Hidalgo County
Recent News About Hidalgo County
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Hidalgo County residents received $10,568 per capita in government transfers in 2022, ranking 206th in Texas
In 2022, residents of Hidalgo County received an average of $10,568 per capita in government transfer payments—ranking it 49th lowest in Texas.
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Women outnumbered men in Hidalgo County in 2021
Of the 865,677 people living in Hidalgo County, Texas in 2021, 50.8% (439,475) were women and 49.2% (426,202) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by West RGV News.
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Property taxes remain key issue as Hidalgo County shoulders higher rates than state average; Abbott promises 'largest property tax cut in Texas history'
With the Nov. 8 midterm election fast approaching, high property tax rates across the state have remained a high-priority issue in the gubernatorial race.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Hidalgo County in 2020
Of the 861,137 people living in Hidalgo County in 2020, 51 percent (439,208) were women and 49 percent (421,929) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West RGV News.
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Census Bureau: More women than men in Hidalgo County in 2019
Of the 855,176 people living in Hidalgo County in 2019, 51 percent (436,309) were women and 49 percent (418,867) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West RGV News.
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Census Bureau reports Hidalgo County population was 855,176 in 2019
Hidalgo County had a population of 855,176 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West RGV News.
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Census Bureau reports Hidalgo County population was 861,137 in 2020
Hidalgo County had a population of 861,137 people in 2020, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the West RGV News.
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Hidalgo county population increases by 9,850 people between 2017 and 2018
Hidalgo county population increased by 9,850 people between 2017 and 2018, according to American Community Survey.
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22.4 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hidalgo County
22.4 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Hidalgo County in 2017, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Hidalgo County ranked 238th in Texas for resident earnings in 2018
Hidalgo County ranked 238th among counties in Texas by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Hidalgo County ranked 243rd in Texas for resident earnings in 2019
Hidalgo County ranked 243rd among counties in Texas by annual earnings per resident, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.