ZIP Code 78559

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas.

Population: 12,752
Median household income: $48,117
Median home value: $99,900

ZIP Code 78559 (Cameron County, Texas) is home to about 12,752 residents. At $48,117, its median household income sits below Cameron County's $51,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78559's population declined 3.8% from 13,255 to 12,752, while its median gross rent rose 45.3% from $678 to $985.

23.2% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.13 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 12,752
Median age: 32.3 yrs
Median household income: $48,117
Median home value: $99,900
Median gross rent: $985
Housing units: 5,047
Homeownership rate: 74.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.2%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

13,25512,752

Median household income

$37,849$48,117

Median home value

$64,300$99,900

Median gross rent

$678$985

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	13,255	$37,849	$64,300	$678
2020	13,733	$38,313	$73,300	$711
2021	12,819	$38,975	$78,500	$868
2022	12,973	$42,861	$94,300	$886
2023	12,752	$48,117	$99,900	$985

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

Age distribution

Under 56.0%

5 to 1725.1%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.8%

35 to 4410.4%

45 to 5412.3%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 748.9%

75 and over7.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	765	6.0%
5 to 17	3,196	25.1%
18 to 24	1,128	8.8%
25 to 34	1,630	12.8%
35 to 44	1,331	10.4%
45 to 54	1,572	12.3%
55 to 64	1,100	8.6%
65 to 74	1,130	8.9%
75 and over	900	7.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,067	8.4%
Black or African American	28	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	23	0.2%
Asian	15	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	28	0.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	11,591	90.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma28.0%

High school graduate28.3%

Some college or associate's29.5%

Bachelor's degree9.4%

Graduate or professional degree4.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,147	28.0%
High school graduate	2,165	28.3%
Some college or associate's	2,263	29.5%
Bachelor's degree	718	9.4%
Graduate or professional degree	370	4.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled5.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	4,056	85.1%
Carpooled	282	5.9%
Public transit	19	0.4%
Walked	136	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	229	4.8%
Other means	43	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,565	34.5%
15 to 29 min	1,902	41.9%
30 to 44 min	593	13.1%
45 to 59 min	252	5.6%
60+ min	224	4.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 23.2% (2,962 of 12,747)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,879	70.8%
Nonfamily households	1,188	29.2%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1990

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,067	80.6%
Vacant	980	19.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,043	74.8%
Renter-occupied	1,024	25.2%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.5%

Mobile home & other27.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,081	61.0%
1-unit, attached	134	2.7%
2 to 4 units	310	6.1%
5 to 19 units	123	2.4%
20 or more units	26	0.5%
Mobile home & other	1,373	27.2%

ZIP Code 78559

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