Hidalgo County, New Mexico

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Hidalgo County, New Mexico is among the lowest in the country for population per square mile.

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Key figures

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States	Rank
Total Population	4,041	2,120,246	334,922,499	2959th of 3,222
Median Household Income	$48,882	$64,059	$80,734	2834th of 3,221
Median Age	42.6	39.4	38.9	1325th of 3,222
Bachelor's Degree or Higher	18.3%	31.0%	35.7%	2302nd of 3,222
Median Home Value	$111,000	$248,100	$332,700	2833rd of 3,217
Median Gross Rent	$814	$1,067	$1,413	2005th of 3,215
Poverty Rate	23.1%	17.8%	12.5%	314th of 3,222
Unemployment Rate	3.5%	6.0%	5.2%	2262nd of 3,222
Population per Square Mile	1.2	17.5	n/a	3132nd of 3,222
Foreign Born	7.7%	9.4%	14.1%	599th of 3,222
Life Expectancy	75.8	n/a	n/a	1549th of 3,062
Homeownership Rate	80.8%	70.0%	65.2%	513th of 3,222
Average Commute Time	22.2	23.5	26.4	2094th of 3,221
Worked from Home	3.6%	12.2%	15.1%	2986th of 3,222
Uninsured	14.0%	n/a	n/a	861st of 3,134
Married-Couple Households	42.8%	40.9%	46.9%	2635th of 3,222
Broadband Access	75.7%	n/a	n/a	2655th of 3,135

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Race and ethnicity in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
White (non-Hispanic)	38.1%	36.0%	57.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	57.0%	48.4%	19.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	1.8%	11.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	1.0%	1.6%	5.9%
Two or More Races (non-Hispanic)	3.4%	3.1%	4.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	8.5%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (non-Hispanic)	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some Other Race (non-Hispanic)	0.6%	0.5%	0.6%
Diversity Index	52.9	62.7	61.4

Age in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Median Age	42.6	39.4	38.9
Under 18 %	21.3%	21.7%	22.0%
Age 18-24 %	5.5%	9.3%	9.1%
Age 25-34 %	14.1%	13.2%	13.7%
Age 35-44 %	10.9%	12.8%	13.2%
Age 45-64 %	24.9%	23.7%	24.8%
Age 65 and Over %	23.3%	19.3%	17.2%

Households and families in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Households	1,478	837,414	129,227,496
Average Household Size	2.7	2.5	2.5
Family Households	65.3%	60.9%	64.2%
Households with Children	24.6%	27.5%	29.5%
Single-Parent Families	22.5%	19.9%	17.3%
People Living Alone	31.6%	32.4%	28.7%
Never Married	35.2%	36.7%	34.4%

Income and poverty in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Per Capita Income	$26,834	$36,218	$44,673
Households Under $25,000	24.3%	20.2%	14.6%
Households $50,000 to $74,999	16.6%	16.9%	15.5%
Households $100,000 to $149,999	12.1%	15.5%	17.5%
Households $200,000 or More	3.8%	7.8%	13.4%
Poverty Rate	23.1%	17.8%	12.5%
Below 200% of Poverty	45.8%	37.4%	28.2%
SNAP Households	21.2%	19.2%	n/a

Housing in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Housing Units	2,232	956,964	143,775,355
Single-Family Detached Homes	62.8%	64.5%	61.3%
Buildings with 5+ Units	3.1%	10.1%	19.1%
Vacancy Rate	33.8%	12.5%	10.1%
Median Year Structure Built	1,976.0	1,985.0	1,980.0
Renter-Occupied	19.2%	30.0%	34.8%
Rent as % of Household Income	34.8%	30.1%	30.6%
Median Property Tax	$531	$1,731	n/a

Education in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Less than High School	13.0%	12.0%	10.4%
High School Graduate	39.2%	25.7%	26.0%
Some College or Associate Degree	29.5%	31.3%	27.9%
Bachelor's Degree	12.9%	17.1%	21.6%
Graduate or Professional Degree	5.4%	13.9%	14.1%

Work and commuting in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Labour Force Participation	53.5%	57.8%	63.5%
Drove Alone to Work	87.7%	73.6%	68.8%
Public Transit	0.0%	0.6%	3.2%
Walked to Work	2.9%	1.9%	2.4%
Commutes Under 15 Minutes	59.4%	33.5%	26.0%
Commutes Over an Hour	10.9%	6.8%	8.6%
Households Without a Car	9.9%	5.6%	n/a

Origins and language in Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Statistic	Hidalgo County, New Mexico	New Mexico	United States
Born in State of Residence	56.4%	52.4%	57.3%
Naturalised Citizens	4.1%	4.1%	7.4%
Non-Citizens	3.6%	5.3%	6.8%
Speaks Only English at Home	67.8%	68.7%	77.7%
Speaks Spanish at Home	30.3%	24.5%	13.6%
Limited English Proficiency	24.8%	25.3%	16.7%

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