ZIP Code 78538

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Population: 10,740
Median household income: $38,904
Median home value: $87,300

ZIP Code 78538 (Hidalgo County, Texas) is home to about 10,740 residents. At $38,904, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78538's population declined 3.6% from 11,137 to 10,740, while its median gross rent rose 22.3% from $479 to $586.

The median resident is 34.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 23.2% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,740
Median age: 34.2 yrs
Median household income: $38,904
Median home value: $87,300
Median gross rent: $586
Housing units: 3,745
Homeownership rate: 71.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,13710,740

Median household income

$35,077$38,904

Median home value

$61,000$87,300

Median gross rent

$479$586

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,137	$35,077	$61,000	$479
2020	10,698	$35,083	$68,300	$441
2021	10,557	$38,750	$67,100	$529
2022	10,091	$41,081	$81,000	$495
2023	10,740	$38,904	$87,300	$586

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

Age distribution

Under 57.3%

5 to 1723.2%

18 to 2411.6%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4413.2%

45 to 5412.9%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 747.4%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	784	7.3%
5 to 17	2,494	23.2%
18 to 24	1,242	11.6%
25 to 34	998	9.3%
35 to 44	1,423	13.2%
45 to 54	1,389	12.9%
55 to 64	1,103	10.3%
65 to 74	799	7.4%
75 and over	508	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	167	1.6%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	57	0.5%
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)	10,516	97.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.2%

High school graduate36.3%

Some college or associate's17.3%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,188	35.2%
High school graduate	2,258	36.3%
Some college or associate's	1,076	17.3%
Bachelor's degree	435	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	263	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone77.6%

Carpooled5.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means8.5%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,951	77.6%
Carpooled	222	5.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	35	0.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	272	7.2%
Other means	323	8.5%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,026	29.1%
15 to 29 min	1,232	34.9%
30 to 44 min	757	21.4%
45 to 59 min	271	7.7%
60+ min	245	6.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.26
Poverty rate: 35.6% (3,814 of 10,717)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,536	76.9%
Nonfamily households	762	23.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1999

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,298	88.1%
Vacant	447	11.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,370	71.9%
Renter-occupied	928	28.1%

1-unit, detached77.2%

1-unit, attached0.1%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units2.6%

20 or more units1.8%

Mobile home & other12.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,892	77.2%
1-unit, attached	2	0.1%
2 to 4 units	238	6.4%
5 to 19 units	98	2.6%
20 or more units	66	1.8%
Mobile home & other	449	12.0%

ZIP Code 78538

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