Hidalgo, TX (Texas) Houses and Residents

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Total population: 11,984 (Urban population: 11,657 (6,355 inside urbanized areas, 5,302 inside urban clusters), Rural population: 327 (all nonfarm))

Hidalgo, Texas Age and Sex of Residents

Houses: 1,894 (1,757 occupied: 1,245 owner occupied, 512 renter occupied)

% of renters here:	29%
State:	36%

Housing density: 435 houses/condos per square mile

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Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2008 in this state: $184,925.

Median contract rent in 2008: $283 (lower quartile is $177, upper quartile is $405)

Median rent asked for vacant for-rent units in 2008: $333

Median gross rent in Hidalgo, TX in 2008: $408

Housing units in Hidalgo with a mortgage: 717 (7 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 374

Hidalgo,TX index of house prices

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $90,847 (it was $57,800 in 2000)

Hidalgo:	$90,847
Texas:	$126,800

Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $63,522 - $106,333

Mean price in 2008:

Detached houses: $101,442
Here: $101,442
State: $177,938

Townhouses or other attached units: $87,614
Here: $87,614
State: $165,469

In 2-unit structures: $92,113
Here: $92,113
State: $202,227

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $86,782
Here: $86,782
State: $136,358

Mobile homes: $20,449
Here: $20,449
State: $42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000
Here: $5,000
State: $34,447

Household type by relationship

Households: 7,339

In family households: 7,180 (1,118 male householders, 472 female householders)
1,153 spouses, 3,180 children (3,088 natural, 25 adopted, 67 stepchildren), 476 grandchildren, 116 brothers or sisters, 128 parents, 454 other relatives, 83 non-relatives
In nonfamily households: 159 (38 male householders (34 living alone)), 105 female householders (99 living alone)), 16 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 228 2-persons, 269 3-persons, 402 4-persons, 313 5-persons, 168 6-persons, 210 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 133 1-person, 6 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

1,844 married couples with children.
471 single-parent households (60 men, 411 women).

6.2% of residents of Hidalgo speak English at home.
93.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (41% speak English very well, 23% speak English well, 17% speak English not well, 20% don't speak English at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (29% speak English very well, 71% speak English well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (22% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 56% don't speak English at all).

Foreign born population: 3,126 (42.6%)
(26.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

Median number of rooms in houses and condos:

Here:	5.1
State:	5.8

Median number of rooms in apartments:

Here:	3.4
State:	3.8

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Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hidalgo, Texas:
	1 room: 10 2 rooms: 27 3 rooms: 231 4 rooms: 105 5 rooms: 441 6 rooms: 292 7 rooms: 84 8 rooms: 38 9 or more rooms: 17

Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hidalgo, Texas:
	1 room: 70 2 rooms: 59 3 rooms: 141 4 rooms: 125 5 rooms: 83 6 rooms: 14 7 rooms: 13 8 rooms: 5 9 or more rooms: 2

Year house built:

1999 to March 2000: 168
1995 to 1998: 487
1990 to 1994: 369
1980 to 1989: 392
1970 to 1979: 209
1960 to 1969: 141
1950 to 1959: 63
1940 to 1949: 43
1939 or earlier: 22

Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in Hidalgo:
	no bedroom: 59 1 bedroom: 104 2 bedrooms: 238 3 bedrooms: 678 4 bedrooms: 154 5 or more bedrooms: 12

Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hidalgo:
	no bedroom: 81 1 bedroom: 124 2 bedrooms: 188 3 bedrooms: 108 4 bedrooms: 11 5 or more bedrooms: 0

Owners and renters by unit type in %

Breakdown of mean house values by ages of householders

Cars and other vehicles available in Hidalgo in owner-occupied houses/condos:
	no vehicle: 66 1 vehicle: 418 2 vehicles: 559 3 vehicles: 155 4 vehicles: 29 5 or more vehicles: 18

Cars and other vehicles available in Hidalgo in n renter-occupied apartments
	no vehicle: 180 1 vehicle: 204 2 vehicles: 105 3 vehicles: 17 4 vehicles: 3 5 or more vehicles: 3

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses in 2008 in Hidalgo, TX:

Less than $10,000: 46
$10,000 to $14,999: 23
$15,000 to $19,999: 17
$20,000 to $24,999: 20
$25,000 to $29,999: 30
$30,000 to $34,999: 35
$35,000 to $39,999: 34
$40,000 to $49,999: 49
$50,000 to $59,999: 69
$60,000 to $69,999: 160
$70,000 to $79,999: 214
$80,000 to $89,999: 299
$90,000 to $99,999: 280
$100,000 to $124,999: 475
$125,000 to $149,999: 134
$150,000 to $174,999: 47
$175,000 to $199,999: 34
$200,000 to $249,999: 47
$250,000 to $299,999: 13
$300,000 to $399,999: 13
$400,000 to $499,999: 0
$500,000 to $749,999: 0
$750,000 to $999,999: 0
$1,000,000 or more: 0

Hidalgo rent paid by renters for apartments graph

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in Hidalgo:

Less than $100: 97 people
$100 to $149: 50
$150 to $199: 60
$200 to $249: 88
$250 to $299: 90
$300 to $349: 45
$350 to $399: 62
$400 to $449: 60
$450 to $499: 45
$500 to $549: 24
$550 to $599: 15
$600 to $649: 6
$650 to $699: 32
$700 to $749: 25
$750 to $799: 17
$800 to $899: 0
$900 to $999: 3
$1,000 to $1,249: 1
$1,250 to $1,499: 1
$1,500 to $1,999: 6
$2,000 or more: 0
No cash rent: 64

