Editing Hidalgo County, Texas (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1860= 1182
|1870= 2387
|1880= 4347
|1890= 6534
|1900= 6837
|1910= 13728
|1920= 38110
|1930= 77004
|1940= 106059
|1950= 160446
|1960= 180904
|1970= 181535
|1980= 283229
|1990= 383545
|2000= 569463
|2010= 774769
|2020= 870781
|estyear=2024
|estimate=914820
|estref=<ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Hidalgo County, Texas |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/hidalgocountytexas |website=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=5 April 2025}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=March 26, 2015}}</ref><br />1850–2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221009/http://texasalmanac.com/sites/default/files/images/topics/ctypophistweb2010.pdf |archive-date=October 9, 2022 |url-status=live|title=Texas Almanac: Population History of Counties from 1850–2010|publisher=Texas Almanac|access-date=April 30, 2015}}</ref> 2010-2020<ref name=QF/>
}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+'''Hidalgo County, Texas – Racial and ethnic composition'''<br><small>{{nobold|''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. Except for the 1930 census, where Latinos are included under "Some Other Race", this table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.''}}</small>
!Race / Ethnicity <small>(''NH = Non-Hispanic'')</small>
!Pop 1930<ref>{{Cite web |title=1930 Census: Volume 3. Population, Reports by States - Texas and Utah|url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1930/population-volume-3/10612982v3p2ch09.pdf|access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 1980<ref>{{Cite web |title=1980 Census of Population|url=https://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1980/1980censusofpopu8011u_bw.pdf|access-date=July 22, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 1990<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas: 1990, Part 1 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/1990/cp-1/cp-1-45-1.pdf |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Texas: 2000 |url=https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/2002/dec/phc-1-45.pdf |access-date=July 15, 2024}}</ref>
!Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hidalgo County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48215&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!{{partial|Pop 2020}}<ref name=2020CensusP2>{{Cite web|title=P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Hidalgo County, Texas|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=0500000US48215&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 1930
!% 1980
!% 1990
!% 2000
!% 2010
!{{partial|% 2020}}
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] alone (NH)
|34,933
|51,719
|54,259
|59,423
|60,553
|style='background: #ffffe6; |53,338
|{{Percentage|34,933|77,004|2}}
|{{Percentage|51,719|283,229|2}}
|14.15%
|10.43%
|7.82%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.13%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] alone (NH)
|491
|422
|518
|1,934
|2,777
|style='background: #ffffe6; |3,364
|{{Percentage|491|77,004|2}}
|{{Percentage|422|283,229|2}}
|0.14%
|0.34%
|0.36%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.39%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] alone (NH)
|
|
|229
|428
|524
|style='background: #ffffe6; |635
|
|
|0.06%
|0.08%
|0.07%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.07%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] alone (NH)
|
|
|847
|3,207
|7,122
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8,604
|
|
|0.22%
|0.56%
|0.92%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.99%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] alone (NH)
|
|
|
|37
|49
|style='background: #ffffe6; |78
|
|
|
|0.01%
|0.01%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.01%
|-
|[[Race and ethnicity in the United States census|Other race]] alone (NH)
|41,580
|876
|720
|171
|348
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,915
|54.00%
|{{Percentage|876|283,229|2}}
|0.19%
|0.03%
|0.04%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.22%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Mixed race or Multiracial]] (NH)
|
|
|
|1,163
|1,190
|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,846
|
|
|
|0.20%
|0.15%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.33%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|
|230,212
|326,972
|503,100
|702,206
|style='background: #ffffe6; |800,001
|
|{{Percentage|230,212|283,229|2}}
|85.25%
|88.35%
|90.63%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |91.87%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''77,004'''
|'''283,229'''
|'''383,545'''
|'''569,463'''
|'''774,769'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''870,781'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|style='background: #ffffe6; |'''100.00%'''
|}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]] of 2010, there were 774,769 people living in the county. 88.0% were [[White American|White]], 1.0% [[Asian American|Asian]], 0.6% [[African American|Black or African American]], 0.3% [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]], 8.8% of some other race and 1.3% [[Multiracial American|of two or more races]]. 90.6% were [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (of any race).

