Hidalgo County, New Mexico

Hidalgo County has a population of 4,041 and has shrunk 5.9% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $111,000, about 2.3 times the county's median household income of $48,882.

Home price
$111,000
Income
$48,882
Population
4,041
Unemployment
3.5%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$111,000county
Median gross rent$814county
Median year homes here were built1976county
Share of homes built before 198058.4%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile31.1%county
Share of homes that are vacant33.8%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented19.2%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use5.6%county
Typical monthly rent$1,578(statewide)
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$973county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$798county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$1,353county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$48,882county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate23.1%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home3.6%county
Unemployment rate3.5%county
Share of adults in the labor force53.5%county
Share of workers who are self-employed4.0%county
Share of workers employed by government35.3%county
Share of workers in the largest industry29.9%county
Economic output per resident$63,079county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.48%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time22.2 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service43 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport6915county
Miles to nearest general aviation field5.7 micounty
Airports with airline service located here0county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station5.8 micounty
Households without a vehicle9.9%county
Traffic deaths173.2county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher18.3%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher87.0%county
Public schools in the county6county
Public school enrollment568county
Students per full-time teacher12.1county
Free lunch eligible100.0%county
Elementary schools2county
Middle schools2county
High schools2county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above0county
Two-year institutions0county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution44 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians25county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county0county
Hospitals here with an emergency department0county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here3(statewide)
Fine particulate matter5.2 µgcounty
Without health insurance13.3%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year24.1%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year20.0%county
Frequent mental distress16.6%county
No leisure-time physical activity30.2%county
Diagnosed diabetes15.6%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population4,041county
Land area in square miles3,439county
People per square mile of land1.2county
Supermarkets and grocery stores0county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store27.0%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract45.8%county
Population change since 2020-5.9%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-4county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age42.6 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1821.3%county
Share of residents 65 and over23.3%county
Share of households that are one person31.6%county
Share of residents born outside the United States7.7%county
Second languages32.2%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls66.2%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents311county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-3county
Households that moved in96county
Households that moved away126county
Average income of arriving households$42,771county
Average income of departing households$51,968county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes5(statewide)
Housing units authorised in the latest year4,995(statewide)
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings29.1%(statewide)
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature63.2°Fcounty
Annual precipitation8.3 incounty
Annual snowfall0.0 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.85 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F90 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing60 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 7bcounty
Frost-free days208 dayscounty
Average last spring frostApr 8county
Average first fall frostNov 1county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$89county
Electric utilities serving this county1county
Electricity price per kWh15.6¢county
Household electricity use574 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity44.6%county
Homes heated by utility gas38.6%county
Homes heated by propane10.6%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.0%county
Homes heated by wood3.1%county
Households with broadband78.4%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk14.9county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk83.8county
Landslide risk10.9county
Hail risk4.5county
Earthquake risk33.1county
Tornado risk2.4county
Tropical cyclone risk7.1county
Extreme heat risk56.3county
Winter weather risk11.5county
Strong wind risk1.6county
Wildfire risk83.0county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Hidalgo County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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