ZIP Code 78572

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Population: 78,197
Median household income: $54,029
Median home value: $121,900

ZIP Code 78572 (Hidalgo County, Texas) is home to about 78,197 residents. Its median household income of $54,029 runs in line with the Hidalgo County figure of $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78572's population declined 3.0% from 80,601 to 78,197, while its median gross rent rose 17.8% from $764 to $900.

25.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 72.1% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 78,197
Median age: 38.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,029
Median home value: $121,900
Median gross rent: $900
Housing units: 32,696
Homeownership rate: 72.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.0%
Unemployment rate: 7.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

80,60178,197

Median household income

$44,206$54,029

Median home value

$93,200$121,900

Median gross rent

$764$900

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	80,601	$44,206	$93,200	$764
2020	80,135	$45,274	$97,600	$790
2021	76,645	$48,288	$95,800	$814
2022	76,753	$50,562	$113,600	$853
2023	78,197	$54,029	$121,900	$900

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1721.3%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 349.3%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5413.2%

55 to 649.9%

65 to 749.3%

75 and over9.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,348	5.6%
5 to 17	16,642	21.3%
18 to 24	8,047	10.3%
25 to 34	7,252	9.3%
35 to 44	9,094	11.6%
45 to 54	10,340	13.2%
55 to 64	7,718	9.9%
65 to 74	7,251	9.3%
75 and over	7,505	9.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	9,351	12.0%
Black or African American	628	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	31	0.0%
Asian	1,340	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	28	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.0%
Two or more races	277	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	66,536	85.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.9%

High school graduate25.3%

Some college or associate's24.7%

Bachelor's degree16.9%

Graduate or professional degree8.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	12,263	24.9%
High school graduate	12,455	25.3%
Some college or associate's	12,156	24.7%
Bachelor's degree	8,300	16.9%
Graduate or professional degree	3,986	8.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone78.2%

Carpooled10.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.3%

Bicycle0.2%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	22,197	78.2%
Carpooled	2,864	10.1%
Public transit	39	0.1%
Walked	364	1.3%
Bicycle	65	0.2%
Worked from home	2,427	8.5%
Other means	445	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,790	33.8%
15 to 29 min	11,489	44.2%
30 to 44 min	4,071	15.7%
45 to 59 min	626	2.4%
60+ min	998	3.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.93
Poverty rate: 20.4% (15,903 of 77,934)

	Count	Share
Family households	19,182	72.2%
Nonfamily households	7,393	27.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1997

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	26,575	81.3%
Vacant	6,121	18.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	19,167	72.1%
Renter-occupied	7,408	27.9%

1-unit, detached64.1%

1-unit, attached2.7%

2 to 4 units5.7%

5 to 19 units6.0%

20 or more units1.9%

Mobile home & other19.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	20,950	64.1%
1-unit, attached	878	2.7%
2 to 4 units	1,871	5.7%
5 to 19 units	1,963	6.0%
20 or more units	617	1.9%
Mobile home & other	6,417	19.6%

ZIP Code 78572

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