Hidalgo County, Texas (TX)
County owner-occupied free and clear houses and condos in 2010: 74,721
County owner-occupied houses and condos in 2000: 114,570
Renter-occupied apartments: 64,938 (it was 42,254 in 2000)
| % of renters here: | 27% |
| State: | 36% |
Land area: 1570 sq. mi.
Water area: 12.9 sq. mi.
Population density: 566 people per square mile (high).
Industries providing employment: Educational, health and social services (26.3%), Construction (11.4%), Retail trade (10.9%).
Type of workers:
- Private wage or salary: 71%
- Government: 16%
- Self-employed, not incorporated: 13%
- Unpaid family work: 1%
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- 822,10692.5%Hispanic or Latino
- 49,5425.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
- 8,4120.9%Asian alone
- 3,9560.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
- 3,3420.4%Two or more races
- 5470.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone
- 4280.05%Some other race alone
| Median resident age: | 30.3 years |
| Texas median age: | 35.6 years |
| Males: 439,292 |  (49.4%) |
| Females: 449,075 |  (50.6%) |
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| Hidalgo County: | 3.0 people |
| Texas: | 3 people |
Estimated median household income in 2022: $49,142 ($24,863 in 1999)
| This county: | $49,142 |
| Texas: | $72,284 |
Median contract rent in 2022 for apartments: $705 (lower quartile is $518, upper quartile is $900)
| This county: | $705 |
| State: | $1117 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $123,700 (it was $46,000 in 2000)
| Hidalgo: | $123,700 |
| Texas: | $275,400 |
Mean price in 2022:
Median monthly housing costs for homes and condos with a mortgage: $1,349Detached houses: $172,712
Here: $172,712 State: $369,058 Townhouses or other attached units: $186,781
Here: $186,781 State: $327,631 In 2-unit structures: $118,033
Here: $118,033 State: $374,947 In 3-to-4-unit structures: $108,114
Here: $108,114 State: $209,652 In 5-or-more-unit structures: $177,806
Here: $177,806 State: $413,944 Mobile homes: $62,615
Here: $62,615 State: $124,413 Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $38,144
Here: $38,144 State: $73,921
Median monthly housing costs for units without a mortgage: $440
Institutionalized population: 5,595
Crime in 2021 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 10
- Rapes: 116
- Robberies: 81
- Assaults: 332
- Burglaries: 537
- Thefts: 1834
- Auto thefts: 369
Crime in 2020 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):
- Murders: 15
- Rapes: 107
- Robberies: 70
- Assaults: 290
- Burglaries: 671
- Thefts: 1939
- Auto thefts: 342
Health of residents in Hidalgo County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:
General health status score of residents in this county from 1 (poor) to 5 (excellent) is 3.1. This is significantly worse than average.64.2% of residents exercised in the past month. This is less than average.
32.2% of residents smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives. This is less than average.
57.8% of adult residents drank alcohol in the past 30 days. This is less than average.
48.7% of residents visited a dentist within the past year. This is less than average.
Average weight of males is 193 pounds. This is about average.
Average weight of females is 161 pounds. This is about average.
Single-family new house construction building permits:
- 2022: 3862 buildings, average cost: $232,400
- 2021: 4844 buildings, average cost: $201,900
- 2020: 3491 buildings, average cost: $188,500
- 2019: 3526 buildings, average cost: $166,300
- 2018: 2959 buildings, average cost: $143,600
- 2017: 2698 buildings, average cost: $175,500
- 2016: 2921 buildings, average cost: $178,200
- 2015: 2929 buildings, average cost: $176,300
- 2014: 2840 buildings, average cost: $119,700
- 2013: 2545 buildings, average cost: $106,100
- 2012: 2833 buildings, average cost: $139,500
- 2011: 2922 buildings, average cost: $136,100
- 2010: 3096 buildings, average cost: $126,300
- 2009: 2784 buildings, average cost: $94,600
- 2008: 3137 buildings, average cost: $94,000
- 2007: 5079 buildings, average cost: $121,900
- 2006: 6870 buildings, average cost: $112,100
- 2005: 6741 buildings, average cost: $106,700
- 2004: 6744 buildings, average cost: $73,100
- 2003: 6461 buildings, average cost: $61,000
- 2002: 6418 buildings, average cost: $58,200
- 2001: 5626 buildings, average cost: $60,200
- 2000: 5038 buildings, average cost: $57,200
- 1999: 5069 buildings, average cost: $59,700
- 1998: 5219 buildings, average cost: $44,100
- 1997: 4155 buildings, average cost: $43,800
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $3,279 (1.9%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,521 (1.6%)
| Hidalgo County: | 27.6% |
| Texas: | 14.0% |
Median age of residents in 2022: 30.3 years old
(Males: 29.3 years old, Females: 31.2 years old)
(Median age for: White residents: 56.3 years old, Black residents: 27.1 years old, American Indian residents: 27.0 years old, Asian residents: 39.0 years old, Hispanic or Latino residents: 29.2 years old, Other race residents: 32.8 years old)
Area name: McAllen-Edinburg-Pharr, TX MSA
Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Hidalgo County is $517 a month.
Fair market rent for a 2-bedroom apartment is $610 a month.
Fair market rent for a 3-bedroom apartment is $731 a month.
Cities in this county include: McAllen, Southeast Hidalgo, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, San Juan, Donna, Alamo, Mercedes.
2023 air pollution in Hidalgo County:
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Annual: 11.0 µg/m3(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m3). Near U.S. average.
