ZIP Code 78409

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nueces County, Texas.

Population: 2,504
Median household income: $62,813
Median home value: $133,100

ZIP Code 78409 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Nueces County, Texas, home to about 2,504 residents. At $62,813, its median household income sits below Nueces County's $66,021.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78409's population declined 8.1% from 2,725 to 2,504, while its median gross rent rose 30.4% from $756 to $986.

The typical home was built around 1979. 13.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,504
Median age: 34.9 yrs
Median household income: $62,813
Median home value: $133,100
Median gross rent: $986
Housing units: 1,013
Homeownership rate: 52.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.1%
Unemployment rate: 1.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,7252,504

Median household income

$60,469$62,813

Median home value

$78,500$133,100

Median gross rent

$756$986

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,725	$60,469	$78,500	$756
2020	2,448	$56,208	$99,400	$675
2021	2,312	$59,605	$106,300	$773
2022	2,424	$62,926	$120,300	$930
2023	2,504	$62,813	$133,100	$986

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

Age distribution

Under 55.1%

5 to 1718.2%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3418.8%

35 to 4410.6%

45 to 549.8%

55 to 6410.6%

65 to 7412.6%

75 and over6.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	127	5.1%
5 to 17	455	18.2%
18 to 24	207	8.3%
25 to 34	472	18.8%
35 to 44	265	10.6%
45 to 54	246	9.8%
55 to 64	265	10.6%
65 to 74	316	12.6%
75 and over	151	6.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	623	24.9%
Black or African American	18	0.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	17	0.7%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	8	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,838	73.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.6%

High school graduate29.2%

Some college or associate's32.1%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	422	24.6%
High school graduate	501	29.2%
Some college or associate's	550	32.1%
Bachelor's degree	161	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	81	4.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone87.0%

Carpooled9.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.3%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home1.5%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	961	87.0%
Carpooled	108	9.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	3	0.3%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	17	1.5%
Other means	16	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	285	26.2%
15 to 29 min	525	48.3%
30 to 44 min	187	17.2%
45 to 59 min	39	3.6%
60+ min	52	4.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.77
Poverty rate: 13.1% (327 of 2,504)

	Count	Share
Family households	554	61.5%
Nonfamily households	347	38.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1979

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	901	88.9%
Vacant	112	11.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	471	52.3%
Renter-occupied	430	47.7%

1-unit, detached57.7%

1-unit, attached0.8%

2 to 4 units8.7%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other31.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	584	57.7%
1-unit, attached	8	0.8%
2 to 4 units	88	8.7%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	13	1.3%
Mobile home & other	320	31.6%

ZIP Code 78409

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