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Hidalgo County, TX


Metropolitan Statistical Area: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Designated Market Area: Harlingen-Weslaco-Brownsville-McAllen, TX
USDA County Type (2015): Low Education, Persistent Poverty
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Hispanic Centers

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Tracts in Hidalgo County, TX

   



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2022 population: 888,367   ( 113,598 from 2010 , 17,571 from 2020)
Land area: 1570.9 square miles
Population density: 565.5 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:50,537 5.69% 16.5%
Black:5,0130.56% 80.5%
Indian:5360.06% 2.3%
Asian:8,4490.95% 17.8%
2+ races:1,7260.19% 45.0%
Hispanic:822,10692.54% 17.1%
Total non-White:837,83094.31% 17.3%

2020-2022 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:29,807 17.1
Deaths:14,8328.5
Net Migration: -340-0.2
Net Immigration: 2,2931.3
Change in White population:-10,016 -1.3
Change in Non-White pop.:123,614 16.0




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
774,769
60,5537.82%
2,7770.36%
5240.07%
7,1710.93%
1,1900.15%
702,20690.63%
714,21692.18%

2000
569,463
59,42310.43%
1,9340.34%
4280.08%
3,2440.57%
1,1630.20%
503,10088.35%
510,04089.57%

1990
383,545
54,25914.15%
6820.18%
1600.04%
1,5210.40%
n/a
326,92385.24%
329,28685.85%

1980
283,229
51,82018.30%
4040.14%
1200.04%
4170.15%
n/a
230,28781.31%
231,40981.70%

1970
181,535
36,72820.23%
2910.16%
160.01%
210.01%
n/a
143,61179.11%
144,807 79.77%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:
2000's
NumberRate
152,574 26.8
29,4535.2
17,6613.1
35,2046.2
1,130 0.2
204,176 35.9
1990's
NumberRate
127,297 33.2
24,2236.3
13,6243.6
47,99812.5
5,164 1.3
180,754 47.1
1980's
NumberRate
81,317 28.7
18,164 6.4
39,142 13.8
n/a
2,439 0.9
97,877 34.6
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
50,395 27.8
n/a
15,092 8.3
86,602 47.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Hidalgo County, TX
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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
NumberPercent
29.8
276,461 31.1%
611,906 68.9%
97,866 11.0%
257,499
3.36
202,695 78.7%
133,829 66.0%
29,244 14.4%
54,804 21.3%

2010
NumberPercent
28.3
268,484 34.7%
506,285 65.3%
72,248 9.3%
216,471
3.55
179,668 83.0%
126,898 70.6%
23,708 13.2%
36,803 17.0%

2000
NumberPercent
27.4
200,510 35.2%
368,953 64.8%
55,813 9.8%
156,708
3.60
133,186 85.0%
103,351 77.6%
13,820 10.4%
23,522 15.0%

1990
NumberPercent
26.3
140,528 36.6%
243,017 63.4%
38,194 10.0%
103,514
3.67
88,615 85.6%
69,966 79.0%
9,249 10.4%
14,899 14.4%

1980
NumberPercent
24.3
111,192 39.3%
172,037 60.7%
25,954 9.2%
76,108
3.70
65,139 85.6%
54,378 83.5%
5,335 8.2%
10,969 14.4%

2022 Housing Data for Hidalgo County, TX

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units296,286 
Median Value$112,700 
Occupied257,49986.9%
Vacant38,78713.1%
Owned174,71367.8%
Rented82,78632.2%
Median Rent$875 
Single-Family Units199,13067.2%
    Detached193,93765.5%
    Attached5,1931.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units23,7688.0%
Mobile Homes42,63214.4%

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hidalgo County, TX

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00021,5268.4%
$10,000 to $14,99917,3296.7%
$15,000 to $19,99916,2306.3%
$20,000 to $24,99915,8506.2%
$25,000 to $29,99914,5325.6%
$30,000 to $34,99912,6394.9%
$35,000 to $39,99911,4684.5%
$40,000 to $44,99910,4744.1%
$45,000 to $49,9999,9523.9%
$50,000 to $59,99919,5277.6%
$60,000 to $74,99924,7769.6%
$75,000 to $99,99928,18310.9%
$100,000 to $124,99920,4167.9%
$125,000 to $149,99912,7585.0%
$150,000 to $199,99911,7454.6%
$200,000 or more10,0943.9%
Median Household Income49,371 
Per Capita Income20,844 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state82 
Compared to U.S.71 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI20,7888.1%
Public Assistance4,7911.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps74,94229.1%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed20,37960.7%
Unemployed1,5284.6%
In Armed Forces1870.6%
Total Labor Force22,09465.8%
Not in Labor Force11,46734.2%
Real Unemployment Rate 38.7%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector127,25394,97557.3%
Non-Profit4,5327,01339.3%
Self-Employed32,59914,97668.5%
Local Government12,10516,16142.8%
State Government9,97113,93841.7%
Federal Government4,0452,46162.2%
Total Private + Self159,852109,95159.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.30,65339,57343.6%
Total190,505149,52456.0%
Pct. Govt.17.3%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts35,08110.3%
Sales and Office Occupations75,32622.1%
Professional, Technical61,34118.0%
Service Occupations77,37922.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing4,1741.2%
All others91,82626.9%
White Collar 50.4%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance52,62715.4%
Educational services43,02212.6%
Retail trade42,43212.4%
Construction32,9729.7%
Accommodation and food services27,5858.1%
Manufacturing19,7255.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.18,6215.5%
Other services18,4565.4%
Transportation and warehousing16,5054.8%
Public administration15,4244.5%
Professional, scientific, technical10,3573.0%
Wholesale trade9,2032.7%
Finance and insurance9,0532.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5,8031.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting4,9681.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing4,2011.2%
Information3,8111.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation3,4291.0%
Utilities2,5890.8%
Management1700.0%

