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Hidalgo

The numbers for Hidalgo: its sales tax every month and, where bars and restaurants report, their alcohol sales, plus its bridges. Each figure with the month it covers.

Key numbers

  1. $485,859

    City sales tax allocation, latest month

    +16.7% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  2. $5,231,461

    City sales tax, year to date

    +10.5% from a year earlier

    as of October 2026

  3. $190,694

    Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month

    −25.1% from a year earlier

    as of September 2026

  4. 4

    Locations reporting alcohol sales

    as of September 2026

Every number for Hidalgo

Sales tax from the state sales tax allocations; alcohol sales from the state mixed beverage tax reports; official bridge wait times every 15 minutes and federal border crossing counts for the latest month. A month with no report says so.

MeasureNumberDateUpdates
Sales tax
City sales tax allocation, latest month$485,859as of October 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier+16.7%as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date$5,231,461as of October 2026Monthly
Year to date, change from a year earlier+10.5%as of October 2026Monthly
Bars and restaurants
Bar and restaurant alcohol sales, latest month$190,694as of September 2026Monthly
Change from a year earlier−25.1%as of September 2026Monthly
Locations reporting alcohol sales4as of September 2026Monthly
Hidalgo international bridge
Commercial lanes, status nowNot reporting nowno reading yetEvery 15 minutes
Commercial wait nowNot reporting nowno reading yetEvery 15 minutes
Car wait now90 minas of Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 pmEvery 15 minutes
Pedestrian wait now15 minas of Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 pmEvery 15 minutes
HoursOpen 24 hoursas of Nov 7, 2026, 7:00 pmQuarterly
Hidalgo port (Hidalgo, Pharr and Anzalduas): crossings, latest month
Trucks55,269as of September 2026Monthly
Trucks, change from a year earlier−9.9%as of September 2026Monthly
Personal vehicles383,736as of September 2026Monthly
Personal vehicles, change from a year earlier+10.3%as of September 2026Monthly
PedestriansNo report this monthno reading yetMonthly

Hidalgo and its neighbors

The six nearest cities, in a straight line.

Río GrandeHidalgo+16.7%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Mission+12.2%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Alamo+2.4%Donna+11.9%Weslaco+9.4%Mercedes+13.2%Alton+19.5%Harlingen+2.6%Rio Grande City+11.1%Edcouch+30.6%Elsa−1.1%Granjeno−65.4%La Feria+4.7%La Grulla+129.2%La Joya+21.6%La Villa+59.8%Lyford+8.9%Palm Valley+15.6%Palmhurst+4.7%Palmview+15.3%Peñitas−13.1%Progreso+16.8%Progreso Lakes−13.6%San Benito+2.0%Sullivan City+38.5%Combes+23.8%Los Indios+72.3%Primera+3.6%Santa Rosa−0.8%Río GrandeHidalgo+16.7%McAllen+10.8%Edinburg+2.6%Mission+12.2%Pharr+5.7%San Juan+11.9%Alamo+2.4%Donna+11.9%Weslaco+9.4%Alton+19.5%Elsa−1.1%Granjeno−65.4%La Joya+21.6%PalmhurstPalmviewPeñitas
Circle size: the city’s sales tax allocation, latest monthFigure under the name: change from a year earlier
CityCountyDistanceSales tax, latest monthChangeBar sales
GranjenoHidalgo4.0 mi$2,891−65.4%none reported
PharrHidalgo5.3 mi$2,619,194+5.7%$456,694
McAllenHidalgo8.0 mi$8,458,372+10.8%$7,059,181
San JuanHidalgo8.1 mi$663,187+11.9%$167,346
MissionHidalgo8.2 mi$2,473,272+12.2%$462,263
AlamoHidalgo9.4 mi$485,689+2.4%$35,440

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