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Hidalgo County, Texas

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Population:

  • Total Population: 569,463
  • Males: 275,713
  • Females: 293,750

Ethnicity:

  • White: 59,009
  • Black/African American: 2,066
  • Hispanic: 503,526
  • Native American/Eskimo: 483
  • Asian: 3,035
  • Hawaiian / Pacific Islander: 52
  • Other: 126
  • 2 or more: 1,166

Top 5 Languages spoken at home:

  1. Spanish (421,110)
  2. English only (86,360)
  3. Tagalog (1,100)
  4. French (435)
  5. German (390)

Top 7 Countries of Origin for Immigrants

Total Reported: 168,215

  1. Mexico (160,914)
  2. Philippines (1,295)
  3. Canada (963)
  4. El Salvador (416)
  5. Guatemala (322)
  6. Honduras (277)
  7. Dominican Republic (254)

Top 5 Religions by Adherents:

  1. Catholic Church (222,149)
  2. Southern Baptist Convention (23,110)
  3. United Methodist Church, The (10,209)
  4. Assemblies of God (5,761)
  5. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The (5,466)

Migrant Health Clinics

  • Pharr San Juan Alamo School-based Health Center: 2900 North Raul Longoria Road- Rear, San Juan - (956) 781-6077
  • Nuestra Clinica del Valle: 4800 South 24th, McAllen - (956) 971-0255
  • Nuestra Clinica del Valle: 223 Santa Rosa, Edcouch - (956) 262-1363
  • Nuestra Clinica del Valle: 1500 First Street, Mercedes - (956) 656-3191
  • Nuestra Clinica del Valle: 1005 Saint Marie Street, Mission - (956) 580-3303

Disabilities:

  • Total Reported: 190,806
  • Sensory: 21,965
  • Physical: 39,775
  • Mental: 21,726
  • Self-care: 15,076
  • Go outside home: 44,754
  • Employment: 48,133

Grandparents as caregivers

Grandparents as caregivers: 8,736

Heating fuel:

  • Total Reported: 156,824
  • Utility gas: 28,844
  • Bottled or LP gas: 23,000
  • Electricity: 101,155
  • Fuel oil, kerosene: 186
  • Coal or Coke: 29
  • Wood: 48
  • Solar Energy: 104
  • Other fuel: 209
  • No fuel used: 3,249

Vehicles available:

  • Total Reported: 311,546
  • No vehicle: 29,897
  • 1 or more vehicle: 281,649

Education Attainment:

  • No School: 25,986
  • No High School: 76,966
  • Some High School: 48,009
  • High School: 61,598
  • Some College: 44,068
  • Associate's Degree: 8,710
  • College Degree: 25,507
  • Master's Degree: 8,920
  • Professional Degree: 3,613
  • Doctoral Degree: 1,293

Household Phones:

  • Households Reporting: 156,824
  • Owners with phone: 109,595
  • Owners without phone: 4,975
  • Renters with phone: 35,677
  • Renters without phone: 6,577

10 closest counties:

  1. Willacy County, Texas
  2. Cameron County, Texas
  3. Starr County, Texas
  4. Kenedy County, Texas
  5. Brooks County, Texas
  6. Jim Hogg County, Texas
  7. Kleberg County, Texas
  8. Zapata County, Texas
  9. Jim Wells County, Texas
  10. Duval County, Texas

Data Detail

Zip Codes in county:

78501, 78502, 78503, 78504, 78505, 78516, 78537, 78538, 78539, 78540, 78543, 78549, 78557, 78558, 78560, 78562, 78563, 78565, 78570, 78572, 78573, 78576, 78577, 78579, 78589, 78595, 78596, 78599

Licensed Broadcast Media Outlets:

  • KRGV-TV ( TV) WESLACO, TX
  • KNVO (674 TV) MCALLEN, TX
  • KBNR (88.3 FM) McALLEN, TX
  • KOIR (88.5 FM) EDINBURG, TX
  • KPBB (88.5 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KPMB (88.5 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KEPI (88.7 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KRUC (88.9 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KBNO-FM (89.3 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KPBD (89.3 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KPBE (89.3 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KEPX (89.5 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KBNL (89.9 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KRMB (90.1 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KPBN (90.7 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KWRB (90.9 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KNOG (91.1 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KVER (91.1 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KCAS (91.5 FM) MISSION, TX
  • KBNJ (91.7 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KRMC (91.7 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KZPI (91.7 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KAZF (91.9 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KYRM (91.9 FM) McALLEN, TX
  • KCZO (92.1 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KPBM (95.3 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KVMV (96.9 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KPDB (98.3 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KAYG (99.1 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KMFM (100.7 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KBUC (102.1 FM) EDINBURG, TX
  • KDFM (103.3 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KJAV (104.9 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KBIC (105.7 FM) WESLACO, TX
  • KERB-FM (106.3 FM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KERB (600 AM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KURV (710 AM) EDINBURG, TX
  • KVOZ (890 AM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KRIO (910 AM) EDINBURG, TX
  • KUBR (1210 AM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KSOX (1240 AM) EDINBURG, TX
  • KRGE (1290 AM) WESLACO, TX
  • KUOL (1470 AM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KIBL (1490 AM) MCALLEN, TX
  • KIRT (1580 AM) MCALLEN, TX
  • Page last updated on Mar 12, 2007
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