2024 population: 914,820 ( 44,030 from 2020)
Land area: 1570.9 square miles
Population density: 582.3 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:	54,825	5.99%	0.6%
Black:	6,193	0.68%	41.2%
Indian:	596	0.07%	10.4%
Asian:	9,938	1.09%	10.1%
2+ races:	2,069	0.23%	32.5%
Hispanic:	841,199	91.95%	5.1%

Total non-White:	859,995	94.01%	5.4%

2020-2024 Components	Number	Rate
Births:	58,981	16.9
Deaths:	25,652	7.4
Net Migration:	-1,968	-0.6
Net Immigration:	12,062	3.5

Change in White population:	-356	-0.0
Change in Non-White pop.:	44,386	5.1

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2020
870,790
55,181	6.34%
4,386	0.50%
540	0.06%
9,025	1.04%
1,562	0.18%
800,096	91.88%
815,609	93.66%

2010
774,769
60,553	7.82%
2,777	0.36%
524	0.07%
7,171	0.93%
1,190	0.15%
702,206	90.63%
714,216	92.18%

2000
569,463
59,423	10.43%
1,934	0.34%
428	0.08%
3,244	0.57%
1,163	0.20%
503,100	88.35%
510,040	89.57%

1990
383,545
54,259	14.15%
682	0.18%
160	0.04%
1,521	0.40%
n/a
326,923	85.24%
329,286	85.85%

1980
283,229
51,820	18.30%
404	0.14%
120	0.04%
417	0.15%
n/a
230,287	81.31%
231,409	81.70%

1970
181,535
36,728	20.23%
291	0.16%
16	0.01%
21	0.01%
n/a
143,611	79.11%
144,807	79.77%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2010's
143,366	18.5
37,827	4.9
-23,114	-3.0
11,748	1.5

-5,372	-0.7
101,393	13.1

Number	Rate
2000's
152,574	26.8
29,453	5.2
17,661	3.1
35,204	6.2

1,130	0.2
204,176	35.9

Number	Rate
1990's
127,297	33.2
24,223	6.3
13,624	3.6
47,998	12.5

5,164	1.3
180,754	47.1

Number	Rate
1980's
81,317	28.7
18,164	6.4
39,142	13.8
n/a

2,439	0.9
97,877	34.6

Number	Rate
1970's
n/a
n/a
50,395	27.8
n/a

15,092	8.3
86,602	47.7

Age, Family & Household Data for Hidalgo County, TX

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
29.8
276,461	30.2%
638,359	69.8%
97,866	10.7%

257,499
3.36

202,695	78.7%
133,829	66.0%
29,244	14.4%
54,804	21.3%

2010
Number	Percent
28.3
268,484	34.7%
506,285	65.3%
72,248	9.3%

216,471
3.55

179,668	83.0%
126,898	70.6%
23,708	13.2%
36,803	17.0%

2000
Number	Percent
27.4
200,510	35.2%
368,953	64.8%
55,813	9.8%

156,708
3.60

133,186	85.0%
103,351	77.6%
13,820	10.4%
23,522	15.0%

1990
Number	Percent
26.3
140,528	36.6%
243,017	63.4%
38,194	10.0%

103,514
3.67

88,615	85.6%
69,966	79.0%
9,249	10.4%
14,899	14.4%

1980
Number	Percent
24.3
111,192	39.3%
172,037	60.7%
25,954	9.2%

76,108
3.70

65,139	85.6%
54,378	83.5%
5,335	8.2%
10,969	14.4%

2022 Housing Data for Hidalgo County, TX

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	21,526	8.4%
$10,000 to $14,999	17,329	6.7%
$15,000 to $19,999	16,230	6.3%
$20,000 to $24,999	15,850	6.2%
$25,000 to $29,999	14,532	5.6%
$30,000 to $34,999	12,639	4.9%
$35,000 to $39,999	11,468	4.5%
$40,000 to $44,999	10,474	4.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	9,952	3.9%
$50,000 to $59,999	19,527	7.6%
$60,000 to $74,999	24,776	9.6%
$75,000 to $99,999	28,183	10.9%
$100,000 to $124,999	20,416	7.9%
$125,000 to $149,999	12,758	5.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	11,745	4.6%
$200,000 or more	10,094	3.9%

Median Household Income	49,371
Per Capita Income	20,844

Cost of Living Index (100 = average)
Compared to state	82
Compared to U.S.	71

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	20,788	8.1%
Public Assistance	4,791	1.9%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	74,942	29.1%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	20,379	60.7%
Unemployed	1,528	4.6%
In Armed Forces	187	0.6%

Total Labor Force	22,094	65.8%
Not in Labor Force	11,467	34.2%

Real Unemployment Rate		38.7%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	127,253	94,975	57.3%
Non-Profit	4,532	7,013	39.3%
Self-Employed	32,599	14,976	68.5%

Local Government	12,105	16,161	42.8%
State Government	9,971	13,938	41.7%
Federal Government	4,045	2,461	62.2%

Total Private + Self	159,852	109,951	59.2%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	30,653	39,573	43.6%
Total	190,505	149,524	56.0%

Pct. Govt.	17.3%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	35,081	10.3%
Sales and Office Occupations	75,326	22.1%
Professional, Technical	61,341	18.0%
Service Occupations	77,379	22.7%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing	4,174	1.2%
All others	91,826	26.9%

