COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hidalgo County vs Cameron County
PLACE A
Hidalgo County, New Mexico
VS
PLACE B
Cameron County, Pennsylvania
Hidalgo County is 7% smaller than Cameron County. their median incomes are within a few thousand dollars.
HIDALGO COUNTYCAMERON COUNTYDIFFERENCE
Total population3,9294,211−7% vs Cameron County
Population density111−9
Population growth-14.6%-10.6%−4.1 pts
Median age42.653.0−10.4
Male48.2%51.4%−3.2 pts
Female51.8%48.6%+3.2 pts
Foreign-born7.7%0.9%+6.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic38.1%92.4%−54.4 pts
Black0.0%0.1%−0.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino57.0%0.7%+56.3 pts
Asian1.0%0.5%+0.5 pts
Other4.0%6.3%−2.4 pts
Median household income$48,882$50,573−$1,691
Per capita income$26,834$31,722−$4,888
Poverty rate23.1%13.5%+9.6 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4360.419+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%12.6%+5.7 pts
Graduate degree5.4%4.5%+0.9 pts
Unemployment rate3.5%7.8%−4.3 pts
Labor force participation53.5%52.6%+1.0 pts
Median home value$111,000$88,900+$22,100
Median gross rent$814$689+$125
Owner-occupied80.8%72.4%+8.4 pts
Housing vacancy rate33.8%43.5%−9.7 pts
Rent-burdened households54.9%39.0%+16.0 pts
Average commute22.218.7+3.4
Worked from home3.6%1.8%+1.8 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.5%−0.5 pts
Uninsured13.3%2.1%+11.2 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025