Willacy County vs. Hidalgo County

Willacy County (TX)Hidalgo County (TX)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)21,515865,939
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)-2.8%11.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)22,136774,768
Population, Census, April 1, 201022,134774,769
Persons under 5 years, percent6.4%8.9%
Persons under 18 years, percent23.6%32.6%
Persons 65 years and over, percent14.0%11.1%
Female persons, percent44.7%51.0%
White alone, percent95.1%97.0%
Black or African American alone, percent2.7%0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent0.7%0.5%
Asian alone, percent0.9%1.1%
Two or More Races, percent0.5%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent88.4%92.4%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent8.6%6.0%
Veterans, 2014-201858018,854
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-201816.9%27.1%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)7,372281,639
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-201874.8%68.1%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018$56,800$84,000
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018$956$1,135
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018$319$379
Median gross rent, 2014-2018$596$716
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-20138.3%16.3%
Building permits, 2018434,642
Households, 2014-20185,810234,879
Persons per household, 2014-20183.483.58
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-201890.3%90.6%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-201864.6%84.3%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-201874.2%83.5%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-201855.2%65.3%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201865.9%64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-201810.1%18.4%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-201811.7%8.8%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent22.3%31.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201848.7%58.1%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-201846.0%51.1%
Total accommodation and food services sales, 2012 ($1,000)13,133985,948
Total health care and social assistance receipts/revenue, 2012 ($1,000)27,0523,479,014
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)118,4289,296,823
Total retail sales per capita, 2012$5,369$11,527
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-201822.222.1
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$29,944$38,398
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018$14,207$16,490
Persons in poverty, percent35.0%30.0%
Total employer establishments, 201719512,117
Total employment, 20172,066198,978
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)62,2775,561,006
Total employment, percent change, 2016-20171.9%2.1%
Total nonemployer establishments, 20171,31472,974
All firms, 20121,34282,291
Men-owned firms, 201260639,998
Women-owned firms, 201261136,097
Minority-owned firms, 20121,12772,857
Nonminority-owned firms, 20121507,619
Veteran-owned firms, 20121515,026
Nonveteran-owned firms, 20121,12875,189
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, 200756.8%68.8%
Women-owned firms, percent, 200730.0%30.6%
Population per square mile, 201037.5493.2
Land area in square miles, 2010590.551,570.87

Source: United States Census Bureau

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