Statewide Claims to Fame

Hidalgo County is 1st in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - White

Hidalgo County is 2nd in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Retail sales per capita

Hidalgo County is 5th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in People per household

Hidalgo County is 9th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Race - Hispanic or Latino

Hidalgo County is 10th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Income below poverty line

Hidalgo County is 12th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents younger than 5

Hidalgo County is 13th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents 65 or older

Hidalgo County is 14th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Residents younger than 18

Hidalgo County is 15th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Foreign born residents

Hidalgo County is 19th in New Mexico out of 33 other counties in Female residents

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General Demographics

Size Demographics

Size Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Current population (2012) 4,794 27th 2,085,538 313,914,040
Size in square miles 3,436.9 19th 121,298.1 3,531,905.4
Population density (people per sqmi) 1.4 29th 17 87.4

People Demographics

Age Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Residents younger than 5 6.8% 12th 6.9% 6.4%
Residents younger than 18 24.2% 14th 24.7% 23.5%
Residents 65 or older 17.7% 13th 14.1% 13.7%
Education Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Residents with high school diploma (older than 25) 79.4% 21st 83.1% 85.4%
Residents with college degree (older than 25) 16.6% 19th 25.4% 28.2%
Race Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Race - White 96.0% 1st 83.2% 77.9%
Race - Black or African American 1.2% 19th 2.4% 13.1%
Race - American Indian or Alaska Native 1.0% 32nd 10.2% 1.2%
Race - Asian 0.6% 22nd 1.6% 5.1%
Race - Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 25th 0.2% 0.2%
Race - Two or More 1.2% 32nd 2.4% 2.4%
Race - Hispanic or Latino 55.9% 9th 47.0% 16.9%
Race - White, not Hispanic or Latino 41.8% 19th 39.8% 63.0%
Misc People Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Female residents 49.5% 19th 50.5% 50.8%
Foreign born residents 6.8% 15th 9.8% 12.8%

Housing Demographics

Housing Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Housing units 2,350 30th 908,132 132,312,404
Units inside multi-unit buildings 3.9% 27th 15.0% 25.9%
Households 1,621 30th 762,002 114,761,359
Home ownership rate 66.7% 28th 69.6% 66.1%
Home median value $90,500 26th $161,800 $186,200
People per household 3.0 5th 2.6 2.6
Building permits (last year) 0 29th 4,672 829,658

Income Demographics

Income Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Income per capita $17,770 26th $23,537 $27,915
Income per household $35,532 23rd $44,631 $52,762
Income below poverty line 23.7% 10th 19.0% 14.3%

Business Demographics

Business Demographics
Hidalgo County Rank New Mexico US
Non-farm private establishments 90 29th 43,860 7,354,043
Non-farm private employees 738 28th 597,568 113,425,965
Total businesses (including small businesses) 310 30th 157,231 27,092,908
Retail sales $113,382 25th $24,469,997 $3,917,663,456
Retail sales per capita $22,609 2nd $12,429 $12,990
Retail accommodation and food service sales $9,853 28th $3,734,300 $613,795,732

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