Jury Pool Profile
Hidalgo County, Texas
- County seat
- Edinburg
- Judicial district
- 92nd District Court
- Population (July 2025 estimate)
- 921,549
- Census PEP. The five-year ACS survey average is 891,977.
At a glance
Hidalgo County is a 921,549-person venue. The county population is 28% White (Census race-alone categories). 92% identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race. Those figures overlap rather than adding up; counted separately, non-Hispanic White residents are 6.0%, which is the basis the chart below uses. Median household income is $55,829, $23,894 below the TX state median of $79,723; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher. 80.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, most commonly Spanish and Tagalog. The largest employment sector is Education & health services, at 42.8% of covered employment, average pay $40,669/year. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.43%, above the 4.32% state average. The county has not voted for the same party across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles . See Section 3 for cycle-by-cycle breakdowns.
- Population
- 891,977
- Median household income
- $54,338
- Unemployment
- 6.4%
Who sits on a jury?
<50% in any single race-alone group. White here: 28%; Black: 1%.
Hidalgo County has a population of 891,977, with a median age of 30.5. By Census race-alone categories, White residents make up 27.8%; Black residents 0.7%. Independently, 91.9% of residents identify as Hispanic or Latino of any race.
The median household earns $55,829; 20.6% of residents 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher; 24.2% live below the federal poverty line.
Economic context
Largest sector in BLS QCEW, even counting every withheld job toward the other sectors: Education & health services, about 43% of covered jobs.
Education & health services is the largest employment sector at 42.8% of covered employment, followed by Trade, transportation & utilities at 19.4%. Trailing-12-month unemployment is 6.43%, above the Texas state average.
Political composition
Different parties won across the 2016, 2020, and 2024 cycles.
Hidalgo County was carried by the Republican candidate with 51.0% of the vote in 2024; the Democratic candidate with 58.0% of the vote in 2020; the Democratic candidate with 68.6% of the vote in 2016.
Languages, households, faith & health
Family households are 77% of all households (thresholds: ≥70% = 'family-dominant'; 50–70% = 'family-majority'; <50% = 'singles/nonfamily-majority'). 80.1% of residents 5 and older speak a language other than English at home (threshold for 'linguistically diverse' is ≥10%).
80.1% of residents 5 years and older speak a language other than English at home. The most common are Spanish, Tagalog, Korean. Veterans account for 3.2% of the adult civilian population (19,401 individuals).