ZIP Code 78543

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Population: 8,608
Median household income: $47,657
Median home value: $85,900

ZIP Code 78543 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas, home to about 8,608 residents. At $47,657, its median household income sits below Hidalgo County's $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78543's population held roughly steady from 8,689 to 8,608, while its median gross rent rose 33.9% from $567 to $759.

The median gross rent is $759. 9.3% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,608
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $47,657
Median home value: $85,900
Median gross rent: $759
Housing units: 3,018
Homeownership rate: 78.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.3%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,6898,608

Median household income

$37,728$47,657

Median home value

$54,700$85,900

Median gross rent

$567$759

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,689	$37,728	$54,700	$567
2020	10,188	$41,197	$60,200	$585
2021	8,421	$44,804	$67,000	$638
2022	8,614	$46,624	$73,300	$707
2023	8,608	$47,657	$85,900	$759

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

Age distribution

Under 56.6%

5 to 1718.3%

18 to 2416.4%

25 to 3412.0%

35 to 4411.0%

45 to 5411.4%

55 to 6411.9%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over3.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	564	6.6%
5 to 17	1,573	18.3%
18 to 24	1,413	16.4%
25 to 34	1,033	12.0%
35 to 44	944	11.0%
45 to 54	979	11.4%
55 to 64	1,022	11.9%
65 to 74	803	9.3%
75 and over	277	3.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	174	2.0%
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)	8,434	98.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.0%

High school graduate38.5%

Some college or associate's35.2%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree3.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	860	17.0%
High school graduate	1,948	38.5%
Some college or associate's	1,778	35.2%
Bachelor's degree	319	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	153	3.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone82.4%

Carpooled3.7%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.6%

Other means8.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,833	82.4%
Carpooled	128	3.7%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	192	5.6%
Other means	287	8.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,282	39.5%
15 to 29 min	1,170	36.0%
30 to 44 min	749	23.1%
45 to 59 min	47	1.4%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 3.11
Poverty rate: 20.1% (1,712 of 8,519)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,092	75.5%
Nonfamily households	680	24.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,772	91.8%
Vacant	246	8.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,179	78.6%
Renter-occupied	593	21.4%

1-unit, detached82.1%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,479	82.1%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	199	6.6%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	48	1.6%
Mobile home & other	292	9.7%

ZIP Code 78543

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