ZIP Code 78405

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nueces County, Texas.

Population: 14,442
Median household income: $37,188
Median home value: $75,300

ZIP Code 78405 (Nueces County, Texas) is home to about 14,442 residents. At $37,188, its median household income sits below Nueces County's $66,021.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78405's population declined 4.1% from 15,059 to 14,442, while its median gross rent rose 40.5% from $733 to $1,030.

35.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 2.83 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 14,442
Median age: 36.6 yrs
Median household income: $37,188
Median home value: $75,300
Median gross rent: $1,030
Housing units: 6,068
Homeownership rate: 53.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Unemployment rate: 1.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,05914,442

Median household income

$30,284$37,188

Median home value

$58,500$75,300

Median gross rent

$733$1,030

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,059	$30,284	$58,500	$733
2020	14,224	$29,379	$57,500	$736
2021	14,194	$31,660	$60,900	$782
2022	14,901	$34,063	$70,500	$963
2023	14,442	$37,188	$75,300	$1,030

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1719.4%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3410.6%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 6414.7%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	862	6.0%
5 to 17	2,799	19.4%
18 to 24	1,570	10.9%
25 to 34	1,524	10.6%
35 to 44	2,251	15.6%
45 to 54	1,215	8.4%
55 to 64	2,129	14.7%
65 to 74	1,296	9.0%
75 and over	796	5.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	619	4.3%
Black or African American	631	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	27	0.2%
Asian	4	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,161	91.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.3%

High school graduate37.2%

Some college or associate's20.4%

Bachelor's degree3.2%

Graduate or professional degree1.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,528	38.3%
High school graduate	3,422	37.2%
Some college or associate's	1,878	20.4%
Bachelor's degree	294	3.2%
Graduate or professional degree	89	1.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone80.1%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit3.1%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.0%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,765	80.1%
Carpooled	778	13.1%
Public transit	186	3.1%
Walked	32	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	178	3.0%
Other means	7	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,460	25.3%
15 to 29 min	3,677	63.7%
30 to 44 min	300	5.2%
45 to 59 min	83	1.4%
60+ min	248	4.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.83
Poverty rate: 35.8% (5,083 of 14,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,431	68.6%
Nonfamily households	1,571	31.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1970

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,002	82.4%
Vacant	1,066	17.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,691	53.8%
Renter-occupied	2,311	46.2%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached0.7%

2 to 4 units6.8%

5 to 19 units7.5%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	4,982	82.1%
1-unit, attached	42	0.7%
2 to 4 units	415	6.8%
5 to 19 units	457	7.5%
20 or more units	94	1.5%
Mobile home & other	78	1.3%

ZIP Code 78405

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