| | People QuickFacts | Hidalgo County | New Mexico |
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Population, 2011 estimate | NA | 2,082,224 |
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Population, 2010 | 4,894 | 2,059,179 |
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Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010 | -17.5% | 13.2% |
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Population, 2000 | 5,932 | 1,819,046 |
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Persons under 5 years, percent, 2010 | 6.7% | 7.0% |
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Persons under 18 years, percent, 2010 | 25.8% | 25.2% |
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Persons 65 years and over, percent, 2010 | 16.7% | 13.2% |
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Female persons, percent, 2010 | 49.8% | 50.6% |
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White persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 85.3% | 68.4% |
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Black persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.6% | 2.1% |
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American Indian and Alaska Native persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.8% | 9.4% |
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Asian persons, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.5% | 1.4% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, percent, 2010 (a) | 0.0% | 0.1% |
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Persons reporting two or more races, percent, 2010 | 1.8% | 3.7% |
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Persons of Hispanic or Latino origin, percent, 2010 (b) | 56.6% | 46.3% |
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White persons not Hispanic, percent, 2010 | 41.4% | 40.5% |
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Living in same house 1 year & over, 2006-2010 | 91.2% | 84.0% |
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Foreign born persons, percent, 2006-2010 | 7.3% | 9.7% |
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Language other than English spoken at home, pct age 5+, 2006-2010 | 40.2% | 36.0% |
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High school graduates, percent of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 77.7% | 82.7% |
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Bachelor's degree or higher, pct of persons age 25+, 2006-2010 | 15.6% | 25.5% |
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Veterans, 2006-2010 | 350 | 177,740 |
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Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16+, 2006-2010 | 16.6 | 21.7 |
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Housing units, 2010 | 2,393 | 901,388 |
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Homeownership rate, 2006-2010 | 69.1% | 69.6% |
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Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2006-2010 | 5.4% | 15.1% |
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Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2006-2010 | $90,800 | $158,400 |
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Households, 2006-2010 | 1,705 | 756,112 |
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Persons per household, 2006-2010 | 2.91 | 2.61 |
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Per capita money income in past 12 months (2010 dollars) 2006-2010 | $17,451 | $22,966 |
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Median household income 2006-2010 | $36,733 | $43,820 |
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Persons below poverty level, percent, 2006-2010 | 22.6% | 18.4% |
| | Business QuickFacts | Hidalgo County | New Mexico |
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Private nonfarm establishments, 2009 | 97 | 44,9862 |
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Private nonfarm employment, 2009 | 864 | 615,8792 |
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Private nonfarm employment, percent change 2000-2009 | 0.9% | 12.1%2 |
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Nonemployer establishments, 2009 | 256 | 117,984 |
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Total number of firms, 2007 | 310 | 157,231 |
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Black-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 1.2% |
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American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 5.3% |
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Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 2.1% |
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Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007 | F | 0.1% |
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Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007 | 28.4% | 23.6% |
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Women-owned firms, percent, 2007 | S | 31.7% |
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Manufacturers shipments, 2007 ($1000) | 01 | 17,122,725 |
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Merchant wholesaler sales, 2007 ($1000) | D | 10,589,286 |
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Retail sales, 2007 ($1000) | 113,382 | 24,469,997 |
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Retail sales per capita, 2007 | $22,609 | $12,429 |
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Accommodation and food services sales, 2007 ($1000) | 9,853 | 3,734,300 |
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Building permits, 2010 | 0 | 4,5332 |
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Federal spending, 2009 | 90,580 | 27,470,8142 |