Brooks County vs. Hidalgo County

Brooks County (TX)Hidalgo County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)7,114865,939
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-1.5%11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)7,223774,768
Population, Census, April 1, 20107,223774,769
Persons under 5 years, percent8.3%8.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent28.3%32.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent18.3%11.1%
Female persons, percent49.5%51.0%
White alone, percent96.7%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent1.0%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.6%0.5%
Asian alone, percent1.1%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent0.5%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent91.6%92.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent6.6%6.0%
Veterans, 2014-201825318,854
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201810.6%27.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)3,243281,639
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201862.4%68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$64,000$84,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,243$1,135
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$328$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$626$716
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.5%16.3%
Building permits, 201814,642
Households, 2014-20182,052234,879
Persons per household, 2014-20183.233.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201876.5%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201862.4%84.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.8%83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201861.0%65.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201870.1%64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201817.6%18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.9%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent16.7%31.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.3%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201843.8%51.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)15,621985,948
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)10,7093,479,014
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)85,7619,296,823
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,976$11,527
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201818.922.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$27,378$38,398
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$13,800$16,490
Persons in poverty, percent31.0%30.0%
Total employer establishments, 201711512,117
Total employment, 20171,471198,978
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)32,1625,561,006
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20170.5%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201751272,974
All firms, 201287282,291
Men-owned firms, 201243939,998
Women-owned firms, 201233436,097
Minority-owned firms, 201266872,857
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121647,619
Veteran-owned firms, 2012505,026
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201277275,189
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%68.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%30.6%
Population per square mile, 20107.7493.2
Land area in square miles, 2010943.361,570.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Brooks county (TX) and Hidalgo county (TX) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.