Hidalgo County
Medium metro
FIPS 48215
Profiled Cities (1)
People
921.5K
Population
Census 2025 Est.586.5/sq mi
Density
Census 2025 Est.5.6%
Growth 2020–25
Census 2020–2025$54K
Median HH Income
ACS 2024 5-yr30.5
Median Age
ACS 2024 5-yr70.2%
Bachelor's+
ACS 2024 5-yr26.7%
Poverty Rate
SAIPE 202428.2%
Uninsured
ACS 2024 5-yr67.5%
Owner-Occupied
ACS 2024 5-yr13.2%
Disability
ACS 2024 5-yr91.9%
Hispanic
ACS 2024 5-yr6.0%
Non-Hisp. White
ACS 2024 5-yr0.6%
Non-Hisp. Black
ACS 2024 5-yrMigration
IRS Statistics of Income county migration. Measures tax filer movement, not Census population counts.
15.7K
Inflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–2316.6K
Outflow (people)
IRS SOI 2022–23-842
Net Migration
IRS SOI 2022–23Economy
6.0%
Unemployment
BLS LAUS 2025396.1K
Labor Force
BLS LAUS 2025$35K
Per Capita Income
BEA 2024$31.4B
County GDP
BEA 202413.4K
Business Establishments
CBP 2023227.7K
Employees
CBP 2023$8.4B
Annual Payroll
CBP 2023Housing
$141K
Median Home Value
ACS 2024 5-yr$957
Median Gross Rent
ACS 2024 5-yr51.9K
Owner HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yr43.5K
Renter HH w/ Housing Problems
ACS 2024 5-yrYes
Housing Stress (USDA)
ACS 2024 5-yrHealth
98th pctile
Social Vulnerability
CDC SVI 202245.0%
Adult Obesity
CDC PLACES 202517.7%
Diabetes
CDC PLACES 202518.0%
Poor Mental Health
CDC PLACES 202513.8%
Current Smoking
CDC PLACES 202548.3/100K
Primary Care Physicians
HRSA AHRF 2024–252.4/1K
Hospital Beds
HRSA AHRF 2024–25615.2/1K bene
Medicare ER Visits
CMS 2023Environment & Risk
99.0
FEMA Risk Score
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Relatively High
Risk Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025Very Low
Resilience Rating
FEMA NRI Dec 2025$309.8M
Expected Annual Loss
FEMA NRI Dec 202510.28
PM2.5 (EPA EJScreen)
EPA EJScreen 20240.06
Diesel PM
EPA EJScreen 20242.7%
EJ Demographic Index
EPA EJScreen 2024Broadband & Food Access
1.0%
Fixed Broadband 100/20 Mbps
FCC 20241.0%
Mobile 5G Coverage
FCC 202434.7%
Low Food Access (pop)
USDA FEA 20192.1%
No-Car Low Food Access (HH)
USDA FEA 2019Land & Climate
1571.2 sq mi
Land Area
TIGER 202475.1°F
Avg Temp (1991–2020)
NOAA 1991–202085.9°F
Avg Max Temp
NOAA 1991–202064.2°F
Avg Min Temp
NOAA 1991–202023.1"
Annual Precip
NOAA 1991–2020County Character
Metro - Counties in metro areas of 250,000 to 1 million population
Rural-Urban Class (RUCC)
TIGER 2024Medium metro
NCHS Urban-Rural Class
TIGER 2024Not industry-dependent
Industry Dependence (USDA)
TIGER 2024None
Typology Flags
TIGER 2024Yes
Persistent Poverty
TIGER 2024