Hidalgo County

  • Total population: 5,958
  • Adult population age 25 and older: 3,462
  • % of adults with less than a 9th grade education: 15.1%
  • % of adults with less than a 12th grade education: 28.4%
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 1: UNKNOWN
  • % of adults at Literacy Level 2 or below: UNKNOWN
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home: 46.8%
  • % of adults and children who speak other than English at home and who speak only limited English: 33.9%
  • % of all persons in poverty: 20.7%
  • % of children in poverty: 25.5%