2022 population: 4,003 ( 891 from 2010 , 177 from 2020)
Land area: 3438.5 square miles
Population density: 1.2 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	1,479	36.95%	27.0%
Black:	56	1.40%	229.4%
Indian:	26	0.65%	62.5%
Asian:	27	0.67%	8.0%
2+ races:	45	1.12%	21.6%
Hispanic:	2,370	59.21%	14.4%

Total non-White:	2,524	63.05%	12.0%

2020-2022 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	93	11.1
Deaths:	157	18.8
Net Migration:	-122	-14.6
Net Immigration:	11	1.3

Change in White population:	-546	-11.2
Change in Non-White pop.:	-345	-7.0

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
4,894
2,025	41.38%
17	0.35%
16	0.33%
25	0.51%
37	0.76%
2,769	56.58%
2,869	58.62%

2000
5,932
2,532	42.68%
15	0.25%
13	0.22%
13	0.22%
35	0.59%
3,324	56.04%
3,400	57.32%

1990
5,958
2,875	48.25%
26	0.44%
26	0.44%
36	0.60%
n/a
2,995	50.27%
3,083	51.75%

1980
6,049
3,135	51.83%
17	0.28%
7	0.12%
30	0.50%
n/a
2,849	47.10%
2,914	48.17%

1970
4,734
1,920	40.56%
8	0.17%
9	0.19%
10	0.21%
n/a
2,784	58.81%
2,814	59.44%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
591	10.0
452	7.6
-1,198	-20.2
191	3.2

-507	-8.5
-531	-9.0

Number	Rate
1990's
1,633	27.4
814	13.7
-1,031	-17.3
164	2.8

-343	-5.8
317	5.3

Number	Rate
1980's
1,179	19.5
450	7.4
-796	-13.2
n/a

-260	-4.3
169	2.8

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
452	9.5
n/a

1,215	25.7
100	2.1

Age, Family & Household Data for Hidalgo County, NM

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
42.1
917	22.9%
3,086	77.1%
908	22.7%

1,557
2.60

975	62.6%
712	73.0%
103	10.6%
582	37.4%

2010
Number	Percent
40.9
1,262	25.8%
3,632	74.2%
815	16.7%

1,936
2.49

1,286	66.4%
898	69.8%
154	12.0%
650	33.6%

2000
Number	Percent
35.1
1,884	31.8%
4,048	68.2%
803	13.5%

2,152
2.72

1,545	71.8%
1,153	74.6%
207	13.4%
607	28.2%

1990
Number	Percent
30.2
1,959	32.9%
3,999	67.1%
685	11.5%

2,095
2.78

1,628	77.7%
1,372	84.3%
123	7.6%
467	22.3%

1980
Number	Percent
26.0
2,205	36.5%
3,844	63.5%
560	9.3%

1,964
3.05

1,565	79.7%
1,296	82.8%
142	9.1%
399	20.3%

2022 Housing Data for Hidalgo County, NM

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	74	4.8%
$10,000 to $14,999	111	7.1%
$15,000 to $19,999	132	8.5%
$20,000 to $24,999	98	6.3%
$25,000 to $29,999	40	2.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	104	6.7%
$35,000 to $39,999	57	3.7%
$40,000 to $44,999	69	4.4%
$45,000 to $49,999	35	2.2%
$50,000 to $59,999	159	10.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	239	15.4%
$75,000 to $99,999	149	9.6%
$100,000 to $124,999	120	7.7%
$125,000 to $149,999	61	3.9%
$150,000 to $199,999	81	5.2%
$200,000 or more	28	1.8%

Median Household Income	53,651
Per Capita Income	25,476

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	94
Compared to U.S.	80

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	136	8.7%
Public Assistance	50	3.2%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	366	23.5%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	488	52.3%
Unemployed	53	5.7%
In Armed Forces	48	5.1%

Total Labor Force	589	63.1%
Not in Labor Force	344	36.9%

Real Unemployment Rate		42.6%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	424	318	57.1%
Non-Profit	27	64	29.7%
Self-Employed	129	60	68.3%

Local Government	111	135	45.1%
State Government	45	206	17.9%
Federal Government	31	44	41.3%

Total Private + Self	553	378	59.4%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	214	449	32.3%
Total	767	827	48.1%

Pct. Govt.	35.9%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	246	15.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	343	21.5%
Professional, Technical	308	19.3%
Service Occupations	272	17.1%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	50	3.1%
All others	425	26.7%

