Doffing

Population: 5,126
Median household income: $26,525
Median home value: $93,300

Doffing, a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, has 5,126 residents. At $26,525, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Doffing's population held roughly steady from 5,176 to 5,126, while its median home value rose 37.0% from $68,100 to $93,300.

39.6% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.81 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,126
Median age: 27.2 yrs
Median household income: $26,525
Median home value: $93,300
Median gross rent: $793
Housing units: 1,467
Homeownership rate: 85.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 4.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,1765,126

Median household income

$28,162$26,525

Median home value

$68,100$93,300

Median gross rent

$902$793

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,176	$28,162	$68,100	$902
2020	4,864	$26,071	$67,000	$913
2021	5,396	$26,811	$73,900	$911
2022	5,209	$24,404	$90,400	$912
2023	5,126	$26,525	$93,300	$793

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 511.2%

5 to 1722.4%

18 to 249.4%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 447.6%

45 to 5413.4%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 741.8%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	573	11.2%
5 to 17	1,148	22.4%
18 to 24	480	9.4%
25 to 34	845	16.5%
35 to 44	391	7.6%
45 to 54	685	13.4%
55 to 64	544	10.6%
65 to 74	94	1.8%
75 and over	366	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14	0.3%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	5,112	99.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma47.9%

High school graduate26.5%

Some college or associate's13.0%

Bachelor's degree11.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,401	47.9%
High school graduate	775	26.5%
Some college or associate's	381	13.0%
Bachelor's degree	332	11.4%
Graduate or professional degree	36	1.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone79.4%

Carpooled11.4%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.8%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,298	79.4%
Carpooled	187	11.4%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	94	5.8%
Other means	54	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	22.5%
15 to 29 min	740	48.1%
30 to 44 min	410	26.6%
45 to 59 min	43	2.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.81
Poverty rate: 39.6% (2,032 of 5,126)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,200	89.2%
Nonfamily households	145	10.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,345	91.7%
Vacant	122	8.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,145	85.1%
Renter-occupied	200	14.9%

1-unit, detached76.9%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units1.5%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,128	76.9%
1-unit, attached	39	2.7%
2 to 4 units	22	1.5%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	278	19.0%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4820734
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 4.33 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.2788, -98.3856