ZIP Code 78578

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas.

Population: 10,231
Median household income: $52,041
Median home value: $193,700

ZIP Code 78578 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas, home to about 10,231 residents. At $52,041, its median household income sits in line with Cameron County's $51,334.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78578's population declined 13.1% from 11,772 to 10,231, while its median gross rent rose 8.5% from $703 to $763.

Households average 2.38 people. The median gross rent is $763.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 10,231
Median age: 48.2 yrs
Median household income: $52,041
Median home value: $193,700
Median gross rent: $763
Housing units: 6,391
Homeownership rate: 76.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 24.5%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

11,77210,231

Median household income

$36,147$52,041

Median home value

$130,700$193,700

Median gross rent

$703$763

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	11,772	$36,147	$130,700	$703
2020	11,509	$35,662	$136,600	$674
2021	10,551	$41,838	$147,500	$653
2022	10,540	$49,396	$184,100	$636
2023	10,231	$52,041	$193,700	$763

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

Age distribution

Under 55.6%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 246.7%

25 to 3411.8%

35 to 449.9%

45 to 5410.5%

55 to 6414.3%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over13.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	578	5.6%
5 to 17	1,465	14.3%
18 to 24	683	6.7%
25 to 34	1,212	11.8%
35 to 44	1,012	9.9%
45 to 54	1,078	10.5%
55 to 64	1,462	14.3%
65 to 74	1,373	13.4%
75 and over	1,368	13.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,572	34.9%
Black or African American	1	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	12	0.1%
Asian	26	0.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	100	1.0%
Two or more races	69	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,451	63.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma17.2%

High school graduate34.6%

Some college or associate's23.7%

Bachelor's degree14.4%

Graduate or professional degree10.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,294	17.2%
High school graduate	2,600	34.6%
Some college or associate's	1,776	23.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,077	14.4%
Graduate or professional degree	758	10.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.3%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.5%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.7%

Other means1.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,151	78.3%
Carpooled	463	11.5%
Public transit	20	0.5%
Walked	20	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	310	7.7%
Other means	58	1.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,101	56.6%
15 to 29 min	1,005	27.1%
30 to 44 min	366	9.9%
45 to 59 min	136	3.7%
60+ min	104	2.8%

Households

Average household size: 2.38
Poverty rate: 19.7% (2,014 of 10,231)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,918	67.9%
Nonfamily households	1,377	32.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,295	67.2%
Vacant	2,096	32.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,297	76.8%
Renter-occupied	998	23.2%

1-unit, detached44.6%

1-unit, attached5.5%

2 to 4 units9.5%

5 to 19 units5.9%

20 or more units5.1%

Mobile home & other29.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	2,848	44.6%
1-unit, attached	350	5.5%
2 to 4 units	610	9.5%
5 to 19 units	375	5.9%
20 or more units	328	5.1%
Mobile home & other	1,880	29.4%

ZIP Code 78578

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