Local government website: www.co.hidalgo.tx.us
Neighboring counties: Glades County, Florida 
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| Here: | 5.8% |
| Texas: | 3.5% |
Current college students: 27,046
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 69.7%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 21.3%
Number of foreign born residents: 233,796 (31.0% naturalized citizens)
| Hidalgo County: | 26.3% |
| Whole state: | 17.2% |
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population
- 54,8402010 or later
- 60,3922000 to 2009
- 43,2261990 to 1999
- 47,5711980 to 1989
- 32,9781970 to 1979
- 25,703Before 1970
Mean travel time to work (commute): minutes
Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 97.2%
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 204,479
- One, attached: 6,036
- Two: 12,550
- 3 or 4: 15,800
- 5 to 9: 8,345
- 10 to 19: 7,703
- 20 to 49: 5,164
- 50 or more: 4,176
- Mobile homes: 41,985
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2,158
Housing units in Hidalgo County with a mortgage: 72,536 (1,593 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 1,310 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 2,322
| Here: | 97.3% with mortgage |
| State: | 98.4% with mortgage |
Religion statistics for Hidalgo County
| Religion | Adherents | Congregations |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic | 269,071 | 56 |
| Evangelical Protestant | 75,327 | 525 |
| Other | 18,510 | 43 |
| Mainline Protestant | 14,394 | 52 |
| Orthodox | 160 | 1 |
| None | 397,307 | - |
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Food Environment Statistics:
Number of grocery stores: 79
| Hidalgo County: | 1.12 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 1.47 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 6
| Here: | 0.09 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 0.14 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 67
| This county: | 0.95 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 1.11 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 240
| Hidalgo County: | 3.40 / 10,000 pop. |
| Texas: | 3.95 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 337
| This county: | 4.78 / 10,000 pop. |
| State: | 6.13 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate:
| Hidalgo County: | 9.7% |
| Texas: | 8.9% |
Adult obesity rate:
| Hidalgo County: | 28.7% |
| State: | 26.6% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
| Here: | 15.8% |
| State: | 15.7% |
Agriculture in Hidalgo County:
Average size of farms: 282 acresAverage value of agricultural products sold per farm: $96,042
Average value of crops sold per acre for harvested cropland: $657.63
The value of nursery, greenhouse, floriculture, and sod as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 3.42%
The value of livestock, poultry, and their products as a percentage of the total market value of agricultural products sold: 9.72%
Average total farm production expenses per farm: $72,429
Harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 46.77%
Irrigated harvested cropland as a percentage of land in farms: 58.18%
Average market value of all machinery and equipment per farm: $48,731
The percentage of farms operated by a family or individual: 85.93%
Average age of principal farm operators: 57 years
Average number of cattle and calves per 100 acres of all land in farms: 5.28
Corn for grain: 12018 harvested acres
All wheat for grain: 540 harvested acres
Upland cotton: 41322 harvested acres
Soybeans for beans: 27 harvested acres
Vegetables: 36,098 harvested acres
Land in orchards: 27,767 acres
Earthquake activity:
Hidalgo County-area historical earthquake activity is slightly below Texas state average. It is 80% smaller than the overall U.S. average.On 10/20/2011 at 12:24:41, a magnitude 4.8 (4.8 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 181.5 miles away from Hidalgo County center
On 4/14/1995 at 00:32:56, a magnitude 5.7 (5.6 MB, 5.7 MS, 5.7 MW, Depth: 11.1 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 422.5 miles away from the county center
On 4/9/1993 at 12:29:19, a magnitude 4.3 (4.1 MB, 4.3 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 177.7 miles away from the county center
On 4/25/2010 at 02:10:42, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MB, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 103.2 miles away from the county center
On 11/13/2017 at 11:23:01, a magnitude 3.9 (3.9 MD, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 108.4 miles away from Hidalgo County center
On 3/24/1997 at 22:31:34, a magnitude 3.8 (3.8 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 102.2 miles away from the county center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)
Most recent natural disasters:
- Texas Covid-19 Pandemic, Incident Period: January 20, 2020, FEMA Id: 4485, Natural disaster type: Other
- Texas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 24, 2019 - June 25, 2019, FEMA Id: 4454, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms And Flooding, Incident Period: June 19, 2018 - July 13, 2018, FEMA Id: 4377, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms and Flooding, Incident Period: May 22, 2016 to June 24, 2016, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4272: June 11, 2016, FEMA Id: 4272, Natural disaster type: Storm, Flood
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: October 22, 2015 to October 31, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4245: November 25, 2015, FEMA Id: 4245, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding, Incident Period: May 04, 2015 to June 23, 2015, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-4223: May 29, 2015, FEMA Id: 4223, Natural disaster type: Storm, Tornado, Flood, Wind
- Texas Hurricane Alex, Incident Period: June 30, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Major Disaster (Presidential) Declared DR-1931: August 03, 2010, FEMA Id: 1931, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Tropical Storm Alex, Incident Period: June 27, 2010 to August 14, 2010, Emergency Declared EM-3313: June 29, 2010, FEMA Id: 3313, Natural disaster type: Tropical Storm
- Texas Hurricane Ike, Incident Period: September 07, 2008 to September 26, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3294: September 10, 2008, FEMA Id: 3294, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- Texas Hurricane Gustav, Incident Period: August 27, 2008 to September 07, 2008, Emergency Declared EM-3290: August 29, 2008, FEMA Id: 3290, Natural disaster type: Hurricane
- 12 other natural disasters have been reported since 1953.