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

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican771,02488.30%
Puerto Rican3,0680.35%
Cuban7290.08%
Dominican6870.08%
Total Central American5,0890.58%
Costa Rican180.00%
Guatemalan6820.08%
Honduran2,0410.23%
Nicaraguan4930.06%
Panamanian950.01%
Salvadoran1,7600.20%
Other Central American00.00%
Total South American2,2050.25%
Argentinean1340.02%
Bolivian360.00%
Chilean250.00%
Colombian8600.10%
Ecuadorian830.01%
Paraguayan00.00%
Peruvian3640.04%
Uruguayan70.00%
Venezuelan5980.07%
Other South American980.01%
Other Hispanic24,9132.85%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino3,1340.36%
Indian2,0220.23%
Chinese7260.08%
Korean7060.08%
Japanese5850.07%
Vietnamese3790.04%
Bangladeshi1180.01%
Indonesian940.01%
Taiwanese630.01%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
Spanish647,34980.7%
English145,75318.2%
Other Asian2,0220.3%
Tagalog1,7470.2%
Other Indo-European1,4640.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun6530.1%
German, other Germanic5860.1%
Chinese5730.1%
Korean5600.1%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
American17,5792.0%
German14,0471.6%
Irish9,1411.0%
English8,8041.0%
Italian4,1750.5%
French3,4540.4%
Scottish1,9510.2%
European1,5720.2%
Norwegian1,4610.2%
Polish1,3150.2%
Swedish1,2480.1%
Dutch1,1780.1%
Scotch-Irish7210.1%
British5050.1%
Czech4550.1%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen715,30181.9%
Not a citizen157,86618.1%
Native644,84473.9%
Foreign-born228,32326.1%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hidalgo County, TX

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
91,148 18.4%64,779 13.0%123,312 24.8%117,269 23.6%69,445 14.0%30,445 6.1%
  Average years of education: 11.6
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 91,148 18.4%
9-12 Years 64,779 13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED 123,312 24.8%
Some College 117,269 23.6%
Bach. Degree 69,445 14.0%
Grad Degree 30,445 6.1%
Average years of education: 11.6

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for Hidalgo County, TX

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force		EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate		State
Avg.
1990 165,820 128,406 37,414 22.6% 6.4%
1991 166,284 129,810 36,474 21.9% 7.0%
1992 172,589 133,829 38,760 22.5% 7.7%
1993 176,427 139,892 36,535 20.7% 7.2%
1994 183,302 146,795 36,507 19.9% 6.6%
1995 188,041 150,308 37,733 20.1% 6.1%
1996 189,642 152,812 36,830 19.4% 5.8%
1997 192,762 157,526 35,236 18.3% 5.4%
1998 195,622 159,951 35,671 18.2% 5.0%
1999 195,835 166,991 28,844 14.7% 4.7%
2000 211,851 192,259 19,592 9.2% 4.4%
2001 219,379 198,331 21,048 9.6% 5.0%
2002 230,937 206,838 24,099 10.4% 6.3%
2003 245,506 219,937 25,569 10.4% 6.7%
2004 254,517 231,371 23,146 9.1% 6.0%
2005 261,782 240,836 20,946 8.0% 5.5%
2006 265,959 246,140 19,819 7.5% 5.0%
2007 272,038 254,009 18,029 6.6% 4.4%
2008 282,708 262,352 20,356 7.2% 4.9%
2009 297,367 266,261 31,106 10.5% 7.5%
2010 318,793 281,155 37,638 11.8% 8.2%
2011 326,643 287,651 38,992 11.9% 8.0%
2012 327,192 292,711 34,481 10.5% 6.7%
2013 330,700 296,229 34,471 10.4% 6.3%
2014 331,733 302,287 29,446 8.9% 5.2%
2015 331,119 304,695 26,424 8.0% 4.5%
2016 337,251 310,858 26,393 7.8% 4.6%
2017 343,003 317,246 25,757 7.5% 4.3%
2018 347,614 324,589 23,025 6.6% 3.9%
2019 351,927 329,880 22,047 6.3% 3.5%
2020 359,969 318,076 41,893 11.6% 7.6%
2021 368,355 334,866 33,489 9.1% 5.6%
2022 371,985 347,873 24,112 6.5% 3.9%
2023 378,591 355,519 23,072 6.1% 3.9%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com