There were 216,471 households, and 179,668 families living in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|363|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 248,287 housing units at an average density of {{convert|123|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. There were 216,471 households, out of which 54.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.00% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 18.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 14.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.55 and the average family size was 3.94.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 34.7% under the age of 18, 10.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 18.2% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 28.3 years. For every 100 females there were 94.40 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.90 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,134, and the median income for a family was $31,760. Males had a median income of $22,635 versus $17,526 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $12,130. About 32.60% of families and 35.80% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 47.4% of those under age 18 and 29.8% of those age 65 or over. The county's [[Per capita income|per-capita income]] makes it one of the [[Lowest-income counties in the United States|poorest counties in the United States]]. In 2009, it was tied with [[Bronx County, New York]] for "the greatest share of people receiving food stamps: 29 percent."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bloch |first=Matthew |last2=DeParle |first2=Jason  |last3=Ericson |first3=Matthew  |last4=Gebeloff |first4=Robert  |date=November 28, 2009 |title=Food Stamp Usage Across the Country |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/11/28/us/20091128-foodstamps.html |access-date=November 28, 2009 |work=New York Times}}</ref>

[[Las Milpas, Texas|Las Milpas]], previously unincorporated, was annexed by [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]] in 1987.<ref name=HandbookLasMilpas>"[https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hrlez LAS MILPAS, TX]." [[Handbook of Texas]]. Retrieved on September 27, 2013.</ref>

===Metropolitan Statistical Area===
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = McAllen MSA
| official_name      = McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area
| settlement_type    = [[Metropolitan statistical area]]
| image_skyline      = Chase Bank Tower in McAllen, TX.jpg
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| photo_1a           = Chase Bank Tower in McAllen, TX.jpg
| image_caption      = Chase Bank Tower in McAllen, the tallest building in the area.
| image_map          = Map of Texas highlighting Hidalgo County.svg
| map_alt            = Map of McAllen MSA
| map_caption        = Map of Texas highlighting the McAllen MSA covering Hidalgo County
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| subdivision_type   = Country
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State(s)]]
| subdivision_name1  = Texas
| subdivision_type2  = Largest city
| subdivision_name2  = [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]
| subdivision_type3  = Other cities
| subdivision_name3  = – [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]]<br> – [[Mission, Texas|Mission]]<br> – [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]]<br>– [[Weslaco, Texas|Weslaco]] <br> – [[Donna, Texas|Donna]]
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| area_total_sq_mi   = 1583
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| population_as_of   = 2020 including Hidalgo County
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| population_total   = 870,781
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| population_rank    = {{#if:67th|[[List of metropolitan statistical areas|66th in the U.S.]]}}
| demographics_type2       = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes  = <ref>{{Cite web|title=Total Gross Domestic Product for McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX (MSA)  |url=https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/NGMP32580|work=[[Federal Reserve Economic Data]] |publisher=[[Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis]]}}</ref>
|demographics2_title1     = MSA
|demographics2_info1      = $27.685 billion (2022)
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The '''McAllen–Edinburg–Mission Metropolitan Statistical Area''' (MSA), is a U.S. [[metropolitan statistical area]] defined by the [[United States Census Bureau]], consisting of one county – [[Hidalgo County, Texas|Hidalgo]] – in the [[Lower Rio Grande Valley|Rio Grande Valley]] region of [[South Texas|South]] [[Texas]], anchored by the cities of [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]], [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]], [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]] and [[Mission, Texas|Mission]]. [[List of Texas metropolitan areas|It is ranked the fifth most populated metropolitan area in the state of Texas.]] It is also part of the transnational metropolitan area of [[Reynosa–McAllen Metropolitan Area|Reynosa–McAllen]].

