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Hidalgo County, Texas

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Overview for Hidalgo County, TX
Part of: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission TX, Metropolitan Area
 
Map of Hidalgo County Hidalgo County is one of about 3,141 counties and county equivalents in the United States. It has 1,569.7 sq. miles in land area and a population density of 432.1 per square mile. In the last three decades of the 1900s its population grew by 213.7%. On the 2000 census form, 97.9% of the population reported only one race, with 0.5% of these reporting African-American. The population of this county is 88.3% Hispanic (of any race). The average household size is 3.60 persons compared to an average family size of 3.96 persons.

In 2005 health care and social assistance was the largest of 20 major sectors. It had an average wage per job of $24,471. Per capita income grew by 11.3% between 1994 and 2004 (adjusted for inflation).

 

People & Income Overview
(By Place of Residence)
Value Industry Overview (2005)
(By Place of Work)
Value
Population (2005) 678,275 Covered Employment 197,783
   Growth (%) since 1990 76.8%    Average wage per job $25,315
Households (2000) 156,824 Manufacturing - % all jobs in County 4.2%
Labor Force (persons) (2005) 262,621    Average wage per job $27,664
Unemployment Rate (2005) 7.7 Transportation & Warehousing - % all jobs in County D
Per Capita Personal Income (2004) $15,460    Average wage per job D
Median Household Income (2003) $25,894 Health Care, Social Assist. - % all jobs in County D
Poverty Rate (2003) 31.0    Average wage per job D
H.S. Diploma or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 50.5 Finance and Insurance - % all jobs in County D
Bachelor's Deg. or More - % of Adults 25+ (2000) 12.9    Average wage per job D

 
 

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