ZIP Code 78521

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas.

Population: 87,860
Median household income: $41,276
Median home value: $90,500

ZIP Code 78521 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas, home to about 87,860 residents. Its median household income of $41,276 runs below the Cameron County figure of $51,334.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78521's population declined 3.1% from 90,687 to 87,860, while its median gross rent rose 20.0% from $720 to $864.

The median resident is 31.5 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 21.8% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 87,860
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $41,276
Median home value: $90,500
Median gross rent: $864
Housing units: 29,576
Homeownership rate: 59.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.8%
Unemployment rate: 6.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

90,68787,860

Median household income

$32,169$41,276

Median home value

$73,400$90,500

Median gross rent

$720$864

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	90,687	$32,169	$73,400	$720
2020	89,629	$33,616	$73,400	$725
2021	88,791	$35,318	$74,100	$763
2022	87,040	$38,633	$84,300	$831
2023	87,860	$41,276	$90,500	$864

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

Age distribution

Under 56.5%

5 to 1721.8%

18 to 2412.9%

25 to 3412.2%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	5,751	6.5%
5 to 17	19,152	21.8%
18 to 24	11,299	12.9%
25 to 34	10,709	12.2%
35 to 44	9,881	11.2%
45 to 54	10,395	11.8%
55 to 64	8,207	9.3%
65 to 74	7,279	8.3%
75 and over	5,187	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,649	3.0%
Black or African American	7	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	24	0.0%
Asian	164	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	11	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	165	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	84,840	96.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.4%

High school graduate26.1%

Some college or associate's20.7%

Bachelor's degree11.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	19,826	38.4%
High school graduate	13,485	26.1%
Some college or associate's	10,682	20.7%
Bachelor's degree	5,724	11.1%
Graduate or professional degree	1,941	3.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 22 min

Drove alone76.5%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit1.1%

Walked2.1%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.6%

Other means1.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	26,641	76.5%
Carpooled	3,807	10.9%
Public transit	399	1.1%
Walked	723	2.1%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	2,655	7.6%
Other means	580	1.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,334	25.9%
15 to 29 min	16,795	52.2%
30 to 44 min	4,565	14.2%
45 to 59 min	1,173	3.6%
60+ min	1,283	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.19
Poverty rate: 30.6% (26,789 of 87,518)

	Count	Share
Family households	21,076	76.7%
Nonfamily households	6,399	23.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1989

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	27,475	92.9%
Vacant	2,101	7.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	16,312	59.4%
Renter-occupied	11,163	40.6%

1-unit, detached63.9%

1-unit, attached3.2%

2 to 4 units9.6%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other8.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	18,885	63.9%
1-unit, attached	951	3.2%
2 to 4 units	2,854	9.6%
5 to 19 units	1,787	6.0%
20 or more units	2,483	8.4%
Mobile home & other	2,616	8.8%

ZIP Code 78521

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