Olivarez

Population: 6,566
Median household income: $62,985
Median home value: $68,000

Located in Hidalgo County, Texas, Olivarez is a community with a population of 6,566. At $62,985, its median household income sits above Hidalgo County's $52,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Olivarez's population grew 16.8% from 5,621 to 6,566, while its median home value fell 1.9% from $69,300 to $68,000.

The typical home was built around 1994. 25.6% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 6,566
Median age: 18.1 yrs
Median household income: $62,985
Median home value: $68,000
Median gross rent: $961
Housing units: 1,358
Homeownership rate: 88.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,6216,566

Median household income

$54,447$62,985

Median home value

$69,300$68,000

Median gross rent

$597$961

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,621	—	$69,300	$597
2020	7,293	$54,447	$56,800	$581
2021	7,213	$55,118	$57,900	$812
2022	6,853	$61,740	$68,600	$789
2023	6,566	$62,985	$68,000	$961

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

Age distribution

Under 523.9%

5 to 1725.8%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3410.3%

35 to 448.6%

45 to 548.1%

55 to 645.0%

65 to 745.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,567	23.9%
5 to 17	1,696	25.8%
18 to 24	557	8.5%
25 to 34	679	10.3%
35 to 44	567	8.6%
45 to 54	533	8.1%
55 to 64	331	5.0%
65 to 74	366	5.6%
75 and over	270	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	0	0.0%
Black or African American	121	1.8%
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)	6,445	98.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma42.2%

High school graduate21.4%

Some college or associate's26.3%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,159	42.2%
High school graduate	588	21.4%
Some college or associate's	721	26.3%
Bachelor's degree	174	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	104	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 36 min

Drove alone76.6%

Carpooled11.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.7%

Other means3.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,267	76.6%
Carpooled	187	11.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	144	8.7%
Other means	55	3.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	347	23.0%
15 to 29 min	560	37.1%
30 to 44 min	210	13.9%
45 to 59 min	259	17.2%
60+ min	133	8.8%

Households

Average household size: 5.33
Poverty rate: 25.6% (1,676 of 6,536)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,130	91.7%
Nonfamily households	102	8.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1994

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,232	90.7%
Vacant	126	9.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,086	88.1%
Renter-occupied	146	11.9%

1-unit, detached77.9%

1-unit, attached4.1%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other16.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,058	77.9%
1-unit, attached	55	4.1%
2 to 4 units	22	1.6%
5 to 19 units	4	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	219	16.1%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4853934
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 3.69 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.2285, -97.9931