Hidalgo County Historical Language Spoken at Home Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Total population: 806,447
| Hidalgo County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 27,723 | 12.54%, see rank | 65.20% | 79.39% |
| Spanish | 189,937 | 85.89%, see rank | 28.41% | 11.75% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,196 | 0.54%, see rank | 2.71% | 4.52% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 2,111 | 0.95%, see rank | 2.87% | 3.36% |
| Other | 183 | 0.08%, see rank | 0.81% | 0.99% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Total population: 774,820
| Hidalgo County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 28,217 | 13.16%, see rank | 65.67% | 79.64% |
| Spanish | 182,663 | 85.20%, see rank | 28.18% | 11.57% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,283 | 0.60%, see rank | 2.68% | 4.61% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,870 | 0.87%, see rank | 2.73% | 3.24% |
| Other | 363 | 0.17%, see rank | 0.73% | 0.94% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Total population: 736,973
| Hidalgo County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 28,016 | 13.60%, see rank | 66.11% | 79.95% |
| Spanish | 174,848 | 84.89%, see rank | 27.97% | 11.42% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,108 | 0.54%, see rank | 2.60% | 4.60% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,684 | 0.82%, see rank | 2.64% | 3.14% |
| Other | 315 | 0.15%, see rank | 0.68% | 0.89% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Total population: 702,697
| Hidalgo County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 30,262 | 14.51%, see rank | 66.18% | 80.35% |
| Spanish | 175,691 | 84.22%, see rank | 28.22% | 11.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 944 | 0.45%, see rank | 2.55% | 4.62% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 1,415 | 0.68%, see rank | 2.41% | 2.95% |
| Other | 287 | 0.14%, see rank | 0.64% | 0.87% |
US Census 2000 data
Total population: 569,463
| Hidalgo County | % | Texas | U.S. | |
| English | 25,490 | 16.27%, see rank | 68.65% | 81.14% |
| Spanish | 129,108 | 82.39%, see rank | 25.94% | 10.21% |
| Other Indo-European Languages | 1,099 | 0.70%, see rank | 2.80% | 5.22% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander Languages | 928 | 0.59%, see rank | 2.06% | 2.61% |
| Other | 83 | 0.05%, see rank | 0.55% | 0.82% |
* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.