Hidalgo County

6 - Dangerously Unfavorable

 

County Seat: Edinburg (McAllen)

Population: 710,514

Map Grid: J-13

DEMOGRAPHICS

• Gender
  
  • Male: 48.7%
  • Female: 51.3%
• Ethnicity
  
  • White: 9.0%
  • Black: 1.1%
  • Hispanic: 89.5%
  • Other: 0.4%
• Educational Level (2000) (People 25+)
  
  • High school: 50.5%
  • Bachelors or higher: 12.9%
• Households
  
  • Median Household Income: $30,153
  • Persons below poverty level: 34.0%