ZIP Code 78535

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas.

Population: 435
Median household income: $30,144
Median home value: $67,900

ZIP Code 78535 (Cameron County, Texas) is home to about 435 residents. Its median household income of $30,144 runs below the Cameron County figure of $51,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78535's population declined 27.6% from 601 to 435, while its median gross rent rose 13.6% from $675 to $767.

The typical home was built around 1974. 23.9% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 435
Median age: 53.2 yrs
Median household income: $30,144
Median home value: $67,900
Median gross rent: $767
Housing units: 246
Homeownership rate: 63.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.6%
Unemployment rate: 3.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

601435

Median household income

$49,911$30,144

Median home value

$57,900$67,900

Median gross rent

$675$767

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	601	$49,911	$57,900	$675
2020	732	$55,469	$63,100	$675
2021	713	$39,821	$67,600	$725
2022	633	$37,838	$65,400	$542
2023	435	$30,144	$67,900	$767

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

Age distribution

Under 50.0%

5 to 179.4%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 346.0%

35 to 448.3%

45 to 5424.4%

55 to 6415.9%

65 to 7419.5%

75 and over6.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	0	0.0%
5 to 17	41	9.4%
18 to 24	45	10.3%
25 to 34	26	6.0%
35 to 44	36	8.3%
45 to 54	106	24.4%
55 to 64	69	15.9%
65 to 74	85	19.5%
75 and over	27	6.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	115	26.4%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	0	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	320	73.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma23.5%

High school graduate51.6%

Some college or associate's12.3%

Bachelor's degree8.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	82	23.5%
High school graduate	180	51.6%
Some college or associate's	43	12.3%
Bachelor's degree	29	8.3%
Graduate or professional degree	15	4.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone74.1%

Carpooled14.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked6.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	163	74.1%
Carpooled	31	14.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	15	6.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	11	5.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	31	14.8%
15 to 29 min	113	54.1%
30 to 44 min	55	26.3%
45 to 59 min	10	4.8%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.06
Poverty rate: 23.9% (104 of 435)

	Count	Share
Family households	106	50.2%
Nonfamily households	105	49.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1974

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	211	85.8%
Vacant	35	14.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	134	63.5%
Renter-occupied	77	36.5%

1-unit, detached63.4%

1-unit, attached3.3%

2 to 4 units10.2%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other23.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	156	63.4%
1-unit, attached	8	3.3%
2 to 4 units	25	10.2%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	57	23.2%

ZIP Code 78535

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