Hidalgo vs La Homa

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

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

Hidalgo has the higher population (14,250 vs 11,389 in La Homa). Hidalgo has the higher median household income ($53,667 vs $41,198 in La Homa). Hidalgo has the higher median home value ($156,400 vs $101,400 in La Homa).

Population, income & housing

	Hidalgo	La Homa
Population	14,250	11,389
Median age	31.5 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	$53,667	$41,198
Median home value	$156,400	$101,400
Median gross rent	$849	$746
Housing units	4,141	3,358
Homeownership rate	78.9%	83.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	23.5%	7.5%
Unemployment rate	7.2%	13.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Hidalgo	La Homa
Population	13,884 → 14,250 (+2.6%)	12,729 → 11,389 (-10.5%)
Median household income	$33,576 → $53,667 (+59.8%)	$31,563 → $41,198 (+30.5%)
Median home value	$101,100 → $156,400 (+54.7%)	$66,900 → $101,400 (+51.6%)
Median gross rent	$675 → $849 (+25.8%)	$669 → $746 (+11.5%)

Hidalgo

Population

13,88414,250

Median household income

$33,576$53,667

Median home value

$101,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$675$849

La Homa

Population

12,72911,389

Median household income

$31,563$41,198

Median home value

$66,900$101,400

Median gross rent

$669$746

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Hidalgo	La Homa
Under 5	7.7%	10.2%
5 to 17	21.1%	25.2%
18 to 24	10.8%	11.3%
25 to 34	16.0%	14.8%
35 to 44	10.4%	9.4%
45 to 54	10.6%	11.1%
55 to 64	10.2%	10.1%
65 to 74	8.8%	4.9%
75 and over	4.4%	3.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Hidalgo	La Homa
White (non-Hispanic)	0.7%	1.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.3%
Two or more races	0.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	99.0%	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Hidalgo	La Homa
No high school diploma	29.8%	49.7%
High school graduate	23.2%	26.3%
Some college or associate's	23.6%	16.5%
Bachelor's degree	18.4%	4.4%
Graduate or professional degree	5.1%	3.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Hidalgo	La Homa
Drove alone	80.1%	82.0%
Carpooled	12.6%	14.1%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	1.6%	0.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.9%	1.9%
Other means	0.7%	1.4%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Hidalgo	La Homa
1-unit, detached	86.7%	72.0%
1-unit, attached	0.2%	0.4%
2 to 4 units	2.0%	1.0%
5 to 19 units	4.8%	6.6%
20 or more units	3.8%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	2.5%	20.0%

Poverty & households

	Hidalgo	La Homa
Poverty rate	24.6%	31.5%
Average household size	3.66	3.69
Mean commute (minutes)	20	23
Median year structure built	2003	1999