Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX

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2023 Population

139,824

2.32% 1-year growth

US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

2023 Median Age

28.9

1.4% 1-year increase

2023 Poverty Rate

28.6%

0.342% 1-year increase

2023 Median Household Income

$56,376

6.43% 1-year growth

2023 Median Property Value

$159,800

10.4% 1-year growth

2022 Employed Population

50,346

3.9% 1-year growth

About

In 2023, Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX had a population of 140k people with a median age of 28.9 and a median household income of $56,376. Between 2022 and 2023 the population of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX grew from 136,657 to 139,824, a 2.32% increase and its median household income grew from $52,969 to $56,376, a 6.43% increase.

The 5 largest ethnic groups in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are Two+ (Hispanic) (52%), White (Hispanic) (29.6%), White (Non-Hispanic) (7.34%), Other (Hispanic) (7.13%), and Asian (Non-Hispanic) (1.88%).

None of the households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

85.6% of the residents in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are U.S. citizens.

The largest universities in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (6,973 degrees awarded in 2023).

In 2023, the median property value in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX was $159,800, and the homeownership rate was 58.5%.

Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX borders Hidalgo County (East)--Alamo & Donna Cities PUMA, TX, Hidalgo County (South Central)--Pharr, San Juan & Hidalgo Cities PUMA, TX, Hidalgo County (Central)--McAllen City PUMA, TX, and Hidalgo County (North & West) PUMA, TX.

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Population & Diversity

Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX is home to a population of 140k people, from which 85.6% are citizens. As of 2023, 21.3% of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX residents were born outside of the country (29.8k people).

In 2023, there were 1.76 times more Two+ (Hispanic) residents (72.8k people) in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX than any other race or ethnicity. There were 41.4k White (Hispanic) and 10.3k White (Non-Hispanic) residents, the second and third most common ethnic groups.

Population & Diversity

Citizenship

85.6%

2023 Citizenship

84.8%

2022 Citizenship

As of 2023, 85.6% of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX residents were US citizens, which is lower than the national average of 93.4%. In 2022, the percentage of US citizens in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX was 84.8%, meaning that the rate of citizenship has been increasing.

The following chart shows US citizenship percentages in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Diversity

Race and Ethnicity

The 3 largest ethnic groups in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX

Two+ (Hispanic)
72.8k ± 5.08k
White (Hispanic)
41.4k ± 3.13k
White (Non-Hispanic)
10.3k ± 1.37k

89%

Hispanic Population

124k people

89% of the people in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are hispanic (124k people).

The following chart shows the 7 races represented in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX as a share of the total population.

Global Diversity

Most Common Origin

Mexico
26,901 ± 3,605 people
Philippines
739 ± 666 people
India
583 ± 592 people

In 2022, the most common birthplace for the foreign-born residents of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX was Mexico, the natal country of 26,901 Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX residents, followed by Philippines with 739 and India with 583.

Foreign-Born Population

21.3%

2023 Foreign-Born Population

29.8k people

22%

2022 Foreign-Born Population

30k people

As of 2023, 21.3% of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX residents (29.8k people) were born outside of the United States, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. In 2022, the percentage of foreign-born citizens in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX was 22%, meaning that the rate has been decreasing.

The following chart shows the percentage of foreign-born residents in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX compared to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Military

Veterans

Most Common Service Period

Gulf War (2001-)
1,463 ± 445
Vietnam
1,045 ± 410
Gulf War (1990s)
709 ± 392

Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX has a large population of military personnel who served in Gulf War (2001-), 1.4 times greater than any other conflict.

Economy

The economy of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX employs 50.3k people. The largest industries in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are , and the highest paying industries are .

Males in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX have an average income that is 1.46 times higher than the average income of females, which is $44,463. The income inequality in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX (measured using the Gini index) is N/A, which is N/A than the national average.

Employment

Workforce Diversity

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Women

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Men

N/A%

The workforce of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX in 2020 was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The visualization shows the distribution of the workforce by gender and age in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX.

With the upper buttons you can see the distribution of the average salary and add a filter by race.

Occupations

50.3k

2022 Value

3.9%

1 Year growth

± 3.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 3.9%, from 48.5k employees to 50.3k employees.

The most common job groups, by number of people living in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX, are . This chart illustrates the share breakdown of the primary jobs held by residents of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX.

