Hidalgo vs West Liberty

A side-by-side comparison of Hidalgo and West Liberty: population, income, housing, and more.

Hidalgo and West Liberty are places in Illinois. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hidalgo has the higher population (75 vs 37 in West Liberty). Hidalgo has the higher median household income ($54,375 vs $35,536 in West Liberty). Hidalgo has the higher median home value ($58,300 vs $51,700 in West Liberty).

Population, income & housing

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
Population	75	37
Median age	49.8 yrs	59.3 yrs
Median household income	$54,375	$35,536
Median home value	$58,300	$51,700
Housing units	44	29
Homeownership rate	90.2%	100.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	12.5%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
Population	156 → 75 (-51.9%)	192 → 37 (-80.7%)
Median household income	$44,750 → $54,375 (+21.5%)	$56,389 → $35,536 (-37.0%)
Median home value	$59,400 → $58,300 (-1.9%)	$43,300 → $51,700 (+19.4%)

Hidalgo

Population

15675

Median household income

$44,750$54,375

Median home value

$59,400$58,300

West Liberty

Population

19237

Median household income

$56,389$35,536

Median home value

$43,300$51,700

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
Under 5	1.3%	0.0%
5 to 17	10.7%	0.0%
18 to 24	5.3%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	24.3%
35 to 44	12.0%	0.0%
45 to 54	13.3%	0.0%
55 to 64	13.3%	40.5%
65 to 74	21.3%	35.1%
75 and over	8.0%	0.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
White (non-Hispanic)	97.3%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	2.7%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
No high school diploma	8.1%	21.6%
High school graduate	30.6%	59.5%
Some college or associate's	43.5%	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	0.0%	0.0%
Graduate or professional degree	17.7%	0.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
Drove alone	80.0%	100.0%
Carpooled	8.6%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.7%	0.0%
Other means	5.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
1-unit, detached	84.1%	75.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	15.9%	24.1%

Poverty & households

	Hidalgo	West Liberty
Poverty rate	9.3%	0.0%
Average household size	1.83	1.28
Mean commute (minutes)	26	—
Median year structure built	1953	1958