ZIP Code 78359

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in San Patricio County, Texas.

Population: 2,230
Median household income: $35,750
Median home value: $97,200

ZIP Code 78359 (San Patricio County, Texas) is home to about 2,230 residents. At $35,750, its median household income sits below San Patricio County's $67,512.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78359's population grew 12.8% from 1,977 to 2,230, while its median gross rent rose 54.2% from $563 to $868.

43.7% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.66 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,230
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $35,750
Median home value: $97,200
Median gross rent: $868
Housing units: 682
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 2.4%
Unemployment rate: 8.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,9772,230

Median household income

$46,196$35,750

Median home value

$61,700$97,200

Median gross rent

$563$868

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,977	$46,196	$61,700	$563
2020	2,218	$35,625	$73,700	$599
2021	2,231	$35,761	$82,800	$599
2022	2,122	$34,691	$98,600	$815
2023	2,230	$35,750	$97,200	$868

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 512.9%

5 to 1721.9%

18 to 2410.4%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 449.2%

45 to 549.6%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	287	12.9%
5 to 17	489	21.9%
18 to 24	231	10.4%
25 to 34	285	12.8%
35 to 44	205	9.2%
45 to 54	213	9.6%
55 to 64	173	7.8%
65 to 74	188	8.4%
75 and over	159	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	120	5.4%
Black or African American	9	0.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.8%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,084	93.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.7%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree2.3%

Graduate or professional degree0.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	485	39.7%
High school graduate	444	36.3%
Some college or associate's	265	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	28	2.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1	0.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 16 min

Drove alone70.8%

Carpooled16.7%

Public transit1.3%

Walked0.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home11.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	555	70.8%
Carpooled	131	16.7%
Public transit	10	1.3%
Walked	1	0.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	87	11.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	359	51.5%
15 to 29 min	207	29.7%
30 to 44 min	115	16.5%
45 to 59 min	10	1.4%
60+ min	6	0.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.66
Poverty rate: 43.7% (973 of 2,228)

	Count	Share
Family households	490	80.6%
Nonfamily households	118	19.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	608	89.1%
Vacant	74	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	361	59.4%
Renter-occupied	247	40.6%

1-unit, detached78.2%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units14.7%

5 to 19 units5.1%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other2.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	533	78.2%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	100	14.7%
5 to 19 units	35	5.1%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	14	2.1%

ZIP Code 78359

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