COMPARING TWO PLACES
Hidalgo vs Charleston
PLACE A
Hidalgo, Texas
VS
PLACE B
Charleston, South Carolina
Hidalgo is 90% smaller than Charleston. Charleston earns more, with a median household income $32,973 higher.
HIDALGOCHARLESTONDIFFERENCE
Total population15,376159,423−90% vs Charleston
Population density1,8421,386+456
Population growth24.7%25.1%−0.4 pts
Median age31.536.6−5.1
Male52.3%47.7%+4.5 pts
Female47.7%52.3%−4.5 pts
Foreign-born37.9%6.0%+31.9 pts
White, non-Hispanic0.8%71.7%−71.0 pts
Black0.0%15.8%−15.7 pts
Hispanic / Latino98.7%6.1%+92.7 pts
Asian0.1%1.9%−1.8 pts
Other0.4%4.5%−4.1 pts
Median household income$59,441$92,414−$32,973
Per capita income$21,631$59,875−$38,244
Poverty rate21.1%12.3%+8.8 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4130.492−0.1
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%58.3%−35.5 pts
Graduate degree4.2%22.8%−18.6 pts
Unemployment rate8.8%3.4%+5.4 pts
Labor force participation68.6%67.6%+1.0 pts
Median home value$163,600$509,700−$346,100
Median gross rent$842$1,722−$880
Owner-occupied80.2%55.6%+24.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate6.8%12.1%−5.3 pts
Rent-burdened households37.9%51.8%−14.0 pts
Average commute19.924.2−4.4
Worked from home5.5%19.4%−14.0 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.7%−0.7 pts
Uninsured30.3%6.0%+24.3 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025