ZIP Code 78516

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Population: 34,960
Median household income: $51,547
Median home value: $102,900

ZIP Code 78516 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas, home to about 34,960 residents. Its median household income of $51,547 runs in line with the Hidalgo County figure of $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78516's population held roughly steady from 34,990 to 34,960, while its median gross rent rose 22.2% from $608 to $743.

Owners occupy 77.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 30.3 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 34,960
Median age: 30.3 yrs
Median household income: $51,547
Median home value: $102,900
Median gross rent: $743
Housing units: 12,469
Homeownership rate: 77.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.1%
Unemployment rate: 9.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

34,99034,960

Median household income

$35,328$51,547

Median home value

$62,500$102,900

Median gross rent

$608$743

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	34,990	$35,328	$62,500	$608
2020	36,248	$36,747	$62,900	$643
2021	33,963	$40,583	$68,900	$678
2022	34,469	$50,282	$82,800	$720
2023	34,960	$51,547	$102,900	$743

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1722.9%

18 to 2412.6%

25 to 3412.3%

35 to 4410.7%

45 to 5412.0%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,478	7.1%
5 to 17	8,014	22.9%
18 to 24	4,396	12.6%
25 to 34	4,308	12.3%
35 to 44	3,732	10.7%
45 to 54	4,181	12.0%
55 to 64	3,410	9.8%
65 to 74	2,450	7.0%
75 and over	1,991	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,373	9.6%
Black or African American	478	1.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.1%
Asian	2	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	25	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	31,058	88.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma40.8%

High school graduate25.4%

Some college or associate's21.7%

Bachelor's degree8.7%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,192	40.8%
High school graduate	5,095	25.4%
Some college or associate's	4,351	21.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,739	8.7%
Graduate or professional degree	695	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled8.1%

Public transit0.3%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.6%

Other means1.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,733	82.7%
Carpooled	1,053	8.1%
Public transit	40	0.3%
Walked	131	1.0%
Bicycle	11	0.1%
Worked from home	861	6.6%
Other means	147	1.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,812	23.2%
15 to 29 min	5,549	45.8%
30 to 44 min	2,598	21.4%
45 to 59 min	550	4.5%
60+ min	606	5.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.41
Poverty rate: 27.6% (9,628 of 34,890)

	Count	Share
Family households	8,010	78.3%
Nonfamily households	2,217	21.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	10,227	82.0%
Vacant	2,242	18.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,874	77.0%
Renter-occupied	2,353	23.0%

1-unit, detached59.5%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units7.2%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units0.4%

Mobile home & other30.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,414	59.5%
1-unit, attached	115	0.9%
2 to 4 units	894	7.2%
5 to 19 units	242	1.9%
20 or more units	49	0.4%
Mobile home & other	3,755	30.1%

ZIP Code 78516

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