City Profile

Hidalgo, Texas

Community Profile

Located 250 miles south of San Antonio and on the Mexico border.

POPULATION:

GEOGRAPHIC DATA

City area: 6.34 sq. miles 
Average elevation 105 ft. 
County area 1,567 sq. miles 
Average Annual Rain 23.2” 
Snow 0’ 
Temperature 78.0 

CLIMATE
Seasonal Temperature

January: 65.0 July: 85.0 
Direction of Prevailing Wind: Southeast 

MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Council of Governments Member: yes 
Form of Local Government Council-Manager 
Annual Budget $7,000,000 
Police (Full-time) 40 
Number of pumpers/trucks 3 
Fire Insurance Rate .6 
Ambulance Service yes 
City Zoning regulated: yes 
City Planning Commission: yes 
Firemen (Full-time) 11, 4 part-time 
Firemen (Volunteers) 15
Fire Service Outside City yes 
Rescue Service yes 

UTILITIES

WATER

Supplier City of Hidalgo 
Water Source Wells 
Plant Capacity 1.05 mgpd 
Avg. Daily Use N/A 
Peak Use .9 mgpd 
Basic Rate 1.00 per 1,000 gallons 

Cost 4.00/1 ,000 Gallons over Basic Rate 
Elevated Storage .45 mg - 600,000 gallons
Ground Storage: .6 mg - 900,000 gallons
Pressure in mains: 60 psi 

SEWER

Treatment Type: WWTP
Plant Capacity: mgpd 1.2 mgd per day
Sanitary Sewer: yes
Storm Sewer: yes
Basic Rate: 4.50 per 1,000 gallons
Solid Waste Disposal Type: contracted — BFI
Residential: yes 
Commercial: yes 
Industrial: yes
Present Load: 33.33 %


SERVICE SUPPLIERS

Electric Company: Central Power & Light and Magic Valley Electric
Natural Gas Company: Rio Grande Valley Gas Company
Telephone Company: Southwestern Bell Telephone Co.

TRANSPORTATION

Shipping
Nearest Deepwater Port: Port of Brownsville
Distance to Port: 60 miles
Channel Depth: 38 ft.
Barge Service: yes
Nearest Water Access: Port of Harlingen
Distance to Water: 30 miles
Water Depth: 12 ft.

TAX STRUCTURE
Property Tax (Rate/$100 of assessed value) Rate Assess %
City: .3514 100%
County: .5900 100%
School: 1.57 100%
Other: .0920
Total Effective Tax Rate: $2.4601

Sales Tax:
City: 2.0% 
County: none 
State: 8.25%
State Taxes:
Corporate Income: none
Individual Income: none Gasoline: $0.20
State Corporate Franchise Tax: yes

EDUCATION
Number of School Districts in County: 16
Major Independent School District: Hidalgo Independent School District, Valley View Independent School District
Number of Schools: 5 
Total enrollment: 2,628
Enrollment in 12th Grade: 143
Avg SAT Score: N/A 
Avg ACT Score: 50.4 pct
Number of Teachers
Elementary: 99 
Secondary: 116
Vocational: 8
Number of Private Schools: 0
Number of Colleges within 30 miles: 2
Number of Public Library Volumes: 10,000

COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
Number of Banks: 2 
Savings & Loans: 0
Bank Deposits: $153,227,932    TSB - 1st National
Number of Daily 
Newspapers: 2  The Monitor and El Mañana (Mexican) 
Weekly: 0
Major Newspaper in City: Hidalgo Community News
Circulation: 2400
Number of Radio Stations: 10
TV Stations: 5
Cable TV Service Available: yes

HEALTH FACILITIES
Number of Hospitals: 0
Number of Doctors: 1
Number of Dentists: 1
Number of Clinics: 1
Nearest Emergency Room: McAllen Medical Center, 9 miles
Nursing Facility: 0
Number of Veterinarians: 0

RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
PUBLIC FACILITIES

Swimming Pool: 1 
Lakes: 1
Tennis Courts: 2 
Parks: 5
Hunting & Fishing Available: yes

HOTELS AND CHURCHES
Number of Churches: 6
Number of Motels: 2

LABOR MARKET
Total Civilian Labor Force: 1537
Civilian Labor Force Unemployment Rate: 11.3%
Radius of Labor Drawing Area: 60 miles
Nearest MSA: McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
Distance to MSA: 0 miles
Wage and/or Labor Survey Available: yes

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Chamber of Commerce: yes
City Industrial Team: yes
Economic Development Foundation: yes
Industrial Development Corporation: yes

MAJOR AREA EMPLOYERS
Employers Product Employees
Hidalgo I.S.D. Education 410
City of Hidalgo Municipality 100
U.S. Government Government
Customs 200
INS 98
Agriculture 35
Post Office  full 
part 3
Parker & Company Customs Broker 50 
Corrigan Dispatch Customs Broker 20 
Texas State Bank Bank 32 full — 1 part
Whataburger Restaurant 18 full — 13 part
Edwards Distributing 30 
Cain Customs Brokers Customs Broker 25
AA Godinez 20 full — 5 part
Four Seasons 19 full — 15 seas
AutoZone Retail 12 full — 9 part
G-M Sales 3O full— 90 seas
Rio Produce Retail 15
Jimmy Santos Customs Broker 18 full—2 part
UETA of Texas Retail 30 full — 7 part

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