Scissors

Population: 3,196
Median household income: $37,625
Median home value: $51,100

Located in Hidalgo County, Texas, Scissors is a community with a population of 3,196. At $37,625, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

Between 2019 and 2023, Scissors's population declined 11.1% from 3,594 to 3,196, while its median home value fell 18.8% from $62,900 to $51,100.

Owners occupy 83.9% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 25.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,196
Median age: 25.1 yrs
Median household income: $37,625
Median home value: $51,100
Median gross rent: $617
Housing units: 878
Homeownership rate: 83.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 3.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,5943,196

Median household income

$22,887$37,625

Median home value

$62,900$51,100

Median gross rent

$479$617

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,594	$22,887	$62,900	$479
2020	3,511	$23,275	$46,900	$494
2021	4,052	$25,810	$44,000	$524
2022	3,667	$28,522	$49,100	$548
2023	3,196	$37,625	$51,100	$617

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

Age distribution

Under 515.9%

5 to 1724.5%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5410.2%

55 to 647.0%

65 to 745.8%

75 and over4.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	507	15.9%
5 to 17	783	24.5%
18 to 24	298	9.3%
25 to 34	408	12.8%
35 to 44	331	10.4%
45 to 54	326	10.2%
55 to 64	224	7.0%
65 to 74	186	5.8%
75 and over	133	4.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7	0.2%
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)	3,189	99.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma50.5%

High school graduate35.0%

Some college or associate's11.5%

Bachelor's degree2.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	812	50.5%
High school graduate	563	35.0%
Some college or associate's	185	11.5%
Bachelor's degree	42	2.6%
Graduate or professional degree	6	0.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone75.5%

Carpooled15.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	883	75.5%
Carpooled	185	15.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	6	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	96	8.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	202	18.8%
15 to 29 min	567	52.8%
30 to 44 min	283	26.4%
45 to 59 min	10	0.9%
60+ min	12	1.1%

Households

Average household size: 4.76
Poverty rate: 39.4% (1,259 of 3,196)

	Count	Share
Family households	595	88.5%
Nonfamily households	77	11.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1993

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	672	76.5%
Vacant	206	23.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	564	83.9%
Renter-occupied	108	16.1%

1-unit, detached74.4%

1-unit, attached1.0%

2 to 4 units1.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other22.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	653	74.4%
1-unit, attached	9	1.0%
2 to 4 units	15	1.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	201	22.9%

Geography

Place GEOID: 4866248
Type (LSAD): 57
Land area: 1.59 sq mi
Water area: 0 sq mi
Center point: 26.1333, -98.0475