Unemployment Insurance Claims

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This chart shows weekly unemployment insurance claims in Texas (not-seasonally adjusted) compared with the four states with the most similar impact.

The most recent data point uses Advance State Claims data, which can be revised in subsequent weeks.

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Industries

Employment by Industries

50.3k

2022 Value

3.9%

1 Year growth

± 3.9%

From 2021 to 2022, employment in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX grew at a rate of 3.9%, from 48.5k employees to 50.3k employees.

The most common employment sectors for those who live in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX, are . This chart shows the share breakdown of the primary industries for residents of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX, though some of these residents may live in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX and work somewhere else. Census data is tagged to a residential address, not a work address.

Median Earnings by Industry

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Median earning men ± N/A

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Median earning women ± N/A

The industries with the best median earnings for men in 2023 are Public Administration ($70,836), Manufacturing ($66,078), and Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting, & Mining ($58,488).

The industries with the best median earnings for women in 2023 are Public Administration ($39,846), Educational Services, & Health Care & Social Assistance ($36,691), and Finance & Insurance, & Real Estate & Rental & Leasing ($35,609).

Employment by Industry Sector

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Y-Axis

4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

US Representative Elections

US Representatives from Texas

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house.

Members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms, and the following chart shows the how the members for Texas have changed over time starting in 2008.

Education

In 2023, universities in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX awarded 6,973 degrees. The student population of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX in 2023 is skewed towards women, with 12,973 male students and 18,958 female students.

Most students graduating from Universities in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are Hispanic or Latino (6,159 and 88.3%), followed by White (359 and 5.15%), Asian (204 and 2.93%), and Black or African American (139 and 1.99%).

The largest universities in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX by number of degrees awarded are The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (6,973 and 100%).

The most popular majors in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration (526 and 7.54%), General Psychology (461 and 6.61%), and General Biological Sciences (460 and 6.6%).

The median tuition cost in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX for a public four year colleges is $7,637 for in-state students and $17,707 for out-of-state students.

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

University

Measure

In 2023 in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 49.1%. The number of students enrolled in 2023 was 31,931 (40.6% men and 59.4% women).

The line chart shows the evolution of the percentage of applicants admitted, admitted who enrolled or the number of students enrolled according to the option selected in the upper button.

Enrollments by Gender and Races

Universities

In 2023 there were 31,931 students enrolled in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX, 40.6% men and 59.4% women.

By race, the largest number of students enrolled was concentrated in Hispanic or Latino with 29,080 records, of which 59.9% were women and 40.1% men.

Completions

Concentrations

Most Common

Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration
476 degrees awarded
General Psychology
461 degrees awarded
General Biological Sciences
417 degrees awarded

In 2023, the most common concentation for Bachelors Degree recipients in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX was Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement Administration with 476 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of students graduating with a Bachelors Degree from schools in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX according to their major.

Universities

Gender

Race

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Largest Universities by degrees awarded

6,973 degrees awarded

In 2023, the institution with the largest number of graduating students was The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley with 6,973 degrees awarded.

Student Diversity

University

In 2023, 2,476 men were awarded degrees from institutions in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX, which is 0.551 times less than the 4,497 female students who received degrees in the same year.

In 2023, the most common race/ethnicity group awarded degrees at institutions was Hispanic or Latino students. These 6,159 degrees mean that there were 17.2 times more degrees awarded to Hispanic or Latino students then the next closest race/ethnicity group, White, with 359 degrees awarded.

Awarded Degrees over Time

The graph shows the evolution of awarded degrees by degrees. Under the paragraphs, the average number of awarded degrees by university in each degree is shown.

Tuition

Average Net Price by Sector

Universities

Public, 4-year or above ($7,637) is the sector with the highest median state tuition in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,830) is the sector with the highest median state fee in 2023.

Public, 4-year or above ($1,196) is the sector with the highest average net price of books and supplies.

The graph shows the average net price by sector and year.

Working Population

Educational Pyramid

Measure

In false, NaNM% of men over 25 years of age had not completed any academic degree (no schooling), while NaNM% of women were in the same situation.

This visualization shows the gender distribution of the population according to the academic level reached.

Educational Attainment

The most common educational levels obtained by the working population of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX in false were N/A.

This visualization illustrates the percentage distribution of the population according to the highest educational level reached. You can filter the data by race by using the selector above.

