What is the population of Hidalgo County, Texas?

The population of Hidalgo County, Texas is 890,805, compared to the U.S. total of 334,821,731.

What is the median household income in Hidalgo County, Texas?

The median household income in Hidalgo County, Texas is $52,210, compared to the U.S. median of $78,145.

The median home price in Hidalgo County, Texas is $139,402, compared to the U.S. median of $242,182.

The unemployment rate in Hidalgo County, Texas is 7.5%, 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 D

Income D

Education F

Metric	Hidalgo County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Population	890,805	30,143,883	334,821,731
Population density (per sq mi)	563.1	112.1	85.8
Population growth (%/yr)	0.88%	1.36%	0.57%
Median age	30.4	35.8	37.1
Households	264,086	10,745,192	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	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median household income	$52,210	$76,510	$78,145
Income growth (%/yr)	5.39%	4.76%	5.07%
Unemployment rate	7.5%	5.1%	5.2%

Metric	Hidalgo County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Median home price	$139,402	$248,418	$242,182
Median rent	$925	$1,338	$1,342
Homeownership rate	67.6%	62.6%	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	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Average commute time (min)	20.2	22.7	22.5
Work from home	8.6%	12.8%	13.4%

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

Metric	Hidalgo County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.7%	29.3%	31.6%
Average household size	3.30	2.70	2.54

Hidalgo County has a health index of D, which means it is barely healthy.

Metric	Hidalgo County	Texas Avg	U.S. Average
Life expectancy (years)	80.3	78.0	78.3
Self-rated poor health	28.4%	21.1%	16.3%
Smokers	18.1%	19.9%	19.0%