White Collar		56.3%

Industry
	Number	%
Educational services	343	21.5%
Retail trade	192	12.0%
Health care and social assistance	171	10.7%
Public administration	161	10.1%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	147	9.2%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	137	8.6%
Accommodation and food services	110	6.9%
Other services	64	4.0%
Transportation and warehousing	60	3.8%
Construction	47	2.9%
Finance and insurance	41	2.6%
Manufacturing	40	2.5%
Utilities	34	2.1%
Information	29	1.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	7	0.4%
Professional, scientific, technical	6	0.4%
Wholesale trade	3	0.2%
Real estate and rental and leasing	2	0.1%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	2,284	54.90%
Puerto Rican	11	0.26%
Cuban	0	0.00%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	174	4.18%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	2,496	64.0%
Spanish	1,369	35.1%
German, other Germanic	25	0.6%
French, Haitian, Cajun	7	0.2%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
English	346	8.3%
German	288	6.9%
Irish	264	6.3%
American	185	4.4%
Scottish	97	2.3%
European	69	1.7%
French	52	1.2%
Norwegian	44	1.1%
Danish	43	1.0%
Italian	37	0.9%
Belgian	19	0.5%
Welsh	15	0.4%
Austrian	14	0.3%
Polish	13	0.3%
Croatian	9	0.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	4,010	96.4%
Not a citizen	150	3.6%

Native	3,849	92.5%
Foreign-born	311	7.5%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
199	6.8%	294	10.1%	1,063	36.6%	860	29.6%	330	11.3%	162	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	199	6.8%
9-12 Years	294	10.1%
H.S. Grad or GED	1,063	36.6%
Some College	860	29.6%
Bach. Degree	330	11.3%
Grad Degree	162	5.6%
Average years of education: 12.4

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	2,589	2,414	175	6.8%	6.7%
1991	2,671	2,537	134	5.0%	7.2%
1992	2,728	2,569	159	5.8%	7.3%
1993	2,852	2,674	178	6.2%	7.3%
1994	3,274	3,068	206	6.3%	6.5%
1995	2,701	2,557	144	5.3%	6.7%
1996	2,616	2,455	161	6.2%	7.5%
1997	2,591	2,473	118	4.6%	6.4%
1998	2,664	2,524	140	5.3%	6.2%
1999	2,505	2,261	244	9.7%	5.6%

2000	2,615	2,434	181	6.9%	5.0%
2001	2,559	2,404	155	6.1%	5.0%
2002	2,370	2,265	105	4.4%	5.5%
2003	2,365	2,244	121	5.1%	5.9%
2004	2,349	2,210	139	5.9%	5.6%
2005	2,418	2,295	123	5.1%	5.2%
2006	2,400	2,314	86	3.6%	4.2%
2007	2,483	2,411	72	2.9%	3.6%
2008	2,590	2,483	107	4.1%	4.3%
2009	2,643	2,439	204	7.7%	7.1%

2010	2,284	2,097	187	8.2%	7.8%
2011	2,272	2,107	165	7.3%	7.2%
2012	2,340	2,172	168	7.2%	7.0%
2013	2,187	2,023	164	7.5%	6.9%
2014	2,159	2,007	152	7.0%	6.6%
2015	2,150	2,015	135	6.3%	6.6%
2016	2,219	2,095	124	5.6%	6.7%
2017	2,149	2,040	109	5.1%	6.1%
2018	2,226	2,142	84	3.8%	4.9%
2019	2,099	2,007	92	4.4%	5.0%

2020	1,956	1,842	114	5.8%	8.4%
2021	1,890	1,782	108	5.7%	7.1%
2022	1,893	1,829	64	3.4%	4.0%
2023	1,763	1,705	58	3.3%	3.8%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	2,215
Median Value	$102,500

Occupied	1,557	70.3%
Vacant	658	29.7%

Owned	1,100	70.6%
Rented	457	29.4%
Median Rent	$668

Single-Family Units	1,313	59.3%
Detached	1,286	58.1%
Attached	27	1.2%
Buldings with 5+ Units	146	6.6%
Mobile Homes	697	31.5%

Hidalgo County, NM

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hidalgo County, NM

2022 Housing Data for Hidalgo County, NM

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hidalgo County, NM

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hidalgo County, NM

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hidalgo County, NM

Historical Labor Force Data for Hidalgo County, NM