PlainZIP

Hidalgo, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hidalgo, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,547. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet HIDALGO-TX · Hidalgo, TX 1 ZIPs · 12,547 pop · #18108/25278 · Hidalgo County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $59,441
  • RANK-LOWER #18108/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Weslaco
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,547
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $163,600

Nearest income peer: Weslaco, TX ( $1,030 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Hidalgo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hidalgo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Hidalgo, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

28th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,547
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,441
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,441 and poverty 21.1% concentrate in 78557.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hidalgo as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Harlingen is the closest lower-income city and Wilmer the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 2 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hidalgo.

Population concentration

Hidalgo reads through its lone ZIP, 78557

12,547 ACS residents, one ZIP: 78557 is not the leading code inside Hidalgo, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Hidalgo's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 340 establishments, 3,175 employees , annual payroll $110,165k (~27 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78557 (340 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (77) · also Wholesale trade · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Hidalgo, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Hidalgo County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hidalgo. See the Hidalgo County roll-up →

Hidalgo sits in the upper half of Hidalgo County on income: Mission, Pharr and Donna report less, while Mcallen reports more. Donna marks the far end of that range at $40,668, 32% below Hidalgo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78557 12,547 $59,441 340 413
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Hidalgo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Hidalgo, .