ZIP Code 78584

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Starr County, Texas.

Population: 17,823
Median household income: $30,134
Median home value: $83,800

ZIP Code 78584 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Starr County, Texas, home to about 17,823 residents. Its median household income of $30,134 runs below the Starr County figure of $38,182.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78584's population declined 7.1% from 19,175 to 17,823, while its median gross rent rose 11.7% from $579 to $647.

37.1% of residents live below the poverty line. Households average 3.40 people.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 17,823
Median age: 29.8 yrs
Median household income: $30,134
Median home value: $83,800
Median gross rent: $647
Housing units: 6,639
Homeownership rate: 63.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.4%
Unemployment rate: 12.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

19,17517,823

Median household income

$24,504$30,134

Median home value

$72,300$83,800

Median gross rent

$579$647

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	19,175	$24,504	$72,300	$579
2020	18,286	$23,936	$70,000	$556
2021	18,128	$26,684	$69,000	$587
2022	17,721	$29,398	$72,300	$607
2023	17,823	$30,134	$83,800	$647

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

Age distribution

Under 511.0%

5 to 1720.4%

18 to 2411.0%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 448.8%

45 to 548.5%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 7410.0%

75 and over5.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,959	11.0%
5 to 17	3,642	20.4%
18 to 24	1,956	11.0%
25 to 34	2,545	14.3%
35 to 44	1,560	8.8%
45 to 54	1,514	8.5%
55 to 64	1,827	10.3%
65 to 74	1,785	10.0%
75 and over	1,035	5.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	439	2.5%
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)	17,384	97.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma43.0%

High school graduate20.7%

Some college or associate's22.0%

Bachelor's degree9.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,412	43.0%
High school graduate	2,120	20.7%
Some college or associate's	2,258	22.0%
Bachelor's degree	1,010	9.8%
Graduate or professional degree	466	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 30 min

Drove alone63.0%

Carpooled14.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home15.5%

Other means2.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	3,743	63.0%
Carpooled	883	14.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	229	3.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	920	15.5%
Other means	165	2.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,170	43.2%
15 to 29 min	1,308	26.1%
30 to 44 min	598	11.9%
45 to 59 min	199	4.0%
60+ min	745	14.8%

Households

Average household size: 3.40
Poverty rate: 37.1% (6,615 of 17,823)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,800	72.5%
Nonfamily households	1,442	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,242	79.0%
Vacant	1,397	21.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,340	63.7%
Renter-occupied	1,902	36.3%

1-unit, detached78.5%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units0.8%

Mobile home & other9.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,213	78.5%
1-unit, attached	19	0.3%
2 to 4 units	371	5.6%
5 to 19 units	353	5.3%
20 or more units	51	0.8%
Mobile home & other	632	9.5%

ZIP Code 78584

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