Hidalgo

Population: 14,250
Median household income: $53,667
Median home value: $156,400

Hidalgo is a community in Hidalgo County, Texas, home to 14,250 residents. Its median household income of $53,667 runs in line with the Hidalgo County figure of $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, Hidalgo's population grew 2.6% from 13,884 to 14,250, while its median home value rose 54.7% from $101,100 to $156,400.

Owners occupy 78.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.5 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,250
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,667
Median home value: $156,400
Median gross rent: $849
Housing units: 4,141
Homeownership rate: 78.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.5%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,88414,250

Median household income

$33,576$53,667

Median home value

$101,100$156,400

Median gross rent

$675$849

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,884	$33,576	$101,100	$675
2020	13,984	$38,273	$114,200	$701
2021	13,939	$39,504	$111,300	$756
2022	14,075	$45,919	$136,100	$832
2023	14,250	$53,667	$156,400	$849

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

Age distribution

Under 57.7%

5 to 1721.1%

18 to 2410.8%

25 to 3416.0%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.6%

55 to 6410.2%

65 to 748.8%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,097	7.7%
5 to 17	3,003	21.1%
18 to 24	1,534	10.8%
25 to 34	2,281	16.0%
35 to 44	1,477	10.4%
45 to 54	1,516	10.6%
55 to 64	1,460	10.2%
65 to 74	1,249	8.8%
75 and over	633	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	98	0.7%
Black or African American	4	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	15	0.1%
Two or more races	31	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,102	99.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.8%

High school graduate23.2%

Some college or associate's23.6%

Bachelor's degree18.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,566	29.8%
High school graduate	1,997	23.2%
Some college or associate's	2,030	23.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,584	18.4%
Graduate or professional degree	439	5.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled12.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.9%

Other means0.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,263	80.1%
Carpooled	830	12.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	107	1.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	320	4.9%
Other means	47	0.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,174	34.8%
15 to 29 min	2,514	40.2%
30 to 44 min	1,228	19.7%
45 to 59 min	131	2.1%
60+ min	200	3.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.66
Poverty rate: 24.6% (3,494 of 14,209)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,439	88.5%
Nonfamily households	447	11.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 2003

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,886	93.8%
Vacant	255	6.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,067	78.9%
Renter-occupied	819	21.1%

1-unit, detached86.7%

1-unit, attached0.2%

2 to 4 units2.0%

5 to 19 units4.8%

20 or more units3.8%

Mobile home & other2.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,589	86.7%
1-unit, attached	9	0.2%
2 to 4 units	81	2.0%
5 to 19 units	198	4.8%
20 or more units	159	3.8%
Mobile home & other	105	2.5%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4833560
Type (LSAD): 25
Land area: 8.35 sq mi
Water area: 0.11 sq mi
Center point: 26.1089, -98.2462