Compare ZIP Code 78542 vs Hidalgo County, TX vs McAllen Metro Area, TX vs Texas (TX) vs United States
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78542 – Hidalgo, TX ZIP Code |
Hidalgo County, TX County |
McAllen Metro Area, TX Metro Area |
Texas (TX) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 89,401 | 891,977 | 891,977 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $865 | $957 | $957 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2004 | 2000 | 2000 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $55,243 | $54,338 | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $19,389 | $23,117 | $23,117 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 30.4% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.1% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 36% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 89,401 | 891,977 | 891,977 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 48,397 | 516,001 | 516,001 | 19,717,474 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 23,943 | 270,210 | 270,210 | 10,992,816 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $55,243 | $54,338 | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $19,389 | $23,117 | $23,117 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 30.4% | 26.7% | 26.7% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 6.1% | 6.0% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 36% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $865 | $957 | $957 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 2004 | 2000 | 2000 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 24.3% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 75.7% | 67.5% | 67.5% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 18.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 48.5% | 61% |
| Black | 0.4% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% | 1% | 1% | 5.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 71.1% | 59.3% | 59.3% | 23.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 95.4% | 91.9% | 91.9% | 39.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 4.6% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 60.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 88.5% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 85.6% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 25.0 min | 23.0 min | 23.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 11.5% | 9.2% | 9.2% | 14.4% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 42.3% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 31.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 31.6% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13.4% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 12.8% | 20.6% | 20.6% | 33.8% | 35.7% |