The number of natural disasters in Hidalgo County (22) is greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 12
Emergencies Declared: 7
Causes of natural disasters: Hurricanes: 12, Floods: 7, Storms: 6, Tornadoes: 3, Winds: 3, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Tropical Storm: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 244,268 (74.6%)
- Carpooled: 30,325 (9.3%)
- Bus: 1,110 (0.3%)
- Subway or elevated rail: 59 (0.0%)
- Taxicab, motorcycle, or other means: 14,041 (4.3%)
- Bicycle: 249 (0.1%)
- Walked: 5,475 (1.7%)
- Worked at home: 31,963 (9.8%)
- Health care and social assistance (22%)
- Educational services (13%)
- Retail trade (10%)
- Accommodation and food services (8%)
- Other services, except public administration (5%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (3%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (3%)
- Health care and social assistance (27%)
- Educational services (16%)
- Retail trade (12%)
- Accommodation and food services (10%)
- Other services, except public administration (6%)
- Administrative and support and waste management services (4%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Construction and extraction occupations (18%)
- Sales and related occupations (10%)
- Transportation occupations (9%)
- Management occupations (8%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
- Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations (6%)
- Production occupations (6%)
- Office and administrative support occupations (18%)
- Healthcare support occupations (12%)
- Sales and related occupations (12%)
- Educational instruction, and library occupations (12%)
- Food preparation and serving related occupations (8%)
- Management occupations (7%)
- Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations (5%)
- Mexico (89%)
- Philippines (1%)
- Honduras (1%)
- El Salvador (1%)
- India (1%)
- Canada (0%)
- Venezuela (0%)
- American (2%)
- German (1%)
- English (1%)
- Irish (0%)
- Italian (0%)
- Scottish (0%)
- European (0%)
People in group quarters in Hidalgo County, Texas in 2010:
- 2,512 people in state prisons
- 1,821 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
- 794 people in college/university student housing
- 783 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
- 250 people in other noninstitutional facilities
- 167 people in correctional facilities intended for juveniles
- 119 people in residential treatment centers for adults
- 117 people in federal prisons
- 103 people in residential schools for people with disabilities
- 91 people in workers' group living quarters and job corps centers
- 82 people in emergency and transitional shelters (with sleeping facilities) for people experiencing homelessness
- 51 people in group homes intended for adults
- 41 people in residential treatment centers for juveniles (non-correctional)
- 37 people in correctional residential facilities
- 9 people in in-patient hospice facilities
- 5 people in group homes for juveniles (non-correctional)
People in group quarters in Hidalgo County, Texas in 2000:
- 2,178 people in state prisons
- 1,387 people in nursing homes
- 1,013 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
- 240 people in training schools for juvenile delinquents
- 189 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
- 123 people in other noninstitutional group quarters
- 100 people in halfway houses
- 91 people in other nonhousehold living situations
- 83 people in unknown juvenile institutions
- 57 people in religious group quarters
- 43 people in agriculture workers' dormitories on farms
- 42 people in orthopedic wards and institutions for the physically handicapped
- 30 people in homes or halfway houses for drug/alcohol abuse
- 20 people in hospitals/wards and hospices for chronically ill
- 18 people in homes for the mentally retarded
- 17 people in other group homes
- 14 people in hospices or homes for chronically ill
- 12 people in schools, hospitals, or wards for the intellectually disabled
- 8 people in wards in general hospitals for patients who have no usual home elsewhere
- 6 people in military hospitals or wards for chronically ill
- 6 people in other workers' dormitories
- 5 people in homes for abused, dependent, and neglected children
2.90% of this county's 2021 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2020 ($46,406 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 2.90% |
| Texas average: | 8.12% |
0.01% of residents moved from foreign countries ($200 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.04%
1.75% relocated from other counties in Texas ($26,943 average AGI)
1.14% relocated from other states ($19,264 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 1.14% Texas average: 2.83%
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2020 and 2021:
| from Cameron County, TX |  0.33% ($45,063 average AGI) |
| from Harris County, TX | 0.22% ($43,624) |
| from Bexar County, TX | 0.20% ($42,559) |
| from Starr County, TX | 0.13% ($43,929) |
| from Travis County, TX | 0.11% ($51,208) |
| from Dallas County, TX | 0.06% ($36,615) |
| from Nueces County, TX | 0.06% ($47,057) |
2.73% of this county's 2020 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2021 ($45,511 average adjusted gross income)
| Here: | 2.73% |
| Texas average: | 7.40% |
0.01% of residents moved to foreign countries ($147 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.01% Texas average: 0.03%
1.74% relocated to other counties in Texas ($28,940 average AGI)
0.99% relocated to other states ($16,425 average AGI)
Hidalgo County: 0.99% Texas average: 2.08%
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2020 and 2021:
| to Cameron County, TX | 0.28% ($40,029 average AGI) |
| to Bexar County, TX | 0.28% ($49,173) |
| to Harris County, TX | 0.21% ($42,303) |
| to Travis County, TX | 0.11% ($40,625) |
| to Starr County, TX | 0.07% ($29,464) |
| to Nueces County, TX | 0.06% ($36,714) |
| to Dallas County, TX | 0.06% ($43,235) |
Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 26.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 24.9
Births per 1000 population from 2010 to 2022: 15.5
Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2009: 4.8
Deaths per 1000 population from 2010 to 2020: 5.3
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2009: 4.7
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2010 to 2021: 4.6
Persons under 19 years old without health insurance coverage in 2018: 13.6%
Persons enrolled in hospital insurance and/or supplemental medical insurance (Medicare) in July 1, 2007: 66,908 (55,815 aged, 11,093 disabled)
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2007: 42,245 (16%)
Most common underlying causes of death in Hidalgo County, Texas in 1999 - 2019:
- Acute myocardial infarction, unspecified (10,400)
- Atherosclerotic heart disease (3,577)
- Bronchus or lung, unspecified - Malignant neoplasms (2,735)
- Septicaemia, unspecified (2,354)
- Alzheimer disease, unspecified (2,232)
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified (1,836)
- Other and unspecified cirrhosis of liver (1,691)
- Unspecified diabetes mellitus, without complications (1,653)
- Unspecified dementia (1,619)
- Pneumonia, unspecified (1,577)
Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 33%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 34%
Short term general hospital admissions per 100,000 population in 2004: 12,158
Short term general hospital beds per 100,000 population in 2004: 232
Emergency room visits per 100,000 population in 2004: 19,345
General practice office based MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 2,587
Medical specialist MDs per 100,000 population in 2005: 452
Dentists per 100,000 population in 1998: 3
Total births per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006 : 16
Total deaths per 100,000 population, July 2005 - July 2006: 46
Limited-service eating places per 100,000 population in 2005 : 4
EPA green book nonattainment status in 2004-2006: 1
Crimes per 100,000 population in 1996: 1
Homicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 50.8. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 31.0
- Cut/Pierce - 6.6
- Other - 13.2
Suicides per 1,000,000 population from 2000 to 2006: 46.5. This is less than state average.