White Collar		50.4%

Industry
	Number	%
Health care and social assistance	52,627	15.4%
Educational services	43,022	12.6%
Retail trade	42,432	12.4%
Construction	32,972	9.7%
Accommodation and food services	27,585	8.1%
Manufacturing	19,725	5.8%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	18,621	5.5%
Other services	18,456	5.4%
Transportation and warehousing	16,505	4.8%
Public administration	15,424	4.5%
Professional, scientific, technical	10,357	3.0%
Wholesale trade	9,203	2.7%
Finance and insurance	9,053	2.7%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction	5,803	1.7%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	4,968	1.5%
Real estate and rental and leasing	4,201	1.2%
Information	3,811	1.1%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3,429	1.0%
Utilities	2,589	0.8%
Management	170	0.0%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	771,024	88.30%
Puerto Rican	3,068	0.35%
Cuban	729	0.08%
Dominican	687	0.08%

Total Central American	5,089	0.58%
Costa Rican	18	0.00%
Guatemalan	682	0.08%
Honduran	2,041	0.23%
Nicaraguan	493	0.06%
Panamanian	95	0.01%
Salvadoran	1,760	0.20%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	2,205	0.25%
Argentinean	134	0.02%
Bolivian	36	0.00%
Chilean	25	0.00%
Colombian	860	0.10%
Ecuadorian	83	0.01%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	364	0.04%
Uruguayan	7	0.00%
Venezuelan	598	0.07%
Other South American	98	0.01%

Other Hispanic	24,913	2.85%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Filipino	3,134	0.36%
Indian	2,022	0.23%
Chinese	726	0.08%
Korean	706	0.08%
Japanese	585	0.07%
Vietnamese	379	0.04%
Bangladeshi	118	0.01%
Indonesian	94	0.01%
Taiwanese	63	0.01%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
Spanish	647,349	80.7%
English	145,753	18.2%
Other Asian	2,022	0.3%
Tagalog	1,747	0.2%
Other Indo-European	1,464	0.2%
French, Haitian, Cajun	653	0.1%
German, other Germanic	586	0.1%
Chinese	573	0.1%
Korean	560	0.1%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
American	17,579	2.0%
German	14,047	1.6%
Irish	9,141	1.0%
English	8,804	1.0%
Italian	4,175	0.5%
French	3,454	0.4%
Scottish	1,951	0.2%
European	1,572	0.2%
Norwegian	1,461	0.2%
Polish	1,315	0.2%
Swedish	1,248	0.1%
Dutch	1,178	0.1%
Scotch-Irish	721	0.1%
British	505	0.1%
Czech	455	0.1%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	715,301	81.9%
Not a citizen	157,866	18.1%

Native	644,844	73.9%
Foreign-born	228,323	26.1%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
91,148	18.4%	64,779	13.0%	123,312	24.8%	117,269	23.6%	69,445	14.0%	30,445	6.1%
Average years of education: 11.6

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	91,148	18.4%
9-12 Years	64,779	13.0%
H.S. Grad or GED	123,312	24.8%
Some College	117,269	23.6%
Bach. Degree	69,445	14.0%
Grad Degree	30,445	6.1%
Average years of education: 11.6

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Year	Labor Force	Employed	Unemployed	Unemp. Rate	State Avg.
1990	165,820	128,406	37,414	22.6%	6.4%
1991	166,284	129,810	36,474	21.9%	7.0%
1992	172,589	133,829	38,760	22.5%	7.7%
1993	176,427	139,892	36,535	20.7%	7.2%
1994	183,302	146,795	36,507	19.9%	6.6%
1995	188,041	150,308	37,733	20.1%	6.1%
1996	189,642	152,812	36,830	19.4%	5.8%
1997	192,762	157,526	35,236	18.3%	5.4%
1998	195,622	159,951	35,671	18.2%	5.0%
1999	195,835	166,991	28,844	14.7%	4.7%

2000	211,851	192,259	19,592	9.2%	4.4%
2001	219,379	198,331	21,048	9.6%	5.0%
2002	230,937	206,838	24,099	10.4%	6.3%
2003	245,506	219,937	25,569	10.4%	6.7%
2004	254,517	231,371	23,146	9.1%	6.0%
2005	261,782	240,836	20,946	8.0%	5.5%
2006	265,959	246,140	19,819	7.5%	5.0%
2007	272,038	254,009	18,029	6.6%	4.4%
2008	282,708	262,352	20,356	7.2%	4.9%
2009	297,367	266,261	31,106	10.5%	7.5%

2010	318,793	281,155	37,638	11.8%	8.2%
2011	326,643	287,651	38,992	11.9%	8.0%
2012	327,192	292,711	34,481	10.5%	6.7%
2013	330,700	296,229	34,471	10.4%	6.3%
2014	331,733	302,287	29,446	8.9%	5.2%
2015	331,119	304,695	26,424	8.0%	4.5%
2016	337,251	310,858	26,393	7.8%	4.6%
2017	343,003	317,246	25,757	7.5%	4.3%
2018	347,614	324,589	23,025	6.6%	3.9%
2019	351,927	329,880	22,047	6.3%	3.5%

2020	359,969	318,076	41,893	11.6%	7.6%
2021	368,355	334,866	33,489	9.1%	5.6%
2022	371,985	347,873	24,112	6.5%	3.9%
2023	378,591	355,519	23,072	6.1%	3.9%
2024	396,065	372,431	23,634	6.0%	4.1%

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	296,286
Median Value	$112,700

Occupied	257,499	86.9%
Vacant	38,787	13.1%

Owned	174,713	67.8%
Rented	82,786	32.2%
Median Rent	$875

Single-Family Units	199,130	67.2%
Detached	193,937	65.5%
Attached	5,193	1.8%
Buldings with 5+ Units	23,768	8.0%
Mobile Homes	42,632	14.4%

Hidalgo County, TX

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Hidalgo County, TX

2022 Housing Data for Hidalgo County, TX

2022 Income & Employment Data for Hidalgo County, TX

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Hidalgo County, TX

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Hidalgo County, TX

Historical Labor Force Data for Hidalgo County, TX