Hidalgo County TX Background Checks & Criminal Records

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Hidalgo County Statistics

General Data	Value
Metropolitan Area Code	32580
Fips County Code	48215
County Name	Hidalgo
State	Texas

This table provides the FIPS code for Hidalgo County (uniquely identifies counties and county equivalents in the United States) & also the Metropolitan Area Code (given only to counties with urban area of 50,000 or more population)

Population Data	Population	Rank
Population 2006	700,634	80
Population 2005	678,652	N/A
Population 2000	569,463	96
Population 1990	383,545	131

Represents population information for Hidalgo County TX for 4 different years, along with the corresponding population rank amoung all 3,140 counties for 3 of the 4 years.

2004 Crime Data	Cases	100,000 Rate
Total Violent Crimes	3,320	489.21
Murder	30	4.42
Forcible Rape	196	28.88
Robbery	662	97.55
Aggravated Assault	2,432	358.36
Total Property Crimes	36,399	5,363.43
Burglary	6,774	998.16
Larceny Theft	27,237	4,013.40
Motor Vehicle Theft	2,388	351.87

This table shows the number of specific crimes had been reported to Hidalgo County in 2004, along with the Per 100,000 Rate of each crime (used to measure relative occurances of crime)

Industry Distribution	Percent of Total
Construction	5.6%
Retail Trade	10.6%
Professional & Technical Services	4.1%
Health Care & Social Assistance	17.6%
Government	26.4%

This table shows the breakdown of 5 major industries found in Hidalgo County TX in 2005

Water Usage	Value
Daily Water Usage (Gallons)	NA
% From Groundwater	NA
Gallons Used For Irrigation
Gallons Used For Public Supply	78 Million

This table displays how much water Hidalgo County TX used per day in 2000, and how that water was distributed

Labor Force	2006	2000	Change
Labor Force Population	269,586	210,954	58,632
Unemployed Population	19,837	19,412	425
Unemployment Rate	7.4%	9.2%	-1.8

Provides the population of people in the labor force, the number of people that are unemployed, and the unemployment rate for Hidalgo County TX. All figured are based off 2006 figures and compared to 2000 figures.

Age Distribution	% Of Total	Approx. Population
Age 5 and Under	11.7%	79,402
Age 5 to 14	18.4%	124,872
Age 15 to 24	16.7%	113,335
Age 25 to 34	14.7%	99,762
Age 35 to 44	12.5%	84,832
Age 45 to 54	10.1%	68,544
Age 55 to 64	6.7%	45,470
Age 65 to 74	4.7%	31,897
Age 75 and up	4.6%	31,218

This table provides the breakdown of Hidalgo County TX's age groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Race Distribution	% Of Total	Est. Pop
Caucasian	97.4%	661,007
African American	0.9%	6,108
Asian American	0.8%	5,429
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.6%	4,072
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.1%	679

This table provides the breakdown of Hidalgo County TX's ethnic groups. The approxomate population are based on the percentage of the total population.

Agriculture Stats	Value
Total Farm Earnings	$60.77 Million
Farm Count	2,104
% of Farms Under 50 Acres	59.8%
% of Farms Over 500 Acres	12.1%
Total Farm Acres	593,158
Avg Farm Acres	282
Total Value of Farms	$202.07 Million
Avg Value Per Farm	$96,042
% From Crops	90.3%
% From Livestock	9.7%

Provides data reguarding Hidalgo County TX's farming industry. All figured are based off 2002 figures except for Total Farm Earnings which is based off 2005 figures.