Deaths per 1,000,000 population:
- Firearm - 26.4
- Suffocation - 16.6
- Other - 3.4
Household type by relationship:
Households: 888,367- Male householders: 124,479 (25,030 living alone), Female householders: 146,412 (24,495 living alone)
135,699 spouses (133,436 opposite-sex spouses), 18,171 unmarried partners, (17,502 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 346,457 children (331,059 natural, 2,773 adopted, 12,625 stepchildren), 48,354 grandchildren, 12,857 brothers or sisters, 15,711 parents, 0 foster children, 24,728 other relatives, 8,952 non-relatives
- In group quarters: 6,547
Size of family households: 62,069 2-persons, 43,413 3-persons, 45,507 4-persons, 34,715 5-persons, 12,528 6-persons, 12,566 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 49,525 1-person, 9,825 2-persons, 322 3-persons, 372 4-persons, 49 6-persons.
139,658 married couples with children.
83,282 single-parent households (13,775 men, 69,507 women).
18.2% of residents of Hidalgo speak English at home.
80.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (62% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 9% speak English not well, 13% don't speak English at all).
0.4% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (78% speak English very well, 19% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (72% speak English very well, 17% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 1% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (69% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 3% speak English not well, 5% don't speak English at all).
In fiscal year 2004:
Federal Government expenditure: $2,683,789,000 ($4,077 per capita)
Department of Defense expenditure: $237,229,000
Federal direct payments to individuals for retirement and disability: $754,463,000
Federal other direct payments to individuals: $632,531,000
Federal direct payments not to individuals: $46,803,000
Federal grants: $860,688,000
Federal procurement contracts: $229,544,000 ($201,154,000 Department of Defense)
Federal salaries and wages: $159,761,000 ($9,905,000 Department of Defense)
Federal Government direct loans: $15,974,000
Federal guaranteed/insured loans: $139,672,000
Federal Government insurance: $754,425,000
Population change from April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2005:
Births: 82,362| Here: | 121 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 85 per 1000 residents |
Deaths: 14,244
| Here: | 21 per 1000 residents |
| State: | 35 per 1000 residents |
Net international migration: +26,572
| Here: | +39 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +29 per 1000 residents |
Net internal migration: +14,913
| Here: | +22 per 1000 residents |
| State: | +10 per 1000 residents |
Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 78.21 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 5.4 |
| State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Year house built in Hidalgo County, Texas
- 9,0212020 or later
- 57,1002010 to 2019
- 80,0582000 to 2009
- 55,3271990 to 1999
- 46,7161980 to 1989
- 31,1751970 to 1979
- 11,9771960 to 1969
- 7,4921950 to 1959
- 5,4611940 to 1949
- 4,0691939 or earlier
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hidalgo County, Texas
- 2,4601 room
- 2,6222 rooms
- 7,6633 rooms
- 25,8924 rooms
- 58,9385 rooms
- 42,3446 rooms
- 20,0127 rooms
- 10,1678 rooms
- 12,1409+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hidalgo County, Texas
- 2,9141 room
- 7,1932 rooms
- 15,4293 rooms
- 28,9064 rooms
- 21,4465 rooms
- 8,6286 rooms
- 3,0157 rooms
- 6578 rooms
- 4659+ rooms
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hidalgo County, Texas
- 3,212no bedroom
- 6,9361 bedroom
- 28,7382 bedrooms
- 97,1413 bedrooms
- 35,9044 bedrooms
- 10,3075+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hidalgo County, Texas
- 3,600no bedroom
- 17,4781 bedroom
- 31,6902 bedrooms
- 29,2513 bedrooms
- 6,0994 bedrooms
- 5355+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hidalgo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 5,173no vehicle
- 46,8951 vehicle
- 71,6522 vehicles
- 37,2493 vehicles
- 13,8604 vehicles
- 7,4095+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in Hidalgo County in renter-occupied apartments
- 8,107no vehicle
- 40,6531 vehicle
- 29,8812 vehicles
- 8,4783 vehicles
- 1,2604 vehicles
- 2745+ vehicles
89.0% of Hidalgo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 45% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Texas.
