Hidalgo County, Texas (TX)

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• • 803,45592.5%Hispanic or Latino
  • 48,4175.6%White Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 8,0880.9%Asian alone
  • 3,6220.4%Black Non-Hispanic Alone
  • 3,2270.4%Some other race alone
  • 1,4060.2%Two or more races
  • 4920.06%American Indian and Alaska Native alone

Mean price in 2019:

Detached houses: $136,969

Here:	$136,969
State:	$268,991

Townhouses or other attached units: $137,414

Here:	$137,414
State:	$268,635

In 2-unit structures: $168,023

Here:	$168,023
State:	$309,107

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $159,550

Here:	$159,550
State:	$205,835

In 5-or-more-unit structures: $107,271

Here:	$107,271
State:	$312,503

Mobile homes: $50,335

Here:	$50,335
State:	$94,014

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $30,345

Here:	$30,345
State:	$52,538

Crime in 2005 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 16
• Rapes: 111
• Robberies: 138
• Assaults: 1028
• Burglaries: 2416
• Thefts: 3822
• Auto thefts: 355

Crime in 2004 (reported by the sheriff's office or county police, not the county total):

• Murders: 19
• Rapes: 103
• Robberies: 191
• Assaults: 932
• Burglaries: 2353
• Thefts: 3784
• Auto thefts: 422

Health of residents in Hidalgo County based on CDC Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Survey Questionnaires from 2003 to 2012:

1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2019: $2,479 (2.1%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2019: $1,287 (1.6%)

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.

2018 air pollution in Hidalgo County:

Ozone (1-hour): 0.023 ppm (standard limit: 0.12 ppm). Below U.S. average.
Particulate Matter (PM_2.5) Annual: 11.4 µg/m³(standard limit: 15.0 µg/m³). Above U.S. average.

Neighboring counties: Glades County, Florida .

Current college students: 27,046
People 25 years of age or older with a high school degree or higher: 67.5%
People 25 years of age or older with a bachelor's degree or higher: 19.0%

Number of foreign born residents: 228,865 (30.5% naturalized citizens)

• Year of entry for the foreign-born population
• 43,5862010 or later
• 59,8262000 to 2009
• 46,2211990 to 1999
• 47,5711980 to 1989
• 32,9781970 to 1979
• 25,703Before 1970

Mean travel time to work (commute): 20.9 minutes

Percentage of county residents living and working in this county: 92.2%

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 187,844
• One, attached: 4,788
• Two: 11,480
• 3 or 4: 15,383
• 5 to 9: 10,406
• 10 to 19: 5,648
• 20 to 49: 3,394
• 50 or more: 2,029
• Mobile homes: 44,009
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 1,015

Housing units in Hidalgo County with a mortgage: 70,790 (234 second mortgage, 754 home equity loan, 148 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 97,936

Religion statistics for Hidalgo County

Food Environment Statistics:

Agriculture in Hidalgo County:

Earthquake activity:

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.

2.70% of this county's 2011 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2010 ($41,244 average adjusted gross income)

0.02% of residents moved from foreign countries ($248 average AGI)

Hidalgo County:	0.02%
Texas average:	0.08%

1.69% relocated from other counties in Texas ($25,257 average AGI)
0.99% relocated from other states ($15,739 average AGI)

Hidalgo County:	0.99%
Texas average:	2.52%

from Cameron County, TX	0.34% ($38,428 average AGI)
from Harris County, TX	0.21% ($37,634)
from Bexar County, TX	0.17% ($57,802)
from Starr County, TX	0.14% ($37,006)
from Travis County, TX	0.12% ($30,631)
from Nueces County, TX	0.08% ($36,626)
from Webb County, TX	0.06% ($58,561)

3.03% of this county's 2010 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2011 ($41,610 average adjusted gross income)

0.03% of residents moved to foreign countries ($382 average AGI)

Hidalgo County:	0.03%
Texas average:	0.08%

1.97% relocated to other counties in Texas ($26,929 average AGI)
1.04% relocated to other states ($14,299 average AGI)

Hidalgo County:	1.04%
Texas average:	2.32%

to Bexar County, TX	0.33% ($42,402 average AGI)
to Cameron County, TX	0.29% ($40,000)
to Harris County, TX	0.27% ($36,059)
to Travis County, TX	0.14% ($37,466)
to Starr County, TX	0.09% ($32,352)
to Nueces County, TX	0.08% ($45,646)
to Dallas County, TX	0.07% ($35,517)

Births per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 26.8
Births per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 25.6
Births per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 19.7

Deaths per 1000 population from 1990 to 1999: 5.1
Deaths per 1000 population from 2000 to 2006: 4.9
Deaths per 1000 population from 2007 to 2019: 4.9

Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 1990 to 1999: 5.0
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2000 to 2006: 4.5
Infant deaths per 1000 live births from 2007 to 2018: 4.8

Percentage of population without health insurance coverage in Hidalgo County

All 18-64 40-64 50-64 Under 19

Population without health insurance coverage in 2000: 33%
Children under 18 without health insurance coverage in 2000: 34%