Year of entry for the foreign-born population
	1995 to March 2000: 577 1990 to 1994: 658 1985 to 1989: 626 1980 to 1984: 440 1975 to 1979: 303 1970 to 1974: 257 1970 to 1974: 92 1965 to 1969: 173

Hidalgo, TX Time Leaving Home for Work

Percentage of workers working in this county: 92.9%
Number of people working at home: 53 (2.6% of all workers)

Travel time to work

Less than 5 minutes: 87
5 to 9 minutes: 247
10 to 14 minutes: 334
15 to 19 minutes: 422
20 to 24 minutes: 387
25 to 29 minutes: 99
30 to 34 minutes: 281
35 to 39 minutes: 19
40 to 44 minutes: 40
45 to 59 minutes: 47
60 to 89 minutes: 30
90 or more minutes: 24

Hidalgo mode of transportation to work chart

Means of transportation to work

Drove a car alone: 1,580 (76%)
Carpooled: 335 (16%)
Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%)
Motorcycle: 2 (0%)
Bicycle: 3 (0%)
Walked: 62 (3%)
Other means: 21 (1%)
Worked at home: 53 (3%)

Household income:

Less than $10,000: 367
$10,000 to $14,999: 270
$15,000 to $19,999: 252
$20,000 to $24,999: 177
$25,000 to $29,999: 169
$30,000 to $34,999: 162
$35,000 to $39,999: 76
$40,000 to $44,999: 60
$45,000 to $49,999: 37
$50,000 to $59,999: 80
$60,000 to $74,999: 37
$75,000 to $99,999: 25
$100,000 to $124,999: 15
$125,000 to $149,999: 4
$150,000 to $199,999: 0
$200,000 or more: 2

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6477

United States or American: 97

German: 32

Irish: 20

English: 19

Subsaharan African:: 11

African: 6

Italian: 5

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Norwegian: 4

Belgian: 3

British: 3

French Canadian: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents (%):

Mexico (99%)
Honduras (0%)
El Salvador (0%)
Germany (0%)
Middle Africa (0%)
Cuba (0%)
Guatemala (0%)

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

This state: 3883
Northeast: 1
Midwest: 141
South: 34
West: 65

58% of Hidalgo residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 91% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Texas.

Education attainment for males 25 years and older:

No schooling: 189
Nursery to 4th grade: 94
5th and 6th grade: 206
7th and 8th grade: 116
9th grade: 123
10th grade: 41
11th grade: 62
12th grade, no diploma: 91
High school graduate (or equivalency): 269
Less than 1 year of college: 62
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 157
Associate degree: 56
Bachelor's degree: 67
Master's degree: 7
Professional school degree: 18
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Males

Education attainment for females 25 years and older:

No schooling: 262
Nursery to 4th grade: 160
5th and 6th grade: 362
7th and 8th grade: 115
9th grade: 179
10th grade: 48
11th grade: 44
12th grade, no diploma: 101
High school graduate (or equivalency): 341
Less than 1 year of college: 100
Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 145
Associate degree: 55
Bachelor's degree: 74
Master's degree: 24
Professional school degree: 20
Doctorate degree: 0

Educational Attainment for Females

Class of Workers

Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for White non-Hispanic females: 0.0%

Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native males: 0.0%
Unemployment rate for American Indian and Alaska Native females: 60.0%

Unemployment rate for other race males: 13.0%
Unemployment rate for other race females: 16.0%

Unemployment rate for two or more race males: 11.4%
Unemployment rate for two or more race females: 17.6%

Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino males: 9.7%
Unemployment rate for Hispanic or Latino females: 11.9%

Median household income in 2008 for:

White non-Hispanic householders: $38,602
Black householders: $18,732
American Indian and Alaska Native householders: $98,189
Asian householders: $28,646
Some other race householders: $20,326
Two or more races householders: $20,086
Hispanic or Latino race householders: $24,041

Hidalgo household income for White non-Hispanic householders

Hidalgo household income for Some other race householders

Hidalgo household income for Two or more races householders

Hidalgo household income for Hispanic or Latino race householders

Hidalgo marital status for males

Hidalgo marital status for females

Median 2007 house value for:

White Non-Hispanic householders: $94,304
American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $86,445
Asian householders: $55,010
Some other race householders: $89,746
Two or more races householders: $88,017
Hispanic or Latino householders: $92,732

Housing units in structures:

One, detached: 1,460
One, attached: 84
Two: 25
3 or 4: 91
5 to 9: 34
10 to 19: 18
20 to 49: 4
50 or more: 3
Mobile homes: 170
Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Median worth of mobile homes: $18,927

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 8%

Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 5%

Year Householders Moved Into Unit in Hidalgo:

Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos:
	Electricity (78%) Utility gas (14%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (6%) No fuel used (1%) Solar energy (1%)

Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments:
	Electricity (64%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (18%) Utility gas (18%) No fuel used (1%)

Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 22

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 4

Here:	0.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Students in private undergraduate colleges: 26

Here:	9.1%
Texas:	15.4%

School Enrollment by Level of School for Male Students

School Enrollment by Level of School for Female Students

Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)

Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)

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