Alton vs Hidalgo

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

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

Alton has the higher population (19,205 vs 14,250 in Hidalgo). Hidalgo has the higher median household income ($53,667 vs $48,777 in Alton). Hidalgo has the higher median home value ($156,400 vs $126,600 in Alton).

Population, income & housing

	Alton	Hidalgo
Population	19,205	14,250
Median age	26.7 yrs	31.5 yrs
Median household income	$48,777	$53,667
Median home value	$126,600	$156,400
Median gross rent	$981	$849
Housing units	5,585	4,141
Homeownership rate	61.2%	78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher	12.9%	23.5%
Unemployment rate	8.6%	7.2%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Alton	Hidalgo
Population	16,976 → 19,205 (+13.1%)	13,884 → 14,250 (+2.6%)
Median household income	$32,495 → $48,777 (+50.1%)	$33,576 → $53,667 (+59.8%)
Median home value	$73,900 → $126,600 (+71.3%)	$101,100 → $156,400 (+54.7%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $981 (+33.8%)	$675 → $849 (+25.8%)

Alton

Population

16,97619,205

Median household income

$32,495$48,777

Median home value

$73,900$126,600

Median gross rent

$733$981

Hidalgo

Population

13,88414,250

Median household income

$33,576$53,667

Median home value

$101,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$675$849

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Alton	Hidalgo
Under 5	8.5%	7.7%
5 to 17	27.7%	21.1%
18 to 24	11.6%	10.8%
25 to 34	15.4%	16.0%
35 to 44	13.4%	10.4%
45 to 54	8.6%	10.6%
55 to 64	6.5%	10.2%
65 to 74	5.5%	8.8%
75 and over	2.7%	4.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Alton	Hidalgo
White (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	0.7%
Black or African American	0.2%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.1%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino	98.7%	99.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Alton	Hidalgo
No high school diploma	37.4%	29.8%
High school graduate	26.0%	23.2%
Some college or associate's	23.8%	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	9.6%	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	3.3%	5.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Alton	Hidalgo
Drove alone	78.4%	80.1%
Carpooled	9.2%	12.6%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.4%	1.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	9.2%	4.9%
Other means	0.8%	0.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Alton	Hidalgo
1-unit, detached	63.5%	86.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	0.2%
2 to 4 units	19.0%	2.0%
5 to 19 units	4.7%	4.8%
20 or more units	2.5%	3.8%
Mobile home & other	8.4%	2.5%

Poverty & households

	Alton	Hidalgo
Poverty rate	28.1%	24.6%
Average household size	3.71	3.66
Mean commute (minutes)	28	20
Median year structure built	2004	2003