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Hidalgo County, Texas

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    People MapStats Hidalgo County Texas
Population definition and source info Population, 2006 estimate 700,63423,507,783
Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 23.0%12.7%
Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Population, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 131,1712,655,993
Population definition and source info Population, 2000 569,46320,851,820
Persons under 5 years old definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, 2006 82,5161,925,197
Persons under 5 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 5 years old, percent, 2006 11.8%8.2%
Persons under 18 years old definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, 2006 248,7706,493,965
Persons under 18 years old, percent definition and source info Persons under 18 years old, percent, 2006 35.5%27.6%
Persons 65 years old and over, percent definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, percent, 2006 9.3%9.9%
Persons 65 years old and over definition and source info Persons 65 years old and over, 2006 65,3222,334,459
Female persons, percent definition and source info Female persons, percent, 2006 51.2%50.2%
 
White persons definition and source info White persons, 2006 (a) 680,34919,452,577
Black persons definition and source info Black persons, 2006 (a) 7,0572,804,949
American Indian and Alaska Native persons definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, 2006 (a) 4,015163,455
Asian persons definition and source info Asian persons, 2006 (a) 5,902788,356
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 2006 (a) 40426,903
Persons reporting two or more races definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, 2006 2,907271,543
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, 2006 (b) 626,7428,385,139
White persons not Hispanic definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, 2006 63,64111,351,060
White persons, percent definition and source info White persons, percent, 2006 (a) 97.1%82.7%
Black persons, percent definition and source info Black persons, percent, 2006 (a) 1.0%11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.6%0.7%
Asian persons, percent definition and source info Asian persons, percent, 2006 (a) 0.8%3.4%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2006 (a) 0.1%0.1%
Persons reporting two or more races, percent definition and source info Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2006 0.4%1.2%
Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent definition and source info Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2006 (b) 89.5%35.7%
White persons not Hispanic, percent definition and source info White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2006 9.1%48.3%
 
Births definition and source info Births, 2004 16,530381,293
Deaths definition and source info Deaths, 2004 3,068152,870
Infant deaths definition and source info Infant deaths, 2004 672,407
Living in same house in 1995 and 2000 definition and source info Living in same house in 1995 and 2000, pct 5 yrs old & over 61.1%49.6%
Foreign born persons, percent definition and source info Foreign born persons, percent, 2000 29.5%13.9%
Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+ definition and source info Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2000 83.1%31.2%
High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+ definition and source info High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2000 50.5%75.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+ definition and source info Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2000 12.9%23.2%
Persons with a disability, age 5+ definition and source info Persons with a disability, age 5+, 2000 105,9653,605,542
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+ definition and source info Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2000 20.925.4
 
Housing units definition and source info Housing units, 2006 239,9659,224,361
Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units, net change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 47,3071,066,804
Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1 definition and source info Housing units percent change, April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006 24.6%13.1%
Homeownership rate definition and source info Homeownership rate, 2000 73.1%63.8%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units definition and source info Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2000 $52,400$82,500
Households definition and source info Households, 2000 156,8247,393,354
Persons per household definition and source info Persons per household, 2000 3.602.74
Median household income definition and source info Median household income, 2004 $26,375$41,645
Persons below poverty, percent definition and source info Persons below poverty, percent, 2004 30.5%16.2%
    Business MapStats Hidalgo County Texas
Personal income definition and source info Personal income, 2005 ($million) 11,102744,270
Personal income per capita definition and source info Personal income per capita, 2005 $16,359$32,460
Civilian labor force definition and source info Civilian labor force, 2006 269,58611,487,496
Unemployment rate definition and source info Unemployment rate, 2006 7.4%4.9%
Full-time and part-time employment by place of work definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment by place of work, 2005 267,36613,088,946
Full-time and part-time employment definition and source info Full-time and part-time employment, net change 2000 to 2005 52,974844,247
Employment in government definition and source info Employment in government, 2005 48,6561,828,003
Earnings definition and source info Earnings, 2005 ($1000) 7,832,270618,504,440
Average earnings per job definition and source info Average earnings per job, 2005 $29,294$47,254
Private nonfarm establishments definition and source info Private nonfarm establishments, 2005 9,704497,7581
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, 2005 146,7418,305,1021
Private nonfarm employment definition and source info Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2005 27.8%3.5%1
 
Total number of firms definition and source info Total number of firms, 2002 46,9641,734,509
Black-owned firms, percent definition and source info Black-owned firms, percent, 2002 1.5%5.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent definition and source info American Indian and Alaska Native owned firms, percent, 2002 S0.9%
Asian-owned firms, percent definition and source info Asian-owned firms, percent, 2002 2.2%4.5%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent definition and source info Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander owned firms, percent, 2002 S0.1%
Women-owned firms, percent definition and source info Women-owned firms, percent, 2002 26.7%27.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent definition and source info Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2002 73.4%18.4%
 
Manufacturers shipments definition and source info Manufacturers shipments, 2002 ($1000) 1,593,831310,815,965
Accommodation and foodservices sales definition and source info Accommodation and foodservices sales, 2002 ($1000) 524,50829,914,774
Wholesale trade sales definition and source info Wholesale trade sales, 2002 ($1000) 3,133,619397,405,111
Retail sales definition and source info Retail sales, 2002 ($1000) 5,022,716228,694,755
Retail sales per capita definition and source info Retail sales per capita, 2002 $8,196$10,528
Building permits definition and source info Building permits, 2006 8,046216,642
Valuation of building permits definition and source info Valuation of building permits, 2006 ($1000) 841,38729,206,068
Farm land definition and source info Farm land, 2002 (acres) 593,158129,877,666
Federal spending definition and source info Federal spending, 2004 ($1000) 2,683,789141,858,4801
Federal spending per capita definition and source info Federal spending per capita, 2004 $4,077$6,3081
 
    Geography MapStats Hidalgo County Texas
Land area definition and source info Land area, 2000 (square miles) 1,569.75261,797.12
Persons per square mile definition and source info Persons per square mile, 2000 362.779.6
Persons per square mile definition and source info FIPS Code 21548
Persons per square mile definition and source info Metropolitan or Micropolitan Statistical Area McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area 

1: Includes data not distributed by county.

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(a) Includes persons reporting only one race.
(b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race categories.

Figures are in absolute numbers unless otherwise indicated.

FN: Footnote on this item for this area in place of data
NA: Not available
D: Suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information
X: Not applicable
S: Suppressed; does not meet publication standards
Z: Value greater than zero but less than half unit of measure shown
F: Fewer than 100 firms


Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Health Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau.
Last Revised: Thursday, 07-Aug-2008 13:19:26 EDT

City profiles were updated on August 7th, 2008.

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