Household type by relationship:

• Male householders: 104,045 (21,080 living alone), Female householders: 143,499 (22,442 living alone)

• 130,267 spouses (129,363 opposite-sex spouses), 10,679 unmarried partners, (9,779 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 351,108 children (339,755 natural, 1,785 adopted, 9,568 stepchildren), 39,821 grandchildren, 19,340 brothers or sisters, 19,861 parents, 220 foster children, 27,456 other relatives, 12,236 non-relatives

• In group quarters: 10,175

Size of family households: 52,885 2-persons, 42,233 3-persons, 45,251 4-persons, 30,292 5-persons, 15,647 6-persons, 9,895 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 43,522 1-person, 6,462 2-persons, 612 3-persons, 657 4-persons, 88 5-persons.

157,949 married couples with children.
76,532 single-parent households (8,811 men, 67,721 women).

16.6% of residents of Hidalgo speak English at home.
81.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (63% speak English very well, 15% speak English well, 10% speak English not well, 12% don't speak English at all).
0.3% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (87% speak English very well, 9% speak English well, 3% speak English not well).
0.7% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (69% speak English very well, 20% speak English well, 11% speak English not well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (62% speak English very well, 22% speak English well, 5% speak English not well, 10% 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:

Total withdrawal of fresh water for public supply: 78.21 millions of gallons per day (7% from ground, 93% from surface)

• Year house built in Hidalgo County, Texas
• 19,8772014 or later
• 12,3722010 to 2013
• 83,6542000 to 2009
• 62,4521990 to 1999
• 54,3391980 to 1989
• 27,9041970 to 1979
• 12,7561960 to 1969
• 5,6231950 to 1959
• 3,8711940 to 1949
• 3,1481939 or earlier

Rooms in houses/apartments in Hidalgo County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Rooms in owner-occupied houses in Hidalgo County, Texas
• 1,3341 room
• 2,4092 rooms
• 8,6723 rooms
• 30,2664 rooms
• 53,8725 rooms
• 37,4456 rooms
• 17,2487 rooms
• 8,9058 rooms
• 8,5759+ rooms

• Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hidalgo County, Texas
• 3,9941 room
• 5,0712 rooms
• 15,2913 rooms
• 26,5964 rooms
• 16,5625 rooms
• 7,7836 rooms
• 2,0027 rooms
• 9428 rooms
• 5779+ rooms

Bedrooms in houses/apartments in Hidalgo County, Texas

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hidalgo County, Texas
• 2,320no bedroom
• 5,6471 bedroom
• 33,3342 bedrooms
• 87,8403 bedrooms
• 34,2604 bedrooms
• 5,3255+ bedrooms

• Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in Hidalgo County, Texas
• 4,273no bedroom
• 10,7181 bedroom
• 35,4402 bedrooms
• 22,7223 bedrooms
• 5,4184 bedrooms
• 2475+ bedrooms

Cars and other vehicles available in Hidalgo County, Texas in houses/condos/apartments

Owner-occupied Renter-occupied

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hidalgo County in owner-occupied houses/condos
• 6,378no vehicle
• 45,7721 vehicle
• 65,3312 vehicles
• 34,6133 vehicles
• 13,3314 vehicles
• 3,3015+ vehicles

• Cars and other vehicles available in Hidalgo County in renter-occupied apartments
• 8,348no vehicle
• 36,1441 vehicle
• 26,5622 vehicles
• 6,0053 vehicles
• 1,7594 vehicles
• 05+ vehicles

90.6% of Hidalgo County residents lived in the same house 1 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 43% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 67% lived in Texas.

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

• This state: 555,689
• Other state: 71,408
• Northeast: 2,866
• Midwest: 34,984
• South: 14,562
• West: 18,996

Private vs. public school enrollment:

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

Hidalgo County on our top lists:

• #3 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the worst general health status score of residents (1-5), 3 years of data"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013"
• #4 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest number of births per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #5 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating to other counties in 2011"
• #7 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that smoked 100+ cigarettes in their lives"
• #8 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents that exercised in the past month"
• #15 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #17 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest increase in the number of infant deaths per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #24 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest number of deaths per 1000 residents 2007-2013 (pop. 50,000+)"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations"
• #25 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Evangelical Protestant congregations (pop. 50,000+)"
• #26 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest percentage of residents relocating from other counties between 2010 and 2011"
• #27 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the highest Particulate Matter (PM₁₀) Annual air pollution readings in 2012 (µg/m³)"
• #40 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the largest decrease in the number of births per 1000 residents 2000-2006 to 2007-2013 (pop 50,000+)"
• #43 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the lowest Ozone (1-hour) air pollution readings in 2012 (ppm)"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents"
• #47 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic adherents (pop. 50,000+)"
• #49 on the list of "Top 101 counties with the most Catholic congregations"
• #50 on the list of "Top 101 counties with highest percentage of residents voting for Obama (Democrat) in the 2012 Presidential Election (pop. 50,000+)"