ZIP Code 78408

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nueces County, Texas.

Population: 9,631
Median household income: $43,096
Median home value: $82,300

ZIP Code 78408 (Nueces County, Texas) is home to about 9,631 residents. The median household income of $43,096 is below the Nueces County median ($66,021).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78408's population declined 16.9% from 11,583 to 9,631, while its median gross rent rose 45.0% from $675 to $979.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 19.1% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 83.8% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 9,631
Median age: 38.7 yrs
Median household income: $43,096
Median home value: $82,300
Median gross rent: $979
Housing units: 4,543
Homeownership rate: 50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,5839,631

Median household income

$34,718$43,096

Median home value

$76,900$82,300

Median gross rent

$675$979

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,583	$34,718	$76,900	$675
2020	11,299	$35,627	$73,200	$685
2021	10,294	$37,488	$74,100	$770
2022	10,104	$40,910	$85,200	$844
2023	9,631	$43,096	$82,300	$979

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1719.1%

18 to 247.3%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4410.0%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 747.9%

75 and over7.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	867	9.0%
5 to 17	1,843	19.1%
18 to 24	704	7.3%
25 to 34	1,161	12.1%
35 to 44	963	10.0%
45 to 54	1,179	12.2%
55 to 64	1,483	15.4%
65 to 74	760	7.9%
75 and over	671	7.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	809	8.4%
Black or African American	642	6.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	16	0.2%
Asian	76	0.8%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	17	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,071	83.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma31.0%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's26.0%

Bachelor's degree6.4%

Graduate or professional degree1.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,929	31.0%
High school graduate	2,162	34.8%
Some college or associate's	1,615	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	398	6.4%
Graduate or professional degree	113	1.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone86.6%

Carpooled8.0%

Public transit0.6%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,114	86.6%
Carpooled	288	8.0%
Public transit	20	0.6%
Walked	61	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	112	3.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,262	36.2%
15 to 29 min	1,765	50.7%
30 to 44 min	296	8.5%
45 to 59 min	63	1.8%
60+ min	97	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.53
Poverty rate: 19.0% (1,813 of 9,565)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,493	66.5%
Nonfamily households	1,255	33.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,748	82.5%
Vacant	795	17.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,902	50.7%
Renter-occupied	1,846	49.3%

1-unit, detached58.1%

1-unit, attached1.6%

2 to 4 units15.7%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units1.1%

Mobile home & other9.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,641	58.1%
1-unit, attached	73	1.6%
2 to 4 units	715	15.7%
5 to 19 units	656	14.4%
20 or more units	50	1.1%
Mobile home & other	408	9.0%

ZIP Code 78408

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