| Hidalgo County: | 89.0% |
| State average: | 85.7% |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 572,741
- Other state: 74,220
- Northeast: 4,469
- Midwest: 33,088
- South: 15,255
- West: 21,408
- 91.3%Electricity
- 5.4%Utility gas
- 1.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.7%Solar energy
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.1%Other fuel
- 93.0%Electricity
- 5.3%Utility gas
- 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.6%No fuel used
- 0.1%Solar energy
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 2,676
| Here: | 2.1% |
| Texas: | 8.8% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 879
| Here: | 1.4% |
| Texas: | 8.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 10,624
| Here: | 23.2% |
| Texas: | 16.2% |
Hidalgo County government finances - Expenditure in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $199,761,000
Cash and Securities: $96,062,000
- Charges - Other: $32,064,000
Other: $28,530,000
Regular Highways: $1,333,000
Regular Highways: $562,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,782,000
General - Other: $15,337,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,553,000
Regular Highways: $12,216,000
Central Staff Services: $9,188,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,823,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,661,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,610,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,460,000
Central Staff Services: $758,000
Solid Waste Management: $125,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $97,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,894,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,377,000
Police Protection: $35,678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,489,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,249,000
Corrections - Other: $34,233,000
Police Protection: $33,750,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,978,000
Financial Administration: $32,600,000
Corrections - Other: $31,395,000
Financial Administration: $30,157,000
Regular Highways: $27,913,000
Regular Highways: $24,857,000
Health - Other: $24,181,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,296,000
Central Staff Services: $16,605,000
Central Staff Services: $16,276,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,622,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,707,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,639,000
General - Other: $9,240,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,985,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,907,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,616,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,847,000
General Public Buildings: $6,837,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,696,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,294,000
General Public Buildings: $5,904,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,174,000
General - Other: $3,939,000
Local Fire Protection: $611,000
Local Fire Protection: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $43,231,000
Education: $36,579,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,102,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,723,000
Other: $2,678,000
Other: $562,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,311,000
Interest on Debt: $15,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,646,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,484,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $91,944,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $408,626,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $338,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,238,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $33,090,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,365,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $29,410,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $25,530,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,650,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,880,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,680,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,622,000
Fines and Forfeits: $8,631,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,426,000
Interest Earnings: $5,446,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,476,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,390,000
Sale of Property: $963,000
Sale of Property: $624,000
Rents: $157,000
Rents: $147,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
Special Assessments: $32,000
Royalties: $5,000
Royalties: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $3,754,000
Regular Highways: $647,000
Parks and Recreation: $633,000
Police Protection: $429,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General Public Building: $91,000
Corrections - Other: $48,000
Police Protection: $20,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $363,517,000
Cash and Securities: $257,739,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $220,000
End of Fiscal Year: $114,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,297,000
Cash and Securities: $27,385,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $69,966,000
Other: $26,504,000
Other: $23,758,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,175,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,801,000
Highways: $11,324,000
Public Welfare: $9,809,000
Highways: $7,613,000
General Local Government Support: $2,040,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
- Tax - Property: $242,241,000
Property: $218,486,000
Other Selective Sales: $119,973,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,948,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,418,000
Other License: $1,429,000
Other License: $1,411,000
Amusements Sales: $388,000
Amusements Sales: $364,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $138,000
Hidalgo County government finances - Revenue in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $199,761,000
Cash and Securities: $96,062,000
- Charges - Other: $32,064,000
Other: $28,530,000
Regular Highways: $1,333,000
Regular Highways: $562,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,782,000
General - Other: $15,337,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,553,000
Regular Highways: $12,216,000
Central Staff Services: $9,188,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,823,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,661,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,610,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,460,000
Central Staff Services: $758,000
Solid Waste Management: $125,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $97,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,894,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,377,000
Police Protection: $35,678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,489,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,249,000
Corrections - Other: $34,233,000
Police Protection: $33,750,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,978,000
