Starr County vs. Hidalgo County

Starr County (TX)Hidalgo County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)64,525865,939
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)5.8%11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)60,968774,768
Population, Census, April 1, 201060,968774,769
Persons under 5 years, percent9.7%8.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent32.9%32.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent11.3%11.1%
Female persons, percent51.3%51.0%
White alone, percent98.7%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent0.4%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.4%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.2%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent0.3%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent96.4%92.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent3.3%6.0%
Veterans, 2014-201869418,854
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201830.1%27.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)19,851281,639
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.0%68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$68,300$84,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$988$1,135
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$306$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$543$716
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20137.3%16.3%
Building permits, 201824,642
Households, 2014-201816,238234,879
Persons per household, 2014-20183.903.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201891.2%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201895.3%84.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201876.7%83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201853.2%65.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201851.5%64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201810.3%18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.6%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent28.9%31.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201856.4%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201852.3%51.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)35,456985,948
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)170,5433,479,014
Total manufacturers shipments, 2012 ($1,000)2,3151,675,380
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)435,3849,296,823
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$7,066$11,527
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201826.022.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,294$38,398
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$14,122$16,490
Persons in poverty, percent33.2%30.0%
Total employer establishments, 201756412,117
Total employment, 20178,656198,978
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)187,4135,561,006
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017-1.4%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20176,84572,974
All firms, 20127,88582,291
Men-owned firms, 20124,24639,998
Women-owned firms, 20123,26536,097
Minority-owned firms, 20127,32272,857
Nonminority-owned firms, 20124097,619
Veteran-owned firms, 20124075,026
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20127,38375,189
Black-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%1.1%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 20071.9%1.8%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 20070.0%0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 200773.2%68.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200726.1%30.6%
Population per square mile, 201049.8493.2
Land area in square miles, 20101,223.181,570.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

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