ZIP Code 78401

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nueces County, Texas.

Population: 4,668
Median household income: $37,796
Median home value: $76,100

Covering part of Nueces County, Texas, ZIP Code 78401 has about 4,668 residents. The median household income of $37,796 is below the Nueces County median ($66,021).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78401's population declined 11.3% from 5,265 to 4,668, while its median gross rent rose 21.3% from $767 to $930.

14.6% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 12.6% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,668
Median age: 47.5 yrs
Median household income: $37,796
Median home value: $76,100
Median gross rent: $930
Housing units: 2,115
Homeownership rate: 12.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,2654,668

Median household income

$28,464$37,796

Median home value

$79,700$76,100

Median gross rent

$767$930

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,265	$28,464	$79,700	$767
2020	4,823	$28,750	$83,400	$849
2021	4,660	$30,625	$62,300	$804
2022	4,583	$29,968	$76,000	$962
2023	4,668	$37,796	$76,100	$930

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

Age distribution

Under 51.9%

5 to 173.7%

18 to 248.4%

25 to 3416.3%

35 to 4416.1%

45 to 5416.0%

55 to 6415.3%

65 to 7410.3%

75 and over12.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	89	1.9%
5 to 17	171	3.7%
18 to 24	393	8.4%
25 to 34	762	16.3%
35 to 44	750	16.1%
45 to 54	749	16.0%
55 to 64	713	15.3%
65 to 74	481	10.3%
75 and over	560	12.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,781	38.2%
Black or African American	601	12.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	46	1.0%
Asian	38	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	17	0.4%
Two or more races	20	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,165	46.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.5%

High school graduate39.5%

Some college or associate's23.4%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	902	22.5%
High school graduate	1,587	39.5%
Some college or associate's	939	23.4%
Bachelor's degree	402	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	185	4.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone73.8%

Carpooled7.9%

Public transit6.2%

Walked8.0%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means0.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	999	73.8%
Carpooled	107	7.9%
Public transit	84	6.2%
Walked	108	8.0%
Bicycle	13	1.0%
Worked from home	36	2.7%
Other means	7	0.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	337	25.6%
15 to 29 min	825	62.6%
30 to 44 min	80	6.1%
45 to 59 min	59	4.5%
60+ min	17	1.3%

Households

Average household size: 1.73
Poverty rate: 32.2% (1,047 of 3,253)

	Count	Share
Family households	564	37.5%
Nonfamily households	939	62.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,503	71.1%
Vacant	612	28.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	190	12.6%
Renter-occupied	1,313	87.4%

1-unit, detached30.3%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units20.0%

5 to 19 units7.3%

20 or more units40.7%

Mobile home & other0.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	641	30.3%
1-unit, attached	38	1.8%
2 to 4 units	422	20.0%
5 to 19 units	154	7.3%
20 or more units	860	40.7%
Mobile home & other	0	0.0%

ZIP Code 78401

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