ZIP Code 78501

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Population: 59,095
Median household income: $49,451
Median home value: $149,000

ZIP Code 78501 (Hidalgo County, Texas) is home to about 59,095 residents. At $49,451, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78501's population declined 6.3% from 63,066 to 59,095, while its median gross rent rose 36.9% from $689 to $943.

70.4% of workers drive to work alone. 56.7% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 59,095
Median age: 36.8 yrs
Median household income: $49,451
Median home value: $149,000
Median gross rent: $943
Housing units: 24,807
Homeownership rate: 50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 26.6%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

63,06659,095

Median household income

$38,421$49,451

Median home value

$106,200$149,000

Median gross rent

$689$943

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	63,066	$38,421	$106,200	$689
2020	60,299	$41,345	$113,000	$715
2021	60,855	$43,679	$121,800	$807
2022	59,954	$47,809	$142,400	$892
2023	59,095	$49,451	$149,000	$943

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4413.3%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6410.4%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over7.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,545	6.0%
5 to 17	11,063	18.7%
18 to 24	5,650	9.6%
25 to 34	7,971	13.5%
35 to 44	7,872	13.3%
45 to 54	6,710	11.4%
55 to 64	6,156	10.4%
65 to 74	5,889	10.0%
75 and over	4,239	7.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,663	7.9%
Black or African American	348	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	48	0.1%
Asian	950	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	36	0.1%
Some other race	57	0.1%
Two or more races	266	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	52,727	89.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.3%

High school graduate24.3%

Some college or associate's25.8%

Bachelor's degree17.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	9,062	23.3%
High school graduate	9,431	24.3%
Some college or associate's	10,028	25.8%
Bachelor's degree	6,953	17.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,363	8.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone70.4%

Carpooled10.4%

Public transit0.8%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.6%

Worked from home12.1%

Other means4.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	17,984	70.4%
Carpooled	2,669	10.4%
Public transit	212	0.8%
Walked	391	1.5%
Bicycle	158	0.6%
Worked from home	3,081	12.1%
Other means	1,064	4.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,962	39.9%
15 to 29 min	9,424	41.9%
30 to 44 min	2,765	12.3%
45 to 59 min	644	2.9%
60+ min	683	3.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.71
Poverty rate: 25.3% (14,822 of 58,485)

	Count	Share
Family households	14,578	67.7%
Nonfamily households	6,961	32.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1985

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	21,539	86.8%
Vacant	3,268	13.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,802	50.2%
Renter-occupied	10,737	49.8%

1-unit, detached56.7%

1-unit, attached4.3%

2 to 4 units15.3%

5 to 19 units11.9%

20 or more units7.0%

Mobile home & other4.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	14,074	56.7%
1-unit, attached	1,057	4.3%
2 to 4 units	3,801	15.3%
5 to 19 units	2,942	11.9%
20 or more units	1,745	7.0%
Mobile home & other	1,188	4.8%

ZIP Code 78501

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