With 4,041 people, Hidalgo County is a county in New Mexico. Four-year degrees are less common here than nationally, at 18% of adults. Density works out to 1 people per square mile. Owners hold 81% of the housing stock. The typical home is worth $111,000, having more than doubled since 2000. The poverty rate is 23.1%, above the 12.5% national rate.
At a glance
Lower income
median household income $48,882, below the US median
US median: $82,259
Older
median age 42.6
US median: 38.9
Less educated
18% hold a bachelor's degree
US average: 36%
Stable housing
home values roughly flat, inflation adjusted
US median home: $376,019
Unique to this place
What stands out about Hidalgo County
What changed most since 1990
Homes owned by their occupants61.2% → 80.8%(+19.6 pts)US over the same years: +0.9 pts
Population5,958 → 4,041(−32%)US over the same years: +35%
Median age30.3 → 42.6(+12.3 years)US over the same years: +6.0 years
Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.
Section 09 · Service history
Veterans
Veterans by period of service, 2024
Gulf War (2001 or later)9.5%(18)
US avg: 26.4%
Gulf War (1990s)6.8%(13)
US avg: 24.3%
Vietnam era74.7%(142)
US avg: 33.1%
Korean War0%(0)
US avg: 4.5%
World War II5.8%(11)
US avg: 1%
Share of the 190 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.
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Over time
Hidalgo County, decade by decade
Hidalgo County population, inflation-adjusted income and home value, education, and diversity by year
Year
Population
Median household income
Median home value
Bachelor's degree+
Diversity score
1990
5,958
$56,411
$92,163
11.7%
64.3
2000
5,932
$45,212
$94,544
9.9%
63.0
2010
4,894
$52,843
$130,622
15.6%
63.6
2020
4,178
$54,205
$111,265
19.9%
64.6
2024
4,041
$48,882
$111,000
18.3%
66.1
Census years come from the decennial census and the latest year from the American Community Survey, so part of any change between those two rows can reflect the different surveys. Dollar figures are adjusted for inflation to 2024 dollars; a figure ending in "+" was at the Census Bureau's reporting cap that year. The diversity score runs from 0 to 100; see how it's calculated.
