Texas · Census place 33560
Hidalgo, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Hidalgo, Texas (Hidalgo, TX — Census place “Hidalgo city”) is 14,250 residents, ranking #212 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $53,667, the median home is worth $156,400 and median gross rent runs $849 a month. Looking for the Hidalgo Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Hidalgo, TX: 78557.
- Population
- 14,250Hidalgo city residents
- Median household income
- $53,667Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $156,400Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $849Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 31.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 78.9%Owner-occupied households
Hidalgo ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Hidalgo.
The Hidalgo TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Hidalgo city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Hidalgo city median would spend about 19% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 24.6% of residents and 78.9% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Hidalgo city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Hidalgo city is a mid-size town in Texas, with 14,250 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #212 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 88% of them. The median age here is 31.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a distinctly younger profile, typical of places with students, military posts or a fast-growing family population. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.
Households in Hidalgo city earn a median of $53,667 a year, 31.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 17% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 24.6% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.
The typical owner-occupied home in Hidalgo city is valued at $156,400, 48.5% below the national figure and 13% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $849 a month, 39.6% below the national figure, or roughly $10,188 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 78.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.
No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Jacksonville city 14,186
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- Lockhart city 14,708
- Forest Hill city 13,923
- Hereford city 14,874
- Lumberton city 13,803
- West University Place city 14,907
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Hidalgo city?
- Hidalgo city has 14,250 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #212 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Hidalgo city?
- Median household income in Hidalgo city is $53,667 a year, 31.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Hidalgo city?
- Median gross rent is $849 a month and the median home value is $156,400, so rent absorbs about 19% of median household income.
- Is Hidalgo city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Hidalgo city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Hidalgo city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. Places under 65,000 residents only appear in the five-year release, never the one-year file, so these values pool sixty months of responses and lag the current year by design.