What is the population of Hidalgo County, New Mexico?

The population of Hidalgo County, New Mexico is 4,006, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Hidalgo County, New Mexico?

The median household income in Hidalgo County, New Mexico is $49,148, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Hidalgo County, New Mexico is $77,498, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Hidalgo County, New Mexico is 4.0%, compared to the U.S. average of 5.2%.

Key statistics on population, economy, housing, and commuting compared to state and national averages. Explore interactive maps for deeper analysis.

Health B

Income D

Education F

Metric	Hidalgo County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Population	4,006	2,109,122	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	1.2	17.3	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	-1.45%	0.18%	0.57%
Median age	42.7	37.7	37.1
Households	1,501	824,565	128,459,983

Year	Hidalgo County

Group	Share

Hidalgo County has a the economy index of D, which means it is barely prosperous.

Metric	Hidalgo County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$49,148	$62,378	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.48%	4.57%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	4.0%	5.9%	5.2%

Metric	Hidalgo County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$77,498	$197,886	$242,182
Median rent	$803	$1,020	$1,342
Homeownership rate	75.4%	69.3%	65.1%

The most common departure window is 07:00 AM – 07:29 AM , followed by 07:30 AM – 07:59 AM .

Metric	Hidalgo County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	12.4	18.7	22.5
Work from home	4.8%	11.0%	13.4%

Hidalgo County has a education index of F, which means it scores poorly in education.

Metric	Hidalgo County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	15.9%	26.3%	31.6%
Average household size	2.68	2.52	2.54

Hidalgo County has a health index of B, which means it is quite healthy.

Metric	Hidalgo County	New Mexico Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	79.8	78.6	78.3
Self-rated poor health	19.1%	17.9%	16.3%
Smokers	17.6%	18.0%	19.0%