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Hidalgo County (Southeast)--Weslaco & Mercedes Cities PUMA, TX

116,599 Population
166.4 square miles 700.6 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

31.7 ±2.5 Median age
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 35.9 ±0.1
  • about 80 percent of the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$24,457 ±$2,420 Per capita income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Texas: $41,614 ±$237
  • about half the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$57,966 ±$4,834 Median household income
  • about three-quarters of the amount in Texas: $79,721 ±$564
  • about two-thirds of the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

21.9% ±5.2% (25,290  ±6,323) Persons below poverty line
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Texas: 13.4% 4,108,899 (±0.3% / ±76,334)
  • nearly double the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

22.8 minutes ±1.5 (896,380  ±72,298) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 90 percent of the figure in Texas: 26.7 326,057,150 (±0.1 / ±1,096,205)
  • about 90 percent of the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

37,929 ±2,541 Number of households
  • Texas: 11,449,769 ±22,867
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
3.1 ±0.1 (116,010  ±8,678) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Texas: 2.7 30,665,006
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

3.2% ±2% (920  ±576) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in Texas: 5.2% 400,404 (±0.2% / ±16,095)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

44,378 ±2,662 Number of housing units
  • Texas: 12,616,736 ±820
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$112,700 ±$10,858 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about one-third of the amount in Texas: $313,200 ±$1,780
  • about one-third of the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4.7% ±1.4% (5,464  ±1,671.9) Moved since previous year
  • about one-third of the rate in Texas: 13.9% 4,289,833 (±0.2% / ±69,081.8)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

70.6% ±3.6% (50,100  ±4,621.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Texas: 86.7% 17,837,644 (±0.4% / ±79,388.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
14.7% ±2.8% (10,421  ±2,113.4) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Texas: 35.2% 7,235,647 (±0.2% / ±50,280.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

75% ±2.7% (78,888  ±3,604) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • more than double the rate in Texas: 35.1% 9,913,836 (±0.1% / ±38,273.6)
  • more than double the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

20.9% ±3.1% (24,418  ±4,092) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in Texas: 18.4% 5,762,477
  • about 1.4 times the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

4.4% ±1.3% (3,756  ±1,173) Population with veteran status
  • about three-quarters of the rate in Texas: 6% 1,416,215 (±0.1% / ±19,072)
  • about three-quarters of the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
3,756 Total veterans ±1,173 3,324 Male ±1,095 432 Female ±389

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