Guadalupe County vs Hidalgo County

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

Guadalupe County and Hidalgo County are counties in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Guadalupe County has the higher population (4,379 vs 4,097 in Hidalgo County). Hidalgo County has the higher median household income ($49,076 vs $40,149 in Guadalupe County). Hidalgo County has the higher median home value ($114,000 vs $107,200 in Guadalupe County).

Population, income & housing

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
Population	4,379	4,097
Median age	41.6 yrs	42.3 yrs
Median household income	$40,149	$49,076
Median home value	$107,200	$114,000
Median gross rent	$515	$803
Housing units	2,156	2,219
Homeownership rate	78.4%	75.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.5%	17.8%
Unemployment rate	4.7%	4.1%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
Population	4,353 → 4,379 (+0.6%)	4,297 → 4,097 (-4.7%)
Median household income	$24,798 → $40,149 (+61.9%)	$42,526 → $49,076 (+15.4%)
Median home value	$85,000 → $107,200 (+26.1%)	$86,000 → $114,000 (+32.6%)
Median gross rent	$395 → $515 (+30.4%)	$501 → $803 (+60.3%)

Guadalupe County

Population

4,3534,379

Median household income

$24,798$40,149

Median home value

$85,000$107,200

Median gross rent

$395$515

Hidalgo County

Population

4,2974,097

Median household income

$42,526$49,076

Median home value

$86,000$114,000

Median gross rent

$501$803

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
Under 5	3.4%	5.6%
5 to 17	18.0%	15.9%
18 to 24	4.6%	8.1%
25 to 34	12.2%	12.3%
35 to 44	16.0%	11.5%
45 to 54	11.2%	9.5%
55 to 64	14.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	12.3%	13.4%
75 and over	8.3%	9.0%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
White (non-Hispanic)	16.9%	38.3%
Black or African American	1.7%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.2%	0.4%
Asian	0.2%	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.6%
Two or more races	1.5%	2.7%
Hispanic or Latino	74.5%	57.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
No high school diploma	16.8%	15.1%
High school graduate	42.3%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	25.3%	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	11.2%	12.6%
Graduate or professional degree	4.3%	5.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
Drove alone	83.5%	82.7%
Carpooled	5.8%	8.3%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	3.7%	3.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	5.2%	4.8%
Other means	1.8%	1.2%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
1-unit, detached	61.5%	59.7%
1-unit, attached	1.9%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	7.4%	2.2%
5 to 19 units	2.1%	1.4%
20 or more units	0.3%	2.5%
Mobile home & other	26.9%	33.1%

Poverty & households

	Guadalupe County	Hidalgo County
Poverty rate	23.0%	20.5%
Average household size	2.67	2.67
Mean commute (minutes)	19	23
Median year structure built	1975	1977