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Real estate businesses in Hidalgo County, TX
The real estate businesses in Hidalgo County, TX, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other counties.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 48 out of 100: Lower middle
Ranked #1,186 of 2,229 scored counties
#97 of 156 scored counties in Texas
- Listings
- 680
- 47 chain locations (7%)
- Official establishments
- 287
- +20.6% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $3.6B
- On rent and homeowner costs · $13,380 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 123
- 23% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 25.2
- 35% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 921,549
- +5.6% since 2020
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What this means
At $13,380 per household (20% below the U.S. average), households in Hidalgo County spend about $3.6B a year on rent and homeowner costs. Housing spending per office is 23% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in.
There are 680 real estate businesses on map listings in Hidalgo County as of September 2026. Chain locations make up 7% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That is 25.2 per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hidalgo County was 287 in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019. That is one for every 941 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Official counts list 2,408 one-person businesses without payroll. Since fiscal 2022, 3 SBA-backed loans worth $293K have gone to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hidalgo County.
Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Hidalgo County grew 5.6%, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). For real estate businesses, Hidalgo County has a Groundwork market score of 48 (lower middle): #1,186 of 2,229 scored counties and #97 of 156 scored counties in Texas.
How Hidalgo County compares
The same measures for Texas and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.
| Measure | Hidalgo County | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 25.2 | 37.1 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 123 | 98 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 941 | 473 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +20.6% | +23.6% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +5.6% | +8.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $13,380 | $15,682 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $54,338 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 48 | 53 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 238 → 287+20.6% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 1,346
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $151.8M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 2,408Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 68047 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 835The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 3
- Amount
- $293K
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Hidalgo County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Hidalgo County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 921,549+5.6% since 2020
- Households
- 270,210
- Median age
- 31.5
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 67%
- Vehicles per household
- 1.9
- Land area
- 1,571 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 568
- Median household income
- $54,338+35.8% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $74,309
- Median home value
- $140,900
- Jobs located here
- 292,679
- Daytime population
- 862,027Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Top counties in Texas
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Liberty County, TX | 86 | 41 | 13.1 | 258 | +31.3% | #4 of 2,229 |
| 2San Jacinto County, TX | 83 | 11 | 10.1 | 321 | +7.1% | #11 of 2,229 |
| 3Chambers County, TX | 83 | 29 | 16.8 | 237 | +22.6% | #12 of 2,229 |
| 4Burleson County, TX | 80 | 12 | 15.2 | 222 | +16.2% | #29 of 2,229 |
| 5Rusk County, TX | 79 | 12 | 6.7 | 502 | +5.0% | #35 of 2,229 |
| 6Jackson County, TX | 79 | 5 | 8.3 | 400 | +2.6% | #40 of 2,229 |
| 7Jones County, TX | 78 | 5 | 8.5 | 378 | +6.1% | #51 of 2,229 |
| 8Waller County, TX | 78 | 26 | 14.2 | 264 | +21.9% | #57 of 2,229 |
| 9Clay County, TX | 77 | 6 | 14.0 | 252 | +5.0% | #72 of 2,229 |
| 10Fannin County, TX | 76 | 23 | 18.0 | 192 | +9.2% | #92 of 2,229 |
| 97Hidalgo County, TX | 48 | 680 | 25.2 | 123 | +5.6% | #1,186 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Hidalgo County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Hidalgo County, TX?
As of September 2026, map listings count 680 real estate businesses in Hidalgo County. 47 of them (7%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 287 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 20.6% from 2019. Official counts also show 2,408 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Hidalgo County, TX spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $3.6B a year, or $13,380 per household. That is 20% below the U.S. average (an index of 80, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 680 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 23% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 270,210 households in Hidalgo County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Hidalgo County, TX compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Hidalgo County has 25.2 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 35% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 123, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Hidalgo County would have about 835, against 680 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 941 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 20.6% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Hidalgo County, TX growing?
Population estimates put Hidalgo County at 921,549 people in 2025, up 5.6% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 270,210 households. Median household income in Hidalgo County is $54,338, 33% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 35.8%, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Hidalgo County scores 48 for real estate businesses (lower middle), #1,186 of 2,229 scored counties.
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