It has the [[Highest-income metropolitan statistical areas in the United States|lowest per capita income of the 276 MSAs within the 50 states]] at $9,899. Its median household income is also the lowest within the 50 states at $24,863. In a survey done in over 190 metropolitan areas it had the highest obesity rate of residents at 38.8 percent.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livescience.com/18886-obese-cities-list-2011.html |title=The List: The Most Obese Cities &#124; US Obesity Rate & Skinniest Cities |publisher=LiveScience |date=2011-12-29 |access-date=2012-03-09}}</ref> Today, the states with the highest poverty rates (of over 20 million living on $2 a day) are all in the southern part of the country (Table 1) [7], and the nation's poorest large metropolitan area is McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Hotez |first1=Peter J. |title=Neglected Parasitic Infections and Poverty in the United States |journal=PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases |date=4 September 2014 |volume=8 |issue=9 |pages=e3012 |doi=10.1371/journal.pntd.0003012 |doi-access=free |pmid=25188455 |pmc=4154650 }}</ref>

{|
|- valign="top"
|
'''Major/Anchor cities'''
* [[McAllen, Texas|McAllen]]
* [[Mission, Texas|Mission]]
* [[Edinburg, Texas|Edinburg]]
* [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]]
'''Minor/satelite cities'''
* [[Alamo, Texas|Alamo]]
* [[Alton, Texas|Alton]]
* [[Donna, Texas|Donna]]
* [[Edcouch, Texas|Edcouch]]
* [[Elsa, Texas|Elsa]]
* [[Granjeno, Texas|Granjeno]]
* [[Hidalgo, Texas|Hidalgo]]
* [[La Joya, Texas|La Joya]]
* [[La Villa, Texas|La Villa]]
* [[Mercedes, Texas|Mercedes]]
* [[Palmhurst, Texas|Palmhurst]]
* [[Palmview, Texas|Palmview]]
* [[Peñitas, Texas|Peñitas]]
* [[Progreso, Texas|Progreso]]
* [[Progreso Lakes, Texas|Progreso Lakes]]
* [[San Juan, Texas|San Juan]]
* [[Sullivan City, Texas|Sullivan City]]
* [[Weslaco, Texas|Weslaco]]
|}

'''Census-designated places'''
'''''Note''': All [[census-designated place]]s are [[unincorporated area|unincorporated]].''
{|
|- valign="top"
|
* [[Abram-Perezville, Texas|Abram-Perezville]]
* [[Alton North, Texas|Alton North]]
* [[Cesar Chavez, Texas|Cesar Chavez]]
* [[Citrus City, Texas|Citrus City]]
* [[Cuevitas, Texas|Cuevitas]]
* [[Doffing, Texas|Doffing]]
* [[Doolittle, Texas|Doolittle]]
* [[Havana, Texas|Havana]]
* [[Heidelberg, Texas|Heidelberg]]
* [[Indian Hills, Texas|Indian Hills]]
|
* [[La Blanca, Texas|La Blanca]]
* [[La Homa, Texas|La Homa]]
* [[Laguna Seca, Texas|Laguna Seca]]
* [[Llano Grande, Texas|Llano Grande]]
* [[Lopezville, Texas|Lopezville]]
* [[Los Ebanos, Hidalgo County, Texas|Los Ebanos]]
* [[Midway North, Texas|Midway North]]
* [[Midway South, Texas|Midway South]]
* [[Mila Doce, Texas|Mila Doce]]
* [[Monte Alto, Texas|Monte Alto]]
|
* [[Muniz, Texas|Muniz]]
* [[North Alamo, Texas|North Alamo]]
* [[Nurillo, Texas|Nurillo]]
* [[Olivarez, Texas|Olivarez]]
* [[Palmview South, Texas|Palmview South]]
* [[Relampago, Texas|Relampago]]
* [[San Carlos, Texas|San Carlos]]
* [[San Manuel-Linn, Texas|San Manuel-Linn]]
* [[Scissors, Texas|Scissors]]
* [[South Alamo, Texas|South Alamo]]
|}

'''Unincorporated places'''
* [[El Gato, Texas|El Gato]]
* [[Hargill, Texas|Hargill]]
* [[Runn, Texas|Runn]]
* [[Val Verde, Hidalgo County, Texas|Val Verde]]