Financial Administration: $32,600,000
Corrections - Other: $31,395,000
Financial Administration: $30,157,000
Regular Highways: $27,913,000
Regular Highways: $24,857,000
Health - Other: $24,181,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,296,000
Central Staff Services: $16,605,000
Central Staff Services: $16,276,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,622,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,707,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,639,000
General - Other: $9,240,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,985,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,907,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,616,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,847,000
General Public Buildings: $6,837,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,696,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,294,000
General Public Buildings: $5,904,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,174,000
General - Other: $3,939,000
Local Fire Protection: $611,000
Local Fire Protection: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $43,231,000
Education: $36,579,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,102,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,723,000
Other: $2,678,000
Other: $562,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,311,000
Interest on Debt: $15,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,646,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,484,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $91,944,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $408,626,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $338,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,238,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $33,090,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,365,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $29,410,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $25,530,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,650,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,880,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,680,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,622,000
Fines and Forfeits: $8,631,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,426,000
Interest Earnings: $5,446,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,476,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,390,000
Sale of Property: $963,000
Sale of Property: $624,000
Rents: $157,000
Rents: $147,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
Special Assessments: $32,000
Royalties: $5,000
Royalties: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $3,754,000
Regular Highways: $647,000
Parks and Recreation: $633,000
Police Protection: $429,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General Public Building: $91,000
Corrections - Other: $48,000
Police Protection: $20,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $363,517,000
Cash and Securities: $257,739,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $220,000
End of Fiscal Year: $114,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,297,000
Cash and Securities: $27,385,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $69,966,000
Other: $26,504,000
Other: $23,758,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,175,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,801,000
Highways: $11,324,000
Public Welfare: $9,809,000
Highways: $7,613,000
General Local Government Support: $2,040,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
- Tax - Property: $242,241,000
Property: $218,486,000
Other Selective Sales: $119,973,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,948,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,418,000
Other License: $1,429,000
Other License: $1,411,000
Amusements Sales: $388,000
Amusements Sales: $364,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $138,000
Hidalgo County government finances - Debt in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $199,761,000
Cash and Securities: $96,062,000
- Charges - Other: $32,064,000
Other: $28,530,000
Regular Highways: $1,333,000
Regular Highways: $562,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,782,000
General - Other: $15,337,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,553,000
Regular Highways: $12,216,000
Central Staff Services: $9,188,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,823,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,661,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,610,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,460,000
Central Staff Services: $758,000
Solid Waste Management: $125,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $97,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,894,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,377,000
Police Protection: $35,678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,489,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,249,000
Corrections - Other: $34,233,000
Police Protection: $33,750,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,978,000
Financial Administration: $32,600,000
Corrections - Other: $31,395,000
Financial Administration: $30,157,000
Regular Highways: $27,913,000
Regular Highways: $24,857,000
Health - Other: $24,181,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,296,000
Central Staff Services: $16,605,000
Central Staff Services: $16,276,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,622,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,707,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,639,000
General - Other: $9,240,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,985,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,907,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,616,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,847,000
General Public Buildings: $6,837,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,696,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,294,000
General Public Buildings: $5,904,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,174,000
General - Other: $3,939,000
Local Fire Protection: $611,000
Local Fire Protection: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $43,231,000
Education: $36,579,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,102,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,723,000
Other: $2,678,000
Other: $562,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,311,000
Interest on Debt: $15,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,646,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,484,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $91,944,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $408,626,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $338,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,238,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $33,090,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,365,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $29,410,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $25,530,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,650,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,880,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,680,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,622,000
