Demographics of Hidalgo County, Texas

Hidalgo County, Texas had 921,549 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +48,796 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the American Community Survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hidalgo County, in four figures

921,549
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate.; +5.6%
Change since July 2020: +48,796 people.; 30.5 ±0.1
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $54,338 ±$1,156
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. Each year's change is births less deaths, net moves from abroad and net moves from elsewhere in the country, with the Bureau's small residual. The 2020 row's components run 3 months, from the April census to July 1.

Hidalgo County, Texas's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hidalgo County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).

U.S. Census Bureau — Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change

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Hidalgo County, Texas's population grew 5.6% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hidalgo County, Texas's resident population and the nation's, each year of the Census Bureau's Vintage 2025, as a share of its July 2020 level (= 100).
July 1	Population	Index	United States
2020	872,753	100.0	100.0
2021	879,576	100.8	100.2
2022	888,619	101.8	100.7
2023	901,096	103.2	101.6
2024	913,612	104.7	102.5
2025	921,549	105.6	103.1

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Population of Hidalgo County, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change	Births less deaths	From abroad	From elsewhere in the country
2020	872,753	+1,965	+1,897	−17	−198
2021	879,576	+6,823	+4,971	+590	+360
2022	888,619	+9,043	+7,751	+2,456	−658
2023	901,096	+12,477	+8,976	+3,570	+35
2024	913,612	+12,516	+8,796	+5,056	−1,298
2025	921,549	+7,937	+8,840	+268	−1,278

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 30.5 ±0.1: for men 29.6 ±0.1 and for women 31.5 ±0.2. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hidalgo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	69,846 ±201	7.8% ±<0.1	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	206,399 ±2,813	23.1% ±0.3	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	99,731 ±1,924	11.2% ±0.2	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	231,356 ±2,088	25.9% ±0.2	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	180,110 ±1,929	20.2% ±0.2	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	104,535 ±2,227	11.7% ±0.2	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $54,338 ±$1,156, and income per person $23,117 ±$475, in 2024 dollars. The median is $78,476 ±$263 in Texas and $80,734 ±$166 in the United States.

Households by income

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Households in Hidalgo County by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	67,721 ±2,454	25.1% ±0.9	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	58,987 ±2,316	21.8% ±0.8	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	44,925 ±1,915	16.6% ±0.7	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	33,339 ±1,704	12.3% ±0.6	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	37,841 ±1,761	14.0% ±0.6	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	14,518 ±1,095	5.4% ±0.4	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	12,879 ±898	4.8% ±0.3	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

Poverty by age

The poverty rate is the share of people whose family income is below the federal threshold for their family’s size, of everyone for whom the Bureau determines it (B17020).

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Poverty rate in Hidalgo County by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	235,512 ±8,160	26.7% ±0.9	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	99,999 ±3,755	36.4% ±1.2	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	105,007 ±4,083	22.4% ±0.8	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	30,506 ±1,593	21.8% ±1.1	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hidalgo County, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Housing units	308,556 ±148	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	87.6% ±0.5	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	12.4% ±0.5	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	67.5% ±0.7	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	32.5% ±0.8	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$140,900 ±$3,806	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$957 ±$14	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2000 ±2	1992 ±1	1980 ±1

Occupied and vacant are shares of all housing units; owner and renter occupied are shares of occupied units. Value and rent are medians in 2024 dollars.

Origin and place of birth, 2020–2024

Hispanic or Latino origin is not a race in the Census Bureau’s tables. Here the people of Hispanic origin, of any race, are one row, and everyone else is counted by race alone (B03002), so the rows add to the whole.

Hispanic origin and race

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People in Hidalgo County by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	819,984 ±0	91.9% ±<0.1	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	53,400 ±612	6.0% ±0.1	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	5,099 ±342	0.6% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	9,017 ±320	1.0% ±<0.1	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	567 ±109	0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	190 ±8	< 0.1% ±<0.1	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	1,031 ±502	0.1% ±0.1	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	2,689 ±585	0.3% ±0.1	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

Place of birth and citizenship

“Born a citizen outside the states” counts people born in Puerto Rico, the island areas, or abroad to American parents. Naturalized citizens and those who are not citizens together make up the people born abroad (B05002).

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People in Hidalgo County by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	570,951 ±5,251	64.0% ±0.6	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	77,893 ±3,029	8.7% ±0.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	10,666 ±1,089	1.2% ±0.1	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	232,467 ±5,128	26.1% ±0.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	74,161 ±2,455	8.3% ±0.3	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	158,306 ±4,684	17.7% ±0.5	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hidalgo County among the counties of Texas

9th of 254 by population, July 2025. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Counties of Texas near Hidalgo County in population, July 2025
County	July 2025	Change since 2020
Bexar County	2,160,088	+7.2%
Travis County	1,389,670	+7.2%
Collin County	1,297,179	+20.6%
Denton County	1,069,346	+16.9%
Fort Bend County	975,191	+17.4%
Hidalgo County	921,549	+5.6%
El Paso County	877,858	+1.3%
Montgomery County	781,194	+24.9%
Williamson County	752,827	+22.3%
Cameron County	433,946	+3.0%
Brazoria County	419,080	+12.2%

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Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — counties and Puerto Rico municipios, with components of change — U.S. Census Bureau · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File · U.S. Government work

Data retrieved September 25, 2026