Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX

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US Senator

N/AJohn Cornyn

Republican Party

US Senator

N/ATed Cruz

Republican Party

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76.7% of the households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

The largest universities in N/A are The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (6,973 degrees awarded in 2023).

Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX borders Hidalgo County (East)--Alamo & Donna Cities PUMA, TX, Hidalgo County (South Central)--Pharr, San Juan & Hidalgo Cities PUMA, TX, Hidalgo County (Central)--McAllen City PUMA, TX, and Hidalgo County (North & West) PUMA, TX.

United States Texas

Population & Diversity

The most common non-English languages spoken as the primary language in households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX are Spanish (99,709 households), Tagalog (Incl. Filipino) (779 households), and Korean (384 households).

Diversity

Non-English Households

Most Common Non-English Languages

Spanish
99,709 households (74.5%)
Tagalog (Incl. Filipino)
779 households (0.582%)
Korean
384 households (0.287%)

76.7% of the households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX reported speaking a non-English language at home as their primary shared language, which is approximately the same as the national average of N/A%. This does not consider the potential multi-lingual nature of households, but only the primary self-reported language spoken by all members of the household.

In 2024, the most common non-English language spoken in households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX was Spanish. 74.5% of the households in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX reported speaking Spanish at home as the primary shared language between all members living in the household.

Economy

Industries

Employment by Industry Sector

Data is only available at the state level. Showing data for Texas.

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4.59%

Year-over-year growth

Employment change between February 2022 and February 2023

As of February 2023, there are 13.8M people employed in Texas. This represents a 4.59% increase in employment when compared to February 2022.

Right after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, during April 2020, a general dip can be seen across industry sectors, resulting in an overall decline in employment by 9.63%.

The following chart shows monthly employment numbers for each industry sector in Texas.

Civics

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing the state of Texas. In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

Texas is currently represented by 38 members in the U.S. house, and members of the House of Representives are elected to 2-year terms.

Senator Elections

US Senators from Texas

N/AJohn Cornyn

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on December 2, 2002
Phil Gramm resigned (effective November 30, 2002) a few weeks before the expiration of his term in hopes that his successor, fellow Republican John Cornyn, could gain seniority over other newly elected senators. However, Cornyn did not gain additional seniority due to a 1980 Rules Committee policy.

N/ATed Cruz

Senator from Texas

Assumed office on January 3, 2013

John Cornyn and Ted Cruz are the senators currently representing Texas.

In the United States, senators are elected to 6-year terms with the terms for individual senators staggered.

The following chart shows elected senators in Texas over time, excluding special elections, colored by their political party.

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Education

Admissions & Enrollments

Applicants, Admissions & Enrolled

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In 2023 in Hidalgo County (North Central)--Edinburg City PUMA, TX, the percentage of applicants admitted was 84.8%, while the percentage of admitted who enrolled was 49.1%. N/A

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