Fines and Forfeits: $8,631,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,426,000
Interest Earnings: $5,446,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,476,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,390,000
Sale of Property: $963,000
Sale of Property: $624,000
Rents: $157,000
Rents: $147,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
Special Assessments: $32,000
Royalties: $5,000
Royalties: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $3,754,000
Regular Highways: $647,000
Parks and Recreation: $633,000
Police Protection: $429,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General Public Building: $91,000
Corrections - Other: $48,000
Police Protection: $20,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $363,517,000
Cash and Securities: $257,739,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $220,000
End of Fiscal Year: $114,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,297,000
Cash and Securities: $27,385,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $69,966,000
Other: $26,504,000
Other: $23,758,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,175,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,801,000
Highways: $11,324,000
Public Welfare: $9,809,000
Highways: $7,613,000
General Local Government Support: $2,040,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
- Tax - Property: $242,241,000
Property: $218,486,000
Other Selective Sales: $119,973,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,948,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,418,000
Other License: $1,429,000
Other License: $1,411,000
Amusements Sales: $388,000
Amusements Sales: $364,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $138,000
Hidalgo County government finances - Cash and Securities in 2018:
- Bond Funds - Cash and Securities: $199,761,000
Cash and Securities: $96,062,000
- Charges - Other: $32,064,000
Other: $28,530,000
Regular Highways: $1,333,000
Regular Highways: $562,000
Solid Waste Management: $83,000
Solid Waste Management: $82,000
Natural Resources - Other: $65,000
Natural Resources - Other: $61,000
Parks and Recreation: $22,000
Parks and Recreation: $16,000
- Construction - Regular Highways: $33,782,000
General - Other: $15,337,000
Natural Resources - Other: $13,553,000
Regular Highways: $12,216,000
Central Staff Services: $9,188,000
Natural Resources - Other: $8,823,000
Parks and Recreation: $2,661,000
Correctional Institutions: $2,610,000
Parks and Recreation: $1,460,000
Central Staff Services: $758,000
Solid Waste Management: $125,000
- Current Operations - Health - Other: $97,877,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $38,894,000
Elementary and Secondary Education: $36,377,000
Police Protection: $35,678,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $34,489,000
Correctional Institutions: $34,249,000
Corrections - Other: $34,233,000
Police Protection: $33,750,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $33,131,000
Correctional Institutions: $32,978,000
Financial Administration: $32,600,000
Corrections - Other: $31,395,000
Financial Administration: $30,157,000
Regular Highways: $27,913,000
Regular Highways: $24,857,000
Health - Other: $24,181,000
Housing and Community Development: $20,296,000
Central Staff Services: $16,605,000
Central Staff Services: $16,276,000
Natural Resources - Other: $15,622,000
Natural Resources - Other: $14,707,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,639,000
General - Other: $9,240,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,985,000
Public Welfare - Other: $8,907,000
Solid Waste Management: $7,616,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,847,000
General Public Buildings: $6,837,000
Solid Waste Management: $6,696,000
Public Welfare, Vendor Payments for Medical Care: $6,294,000
General Public Buildings: $5,904,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,286,000
Parks and Recreation: $4,174,000
General - Other: $3,939,000
Local Fire Protection: $611,000
Local Fire Protection: $471,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Education: $43,231,000
Education: $36,579,000
Housing and Community Development: $19,102,000
Housing and Community Development: $14,723,000
Other: $2,678,000
Other: $562,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $16,311,000
Interest on Debt: $15,087,000
- Intergovernmental to Local - Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,646,000
Other - Local Fire Protection: $1,484,000
- Intergovernmental to State - Public Welfare - Categorical Assistance Programs: $91,944,000
- Long Term Debt - Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $461,864,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $408,626,000
Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $342,227,000
Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $338,275,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $53,238,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $33,090,000
Issue, Unspecified Public Purpose: $30,365,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $29,410,000
Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $26,413,000
Beginning Outstanding - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $25,530,000
Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Industrial Revenue: $21,650,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,880,000
Retired Nonguaranteed - Public Debt for Private Purpose: $3,680,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $10,622,000
Fines and Forfeits: $8,631,000
Fines and Forfeits: $7,426,000
Interest Earnings: $5,446,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,476,000
General Revenue - Other: $3,390,000
Sale of Property: $963,000
Sale of Property: $624,000
Rents: $157,000
Rents: $147,000
Special Assessments: $52,000
Special Assessments: $32,000
Royalties: $5,000
Royalties: $4,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Natural Resources - Other: $3,754,000
Regular Highways: $647,000
Parks and Recreation: $633,000
Police Protection: $429,000
Central Staff Services: $121,000
General Public Building: $91,000
Corrections - Other: $48,000
Police Protection: $20,000
Financial Administration: $18,000
Central Staff Services: $15,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $363,517,000
Cash and Securities: $257,739,000
- Short Term Debt Outstanding - Beginning: $220,000
End of Fiscal Year: $114,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $35,297,000
Cash and Securities: $27,385,000
- State Intergovernmental - Public Welfare: $69,966,000
Other: $26,504,000
Other: $23,758,000
Health and Hospitals: $15,175,000
Health and Hospitals: $14,801,000
Highways: $11,324,000
Public Welfare: $9,809,000
Highways: $7,613,000
General Local Government Support: $2,040,000
