Demographics of Hidalgo city, Texas

Hidalgo city, Texas had 15,376 people on July 1, 2025, by the Census Bureau’s estimate: +1,374 since July 2020. Age, income, poverty, housing and origin below come from the survey, averaged over 2020–2024, each with its margin of error.

Hidalgo city, in four figures

15,376
Population: July 1, 2025, Vintage 2025 estimate. The survey’s 2020–⁠2024 figure is 14,498 ±37.; +9.8%
Change since July 2020: +1,374 people.; 31.5 ±2.0
Median age: ACS 2020–⁠2024.; $59,441 ±$4,786
Median household income: ACS 2020–⁠2024, in 2024 dollars.

Population, year by year

July 1 estimates from the Census Bureau’s Vintage 2025. The Bureau publishes no births, deaths or migration for a place, so the change is the difference between one July estimate and the next.

Hidalgo city, Texas's population grew 9.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally

The July 1 estimate of Hidalgo city, 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).

Source: The Census Bureau

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The figures

Hidalgo city, Texas's population grew 9.8% from July 2020 to July 2025, against +3.1% nationally. The July 1 estimate of Hidalgo city, 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	14,002	100.0	100.0
2021	14,202	101.4	100.2
2022	14,418	103.0	100.7
2023	14,691	104.9	101.6
2024	15,125	108.0	102.5
2025	15,376	109.8	103.1

Population of Hidalgo city, Texas on July 1 of each year, Vintage 2025
July 1	Population	Change
2020	14,002	—
2021	14,202	+200
2022	14,418	+216
2023	14,691	+273
2024	15,125	+434
2025	15,376	+251

Age, 2020–2024

The median age is 31.5 ±2.0: for men 29.8 ±3.0 and for women 33.1 ±2.6. Shares are of everyone the survey counts, in the Bureau’s sex-by-age table (B01001).

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People in Hidalgo city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	People	Share	Texas	United States
Under 5	1,199 ±321	8.3% ±2.2	6.4% ±<0.1	5.6% ±<0.1
5 to 17	2,872 ±437	19.8% ±3.0	18.6% ±0.1	16.3% ±<0.1
18 to 24	1,588 ±295	11.0% ±2.0	9.7% ±<0.1	9.1% ±<0.1
25 to 44	3,742 ±454	25.8% ±3.1	28.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
45 to 64	3,257 ±401	22.5% ±2.8	23.3% ±<0.1	24.8% ±<0.1
65 and over	1,840 ±555	12.7% ±3.8	13.4% ±<0.1	17.2% ±<0.1

Income and poverty, 2020–2024

Median household income is $59,441 ±$4,786, and income per person $21,631 ±$2,081, 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 city by income, ACS 2020–2024
Household income	Households	Share	Texas	United States
Under $25,000	684 ±182	17.5% ±4.5	14.6% ±0.1	14.6% ±<0.1
$25,000 to $49,999	947 ±281	24.2% ±7.0	17.3% ±0.1	16.7% ±<0.1
$50,000 to $74,999	759 ±231	19.4% ±5.8	16.1% ±0.1	15.5% ±<0.1
$75,000 to $99,999	487 ±150	12.5% ±3.8	12.8% ±0.1	12.6% ±<0.1
$100,000 to $149,999	565 ±166	14.5% ±4.2	17.3% ±0.1	17.5% ±<0.1
$150,000 to $199,999	249 ±120	6.4% ±3.0	9.5% ±0.1	9.6% ±<0.1
$200,000 or more	107 to 329	2.8% to 8.4%	12.5% ±0.1	13.4% ±0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 city by age, ACS 2020–2024
Age	Below poverty	Rate	Texas	United States
All ages	3,057 ±821	21.1% ±5.7	13.8% ±0.1	12.5% ±0.1
Under 18	1,025 ±265	25.4% ±5.4	18.7% ±0.2	16.1% ±0.1
18 to 59	1,041 ±342	13.1% ±4.1	12.2% ±0.1	11.6% ±0.1
60 and over	468 to 1,514	40.3% ±18.5	12.0% ±0.1	11.0% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