Housing & Living

The median property value in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX was $159,800 in 2023, which is 0.527 times smaller than the national average of $303,400. Between 2022 and 2023 the median property value increased from $144,700 to $159,800, a 10.4% increase. The homeownership rate in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX is 58.5%, which is approximately the same as the national average of 65%.

Housing

Property

$159,800

Median Property Value 2023

±$6,197

$25,736

Median Property Taxes

±$1,703

The following chart display owner-occupied housing units distributed between a series of property tax buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. In Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX the largest share of households pay taxes in the $3k+ range.

The chart underneath the paragraph shows the property taxes in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX compared to it's parent and neighbor geographies.

Equity

Income by Location

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The following map shows all of the PUMAs in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX colored by their Median Household Income (N/A).

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Household Income

Please note that the buckets used in this visualization were not evenly distributed by ACS when publishing the data.

$56,376

Median Household Income

± $3,147

44k

Number of Households

± 2,295

In 2023, the median household income of the 44k households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX grew to $56,376 from the previous year's value of $52,969.

The following chart displays the households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX distributed between a series of income buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households have an income in the $75k - $100k range.

Wage Distribution

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In N/A, the income inequality in N/A was N/A according to the GINI calculation of the wage distribution. Income inequality had a N/A N/A from N/A to N/A, which means that wage distribution grew somewhat N/A even. The GINI for N/A was N/A than the national average of 1. In other words, wages are distributed N/A evenly in N/A in comparison to the national average.

This chart shows the number of workers in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX across various wage buckets compared to the national average.

Transportation

Commuter Transportation

In N/A, N/A% of workers in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX N/A, followed by those who N/A (N/A%) and those who N/A (N/A%).

The following chart shows the number of households using each mode of transportation over time, using a logarithmic scale on the y-axis to help better show variations in the smaller means of commuting.

Commute Time

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Average Travel Time

Using averages, employees in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX have a N/A commute time (N/A minutes) than the normal US worker (N/A minutes). Additionally, 2.37% of the workforce in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX have "super commutes" in excess of 90 minutes.

The chart below shows how the median household income in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX compares to that of it's neighboring and parent geographies.

Car Ownership

2 cars

Average Number

The following chart displays the households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX distributed between a series of car ownership buckets compared to the national averages for each bucket. The largest share of households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX have 2 cars.

Poverty

Poverty & Diversity

28.6% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX (38.6k out of 135k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.4%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Males 6 - 11, followed by Females 6 - 11 and then Females 18 - 24.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX is Hispanic, followed by Two Or More and White.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.

Social Needs

Data only available at the state level.

Most prevalent states

California
35,798 individuals
New York
5,087 individuals
Florida
4,915 individuals

In 2017, California had the highest estimated number of chronically homeless individuals in the nation, at 35,798. New York has the second highest (5,087), followed by Florida (4,915).

The following map shows the estimated number of chronically homeless individuals by state over multiple years.

Health

73.8% of the population of Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX has health coverage, with 31.8% on employee plans, 24.7% on Medicaid, 5.26% on Medicare, 11% on non-group plans, and 1.12% on military or VA plans.

Primary care physicians in Texas see 1641 patients per year on average, which represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1629 patients). Compare this to dentists who see 1607 patients per year, and mental health providers who see 691 patients per year.

Coverage

Patient to Clinician Ratios

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

1,641 to 1

Patient to Primary Care Physician Ratio in Texas

Primary care physicians in Texas see an average of 1,641 patients per year. This represents a 0.737% increase from the previous year (1,629 patients).

The following chart shows how the number of patients seen by primary care physicians has been changing over time in Texas in comparison to its neighboring geographies.

Health Care Diversity

In 2023, insured persons according to age ranges were distributed in 34.1% under 18 years, 25.4% between 18 and 34 years, 31.5% between 35 and 64 years, and 9.07% over 64 years.

By gender, of the total number of insured persons, 48.8% were men and 51.2% were women.

The following chart shows the number of people with health coverage by gender.

Uninsured People

26.2%

Uninsured

31.8%

Employer Coverage

24.7%

Medicaid

5.26%

Medicare

11%

Non-Group

1.12%

Military or VA

Between 2022 and 2023, the percent of uninsured citizens in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX declined by 4.44% from 27.4% to 26.2%.

The following chart shows how the percent of uninsured individuals in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX changed over time compared with the percent of individuals enrolled in various types of health insurance.