General Local Government Support: $1,785,000
- Tax - Property: $242,241,000
Property: $218,486,000
Other Selective Sales: $119,973,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,948,000
Motor Vehicle License: $6,246,000
Other Selective Sales: $5,418,000
Other License: $1,429,000
Other License: $1,411,000
Amusements Sales: $388,000
Amusements Sales: $364,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $250,000
Alcoholic Beverage License: $138,000
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) in 2006:
- Total number of recipients: 33,052
- Number of aged recipients: 11,334
- Number of blind and disabled recipients: 21,718
- Number of recipients under 18: 5,139
- Number of recipients between 18 and 64: 11,440
- Number of recipients older than 64: 16,473
- Number of recipients also receiving OASDI: 16,807
- Amount of payments (thousands of dollars): 12,444
| Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 80 full tracts) | ||||||||||||||
| A) FHA, FSA/RHS & VA Home Purchase Loans | B) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | C) Refinancings | D) Home Improvement Loans | E) Loans on Dwellings For 5+ Families | F) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A B C & D) | G) Loans On Manufactured Home Dwelling (A B C & D) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 1,618 | $119,293 | 1,495 | $136,575 | 2,182 | $126,590 | 388 | $33,124 | 19 | $427,053 | 400 | $125,158 | 100 | $35,650 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 98 | $113,939 | 206 | $128,748 | 684 | $115,317 | 109 | $39,807 | 1 | $112,000 | 67 | $100,731 | 22 | $38,091 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 344 | $110,366 | 602 | $91,726 | 3,077 | $103,191 | 1,467 | $27,672 | 4 | $991,750 | 267 | $74,772 | 137 | $30,387 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 198 | $112,707 | 203 | $128,926 | 934 | $122,747 | 168 | $47,310 | 1 | $120,000 | 92 | $113,913 | 14 | $47,786 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 78 | $118,846 | 70 | $118,657 | 515 | $100,157 | 253 | $47,731 | 0 | $0 | 44 | $75,909 | 13 | $30,462 |
| Private Mortgage Insurance Companies Aggregated Statistics For Year 2009 (Based on 70 full tracts) | ||||||
| A) Conventional Home Purchase Loans | B) Refinancings | C) Non-occupant Loans on < 5 Family Dwellings (A & B) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | Number | Average Value | |
| LOANS ORIGINATED | 245 | $157,000 | 109 | $180,826 | 4 | $91,750 |
| APPLICATIONS APPROVED, NOT ACCEPTED | 88 | $157,352 | 55 | $162,709 | 8 | $84,125 |
| APPLICATIONS DENIED | 47 | $148,234 | 25 | $166,480 | 6 | $154,500 |
| APPLICATIONS WITHDRAWN | 17 | $153,118 | 14 | $193,286 | 1 | $83,000 |
| FILES CLOSED FOR INCOMPLETENESS | 14 | $141,500 | 4 | $152,000 | 1 | $66,000 |
| Most common first names in Hidalgo County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Maria | 2,664 | 75.0 years |
| Jose | 1,821 | 71.3 years |
| Guadalupe | 997 | 75.7 years |
| Juan | 919 | 69.8 years |
| John | 617 | 75.5 years |
| Jesus | 604 | 71.3 years |
| William | 584 | 76.4 years |
| Manuel | 583 | 74.9 years |
| Robert | 532 | 73.7 years |
| Pedro | 521 | 74.5 years |
| Most common last names in Hidalgo County, TX among deceased individuals | ||
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
|---|---|---|
| Garcia | 1,636 | 73.5 years |
| Garza | 1,607 | 73.5 years |
| Gonzalez | 1,357 | 73.5 years |
| Rodriguez | 1,317 | 73.1 years |
| Martinez | 1,180 | 72.7 years |
| Flores | 768 | 73.9 years |
| Hernandez | 760 | 72.6 years |
| Salinas | 705 | 73.5 years |
| Lopez | 692 | 73.6 years |
| Perez | 686 | 73.6 years |
| Businesses in Hidalgo County, TX | ||||
| Name | Count | Name | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Cents Only Stores | 2 | KFC | 5 | |
| ALDO | 2 | Kincaid | 1 | |
| AT&T | 7 | Kmart | 1 | |
| Abercrombie & Fitch | 1 | Knights Inn | 1 | |
| Abercrombie Kids | 1 | Kohl's | 2 | |
| Academy Sports + Outdoors | 4 | La Quinta | 5 | |
| Ace Hardware | 1 | La-Z-Boy | 3 | |
| Advance Auto Parts | 13 | Lane Bryant | 3 | |
| Aeropostale | 3 | Lane Furniture | 7 | |
| American Eagle Outfitters | 2 | LensCrafters | 1 | |
| Ann Taylor | 2 | Levi Strauss & Co. | 1 | |
| Applebee's | 3 | Little Caesars Pizza | 18 | |
| Ashley Furniture | 1 | Long John Silver's | 4 | |
| Audi | 1 | Lowe's | 4 | |
| AutoZone | 19 | Macy's | 1 | |
| Avenue | 1 | Marriott | 6 | |
| BMW | 1 | Marshalls | 2 | |
| Bakers | 2 | MasterBrand Cabinets | 3 | |
| Banana Republic | 2 | Mazda | 2 | |
| Barnes & Noble | 2 | McDonald's | 27 | |
| Baskin-Robbins | 4 | Men's Wearhouse | 1 | |
| Bath & Body Works | 3 | Motel 6 | 4 | |
| Bebe | 1 | Motherhood Maternity | 2 | |
| Bed Bath & Beyond | 1 | New Balance | 1 | |
| Ben & Jerry's | 1 | New York & Co | 2 | |
| Best Western | 6 | Nike | 25 | |
| Blockbuster | 7 | Nissan | 1 | |
| Brooks Brothers | 1 | Office Depot | 4 | |
| Burger King | 23 | OfficeMax | 2 | |
| CVS | 3 | Old Navy | 3 | |
| Cache | 1 | Olive Garden | 3 | |
| Carl\s Jr. | 1 | Outback | 1 | |
| Casual Male XL | 1 | Outback Steakhouse | 1 | |
| Charlotte Russe | 2 | Pac Sun | 2 | |
| Chevrolet | 4 | Papa John's Pizza | 2 | |
| Chick-Fil-A | 4 | Payless | 10 | |
| Chico's | 1 | Penske | 5 | |
| Chuck E. Cheese's | 1 | PetSmart | 2 | |
| Church's Chicken | 26 | Pier 1 Imports | 1 | |
| Clarks | 1 | Pizza Hut | 19 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | 1 | Quality | 1 | |
| ColorTyme | 1 | Quiznos | 6 | |
| Comfort Inn | 2 | RadioShack | 13 | |
| Comfort Suites | 1 | Ramada | 1 | |
| Cracker Barrel | 1 | Red Lobster | 2 | |
| Cricket Wireless | 120 | Red Robin | 1 | |
| Curves | 4 | Red Roof Inn | 1 | |
| DHL | 10 | Rooms To Go | 2 | |
| Dairy Queen | 9 | Rue21 | 2 | |
| Days Inn | 2 | Ryder Rental & Truck Leasing | 1 | |
| Dennys | 6 | SAS Shoes | 1 | |
| Discount Tire | 3 | SONIC Drive-In | 5 | |
| Domino's Pizza | 2 | Sam's Club | 1 | |
| DressBarn | 2 | Sears | 3 | |
| Dressbarn | 2 | Sephora | 3 | |
| Eddie Bauer | 1 | Shoe Carnival | 3 | |
| El Pollo Loco | 1 | Skechers USA | 1 | |
| Express | 1 | Spencer Gifts | 1 | |
| Famous Footwear | 2 | Sprint Nextel | 12 | |
| Fashion Bug | 1 | Staples | 2 | |
| FedEx | 57 | Starbucks | 7 | |
| Firestone Complete Auto Care | 4 | Studio 6 | 1 | |
| Foot Locker | 3 | Subaru | 1 | |
| GNC | 6 | Subway | 47 | |
| GameStop | 12 | Super 8 | 7 | |
| Gap | 2 | T-Mobile | 25 | |
| Goodwill | 3 | T.J.Maxx | 3 | |
| Gymboree | 2 | Taco Bell | 5 | |
| H&R Block | 18 | Target | 4 | |
| Haagen-Dazs | 1 | Toyota | 1 | |
| Hilton | 2 | Toys"R"Us | 2 | |
| Hobby Lobby | 2 | True Value | 3 | |
| Holiday Inn | 5 | U-Haul | 21 | |
| Hollister Co. | 1 | UPS | 55 | |
| Home Depot | 4 | Vans | 6 | |
| Honda | 1 | Verizon Wireless | 2 | |
| Hot Topic | 1 | Victoria's Secret | 1 | |
| IHOP | 5 | Volkswagen | 1 | |
| IZOD | 1 | Walgreens | 14 | |
| JCPenney | 4 | Walmart | 9 | |
| Jack In The Box | 16 | Wendy's | 7 | |
| JoS. A. Bank | 1 | Wet Seal | 2 | |
| Jones New York | 14 | Wingate | 1 | |
| Journeys | 2 | YMCA | 1 | |
| Justice | 2 | |||
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