Housing, 2020–2024

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Housing in Hidalgo city, ACS 2020–2024
Measure	Hidalgo city	Texas	United States
Housing units	4,195 ±272	12,128,515 ±1,574	143,775,355 ±10,234
Occupied	93.2% ±0.4	90.6% ±0.1	89.9% ±0.1
Vacant	6.8% ±2.9	9.4% ±0.1	10.1% ±0.1
Owner occupied	80.2% ±4.0	62.6% ±0.3	65.2% ±0.3
Renter occupied	19.8% ±4.5	37.4% ±0.2	34.8% ±0.1
Median home value	$163,600 ±$8,355	$283,800 ±$738	$332,700 ±$236
Median gross rent	$842 ±$249	$1,403 ±$4	$1,413 ±$2
Median year built	2004 ±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 city by Hispanic origin and race, ACS 2020–2024
Origin	People	Share	Texas	United States
Hispanic or Latino	14,313 ±145	98.7% ±1.0	39.7% ±<0.1	19.3% ±<0.1
White alone, not Hispanic	0 to 228	0% to 1.6%	39.1% ±<0.1	57.4% ±<0.1
Black alone, not Hispanic	0 to 10	0% to 0.1%	11.9% ±<0.1	11.9% ±<0.1
Asian alone, not Hispanic	0 to 24	0% to 0.2%	5.5% ±<0.1	5.9% ±<0.1
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.5% ±<0.1
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic	0 to 23	0% to 0.2%	0.1% ±<0.1	0.2% ±<0.1
Some other race alone, not Hispanic	0 to 38	0% to 0.3%	0.4% ±<0.1	0.6% ±<0.1
Two or more races, not Hispanic	0 to 109	0% to 0.8%	3.1% ±<0.1	4.3% ±<0.1

A range (the estimate less and plus its margin) where the Bureau's estimate is too uncertain to state as one number: a coefficient of variation over 30%.

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 city by place of birth and citizenship, ACS 2020–2024
Born	People	Share	Texas	United States
Born in the state	8,176 ±659	56.4% ±4.5	58.3% ±0.1	57.3% ±<0.1
Born in another state	425 ±188	2.9% ±1.3	22.5% ±0.1	26.9% ±<0.1
Born a citizen outside the states	399 ±167	2.8% ±1.2	1.7% ±<0.1	1.7% ±<0.1
Born abroad	5,498 ±669	37.9% ±4.6	17.6% ±0.1	14.1% ±<0.1
Naturalized citizens	2,646 ±606	18.3% ±4.2	7.4% ±<0.1	7.4% ±<0.1
Not citizens	2,852 ±575	19.7% ±4.0	10.2% ±0.1	6.8% ±<0.1

Hidalgo city among the places of Texas

212th of 428 places of 5,000 or more by the survey’s 2020–2024 count. Every one is listed on the Texas page.

Places of Texas near Hidalgo city in population, ACS 2020–2024
Place	ACS 2020–⁠2024
Mineral Wells city	15,244 ±75
West University Place city	14,982 ±38
Hereford city	14,840 ±16
Manvel city	14,758 ±45
Rendon CDP	14,632 ±1,363
Hidalgo city	14,498 ±37
Dumas city	14,452 ±19
Jacksonville city	14,325 ±29
Azle city	14,126 ±29
Forest Hill city	14,062 ±29
Lumberton city	13,963 ±46

Rankings this appears in

No. 1 Places by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 1 Places in Texas by Hispanic or Latino share
No. 2 Places in Texas by foreign-born share
No. 7 Places in Texas by poverty rate
No. 30 Places in Texas by homeownership rate
No. 109 Places by foreign-born share

Sources

Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns — 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

Compiled automatically from Census Bureau population estimates — incorporated places and New England towns and American Community Survey 5-year estimates — table-based Summary File by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built

Data retrieved September 25, 2026