What percentage of people rent in Hidalgo, TX?

Name: Renters and owners in Hidalgo, TX, 2020–2024
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19.8% (±4.4 points) of the occupied homes in Hidalgo, TX are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 774 renting households against 3,135 that own their home.

In Hidalgo, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 19.8% (±4.4 points)
Renting households: 774 (±183)
Median renter income: $27,464 (±$17,288)

Who rents and who owns in Hidalgo

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Hidalgo	Hidalgo County	Texas	United States
Renter-occupied share	19.8% (±4.4 points)	32.5% (±0.7 points)	37.4% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	774 (±183)	87,939 (±2,126)	4,113,561 (±20,050)	45,017,354
Owning households	3,135 (±256)	182,271 (±2,134)	6,879,255 (±32,101)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.1 (±0.6)	2.9 (±0.1)	2.4 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.8 (±0.2)	3.4 (±0.0)	2.9 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$27,464 (±$17,288)	$36,139 (±$1,434)	$53,222 (±$285)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$64,917 (±$6,989)	$64,957 (±$1,583)	$100,555 (±$369)	$100,009

In Hidalgo, the renter share is lower than in Hidalgo County (32.5%).

It is also lower than in Texas (37.4%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Hidalgo County, Hidalgo ranks 25 of 48 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 928 of 1,421.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How renting in Hidalgo has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Households that rent	29.3% (±5.5 points)	19.8% (±4.4 points)	−9.5 percentage points	Measurable decrease
Median gross rent	$675 (±$67)	$842 (±$249)	+24.7%	No measurable change after inflation
Median household income	$33,576 (±$3,498)	$59,441 (±$4,786)	+77.0%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Households that rent in places near Hidalgo

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Hidalgo
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Hidalgo	—	19.8% (±4.4 points)	—
Granjeno	4.0 mi	10.2% (±12.3 points)	Not measurably different
Pharr	5.0 mi	40.9% (±2.7 points)	Higher
McAllen	8.0 mi	40.5% (±1.7 points)	Higher
San Juan	8.1 mi	20.2% (±3.4 points)	Not measurably different
Mission	8.2 mi	28.6% (±2.4 points)	Higher
South Alamo	9.1 mi	18.8% (±7.9 points)	Not measurably different
Alamo	9.4 mi	25.8% (±4.3 points)	Not measurably different
North Alamo	10 mi	28.2% (±13.7 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Pharr, TX (40.9%), McAllen, TX (40.5%), Mission, TX (28.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Hidalgo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
19	Lopezville	24.0% (±15.1 points)
20	Palmview	23.8% (±6.1 points)
21 (tie)	La Homa	21.3% (±7.1 points)
21 (tie)	Monte Alto	21.3% (±17.2 points)
23	West Sharyland	20.6% (±22.0 points)
24	San Juan	20.2% (±3.4 points)
25	Hidalgo	19.8% (±4.4 points)
26	Palmhurst	19.7% (±9.5 points)
27	Murillo	19.1% (±9.4 points)
28	Mila Doce	18.9% (±8.2 points)
29	South Alamo	18.8% (±7.9 points)
30	Citrus City	18.5% (±14.7 points)
31	Doolittle	18.1% (±11.8 points)

Showing 13 of 48 places in Hidalgo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Hidalgo

How many renters are there in Hidalgo?

Hidalgo has an estimated 774 (±183) renting households, 19.8% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Hidalgo?

In Hidalgo, the share of households that rent went from 29.3% in 2015–2019 to 19.8% in 2020–2024 (−9.5 percentage points), a measurable decrease.

How big are renting households in Hidalgo?

A renting household in Hidalgo has 3.1 people on average, against 3.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Hidalgo?

The median renting household in Hidalgo, TX has an income of $27,464 (±$17,288) a year, against $64,917 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Hidalgo city, Texas (place:33560, in state:48).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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