ZIP Code 78586

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas.

Population: 49,103
Median household income: $44,158
Median home value: $83,200

Covering part of Cameron County, Texas, ZIP Code 78586 has about 49,103 residents. Its median household income of $44,158 runs below the Cameron County figure of $51,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78586's population declined 13.4% from 56,692 to 49,103, while its median gross rent rose 21.8% from $689 to $839.

Owners occupy 76.7% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 31.1 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 49,103
Median age: 31.1 yrs
Median household income: $44,158
Median home value: $83,200
Median gross rent: $839
Housing units: 16,145
Homeownership rate: 76.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

56,69249,103

Median household income

$31,809$44,158

Median home value

$59,600$83,200

Median gross rent

$689$839

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	56,692	$31,809	$59,600	$689
2020	59,360	$35,951	$61,600	$727
2021	48,726	$38,489	$68,100	$749
2022	49,504	$42,515	$75,800	$812
2023	49,103	$44,158	$83,200	$839

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

Age distribution

Under 56.3%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3410.9%

35 to 4411.2%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 649.8%

65 to 747.8%

75 and over5.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,118	6.3%
5 to 17	11,677	23.8%
18 to 24	6,236	12.7%
25 to 34	5,362	10.9%
35 to 44	5,517	11.2%
45 to 54	5,801	11.8%
55 to 64	4,798	9.8%
65 to 74	3,817	7.8%
75 and over	2,777	5.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	2,981	6.1%
Black or African American	44	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.0%
Asian	41	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	160	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	45,870	93.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma35.8%

High school graduate28.0%

Some college or associate's23.8%

Bachelor's degree8.2%

Graduate or professional degree4.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	10,059	35.8%
High school graduate	7,854	28.0%
Some college or associate's	6,687	23.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,300	8.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,172	4.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone77.9%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked0.8%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.4%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	14,568	77.9%
Carpooled	2,045	10.9%
Public transit	76	0.4%
Walked	144	0.8%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,566	8.4%
Other means	300	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,090	29.7%
15 to 29 min	7,573	44.2%
30 to 44 min	3,203	18.7%
45 to 59 min	696	4.1%
60+ min	571	3.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.35
Poverty rate: 26.8% (13,046 of 48,708)

	Count	Share
Family households	11,632	79.7%
Nonfamily households	2,970	20.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1992

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	14,602	90.4%
Vacant	1,543	9.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,203	76.7%
Renter-occupied	3,399	23.3%

1-unit, detached71.5%

1-unit, attached2.0%

2 to 4 units3.9%

5 to 19 units2.9%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other18.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	11,542	71.5%
1-unit, attached	319	2.0%
2 to 4 units	633	3.9%
5 to 19 units	470	2.9%
20 or more units	243	1.5%
Mobile home & other	2,938	18.2%

ZIP Code 78586

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