Hidalgo County vs. Cameron County

Hidalgo County (TX)Cameron County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)865,939423,908
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)11.8%4.4%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)774,768406,215
Population, Census, April 1, 2010774,769406,220
Persons under 5 years, percent8.9%8.1%
Persons under 18 years, percent32.6%30.3%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.1%13.5%
Female persons, percent51.0%51.3%
White alone, percent97.0%97.1%
Black or African American alone, percent0.9%0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.5%0.7%
Asian alone, percent1.1%0.8%
Two or More Races, percent0.5%0.6%
Hispanic or Latino, percent92.4%89.8%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent6.0%8.8%
Veterans, 2014-201818,85413,420
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201827.1%23.5%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)281,639152,353
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201868.1%66.7%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$84,000$83,300
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$1,135$1,115
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$379$373
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$716$710
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-201316.3%21.7%
Building permits, 20184,6421,487
Households, 2014-2018234,879123,185
Persons per household, 2014-20183.583.39
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.6%91.4%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201884.3%73.1%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201883.5%76.8%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201865.3%53.6%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201864.5%67.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201818.4%17.3%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-20188.8%8.1%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent31.2%29.0%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201858.1%55.2%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201851.1%49.4%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)985,948635,097
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)3,479,0141,911,311
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)1,675,3801,709,584
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)9,296,8234,124,818
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$11,527$9,926
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.120.2
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$38,398$37,132
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$16,490$16,587
Persons in poverty, percent30.0%27.9%
Total employer establishments, 201712,1176,377
Total employment, 2017198,978107,239
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)5,561,0062,935,364
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20172.1%-1.2%
Total nonemployer establishments, 201772,97431,747
All firms, 201282,29136,598
Men-owned firms, 201239,99819,045
Women-owned firms, 201236,09714,800
Minority-owned firms, 201272,85729,751
Nonminority-owned firms, 20127,6195,662
Veteran-owned firms, 20125,0262,884
Nonveteran-owned firms, 201275,18932,621
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20071.1%0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.8%1.7%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200768.8%61.9%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.6%28.5%
Population per square mile, 2010493.2456.0
Land area in square miles, 20101,570.87890.92

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