Cameron County vs Hidalgo County
Two neighbouring counties in Texas, compared on population, size, income and housing. They share 19 mi of border.
Cameron County
Texas
Hidalgo County
Texas
Both outlines are drawn at true relative size. Hidalgo County spans about 82.6 km at its widest.
Side by side
| Measure | Cameron County | Difference | Hidalgo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 433,946 | -52.9% | 921,549 |
| Change since 2020 | 3.0% | -2.6 pp | 5.6% |
| Land area | 891.7 sq mi | -43.2% | 1,571 sq mi |
| Population density | 487 per sq mi | -17.0% | 587 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $52,601 | -3.2% | $54,338 |
| Median home value | $136,500 | -3.1% | $140,900 |
| Median age | 32.7 | +7.2% | 30.5 |
| Households | 138,433 | -48.8% | 270,210 |
| Housing units | 159,679 | -48.2% | 308,556 |
Sources: US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2025 Population Estimates, released 26 March 2026; US Census Bureau, Gazetteer Files, 2025 Gazetteer Files, released 10 September 2025; US Census Bureau, American Community Survey, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates, released 29 January 2026; US Census Bureau, County Adjacency File, 2025 County Adjacency File, released 15 September 2025. The difference column is computed here: the first county's figure against the second, expressed as a percentage of the second. The change-since-2020 row is the exception: two growth rates differ in percentage points (pp), not percent. Retrieved 30 August 2026.
What the numbers say
- Hidalgo County holds about 2.1 times the population of Cameron County: 921,549 against 433,946.
- Hidalgo County covers more ground, at 1,571 square miles against 891.7.
- Hidalgo County is the more crowded of the two, at 587 people per square mile against 487.
- Median household income is higher in Hidalgo County, by 1,737 dollars a year.
- Since 2020, Cameron County has grown by 3.0% and Hidalgo County has grown by 5.6%.
- They share 19 mi of common border, which the Census Bureau publishes in its county adjacency file and which almost no other county reference presents.
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Rebuilt from source data 30 August 2026. How these figures are produced.