penitas: $21,466 † ±$5,458
  • about two-thirds of the amount in Hidalgo County: $23,117 ±$475
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $40,752 ±$159
$41,272 ±$27,554 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in Penitas: $48,993 † ±$14,016
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Hidalgo County: $54,338 ±$1,156
  • about half the amount in Texas: $78,476 ±$263

32.4% ±18.5% (1,953  ±1,301) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.4 times the rate in Penitas: 23.8% † 1,536 (±10.2% / ±660)
  • 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)

29.6 minutes ±11.3 (65,105  ±34,733) Mean travel time to work
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Penitas: 22.1 † 46,000 (±2.6 / ±12,096)
  • about 1.3 times the figure in Hidalgo County: 22.5 7,063,900 (±0.5 / ±171,055)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)

Families

1,579 ±447 Number of households
  • Penitas: 1,808 † ±229
  • Hidalgo County: 270,210 ±1,465
  • Texas: 10,992,816 ±15,813
3.8 ±0.7 (6,025  ±2,064) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Penitas: 3.6 † 6,444 (±0.5 / ±18)
  • about 20 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

18.8% ±22.2% (323  ±394) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • more than double the rate in Penitas: 8.3% † 136 (±8.5% / ±142)
  • more than double the rate in Hidalgo County: 6.1% 13,525 (±0.5% / ±1,118)
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 5.6% 417,420 (±0.1% / ±5,681)

Housing

1,836 ±426 Number of housing units
  • Penitas: 1,980 † ±269
  • Hidalgo County: 308,556 ±148
  • Texas: 12,128,515 ±1,574

$86,500 ±$2,610 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about half the amount in Penitas: $167,000 † ±$27,977
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Hidalgo County: $140,900 ±$3,806
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $283,800 ±$738

5.8% ±6.1% (334  ±366.8) Moved since previous year
  • about double the rate in Penitas: 3% † 186 (±2.1% / ±132.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Hidalgo County: 9.7% 85,489 (±0.6% / ±5,048.2)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 14% 4,185,730 (±0.1% / ±31,449.6)

Social

48.4% ±14.7% (1,275  ±586.9) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Penitas: 56.1% † 2,157 (±10.4% / ±446.9)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in Hidalgo County: 70.2% 362,400 (±1% / ±5,218.7)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 86% 16,951,277 (±0.2% / ±43,005)
5.7% ±3.4% (151  ±104.8) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about half the rate in Penitas: 11.7% † 450 (±5.5% / ±215.1)
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Hidalgo County: 20.6% 106,469 (±0.6% / ±2,903.1)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Texas: 33.8% 6,669,107 (±0.1% / ±27,455.2)

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

29.6% ±14.3% (1,786  ±604) Foreign-born population
  • a little less than the rate in Penitas: 31% † 1,996 (±7% / ±453)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Hidalgo County: 26.1% 232,467
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 17.6% 5,302,466

0.6% ±0.5% (22  ±20) Population with veteran status
  • about one-quarter of the rate in Penitas: 2.5% † 108 (±2.4% / ±105)
  • about one-fifth of the rate in Hidalgo County: 3.2% 19,401 (±0.2% / ±1,084)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Texas: 6.2% 1,402,357 (±0.1% / ±10,216)
22 Total veterans ±20 22 Male ±20 N/A Female ±21

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