ZIP Code 78589

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Population: 39,958
Median household income: $51,662
Median home value: $112,400

ZIP Code 78589 (Hidalgo County, Texas) is home to about 39,958 residents. Its median household income of $51,662 runs in line with the Hidalgo County figure of $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78589's population declined 3.2% from 41,291 to 39,958, while its median gross rent rose 22.2% from $758 to $926.

The typical home was built around 1998. 26.1% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 39,958
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $51,662
Median home value: $112,400
Median gross rent: $926
Housing units: 12,393
Homeownership rate: 79.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.5%
Unemployment rate: 6.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

41,29139,958

Median household income

$38,689$51,662

Median home value

$87,400$112,400

Median gross rent

$758$926

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	41,291	$38,689	$87,400	$758
2020	41,112	$42,381	$88,800	$759
2021	39,881	$44,246	$92,200	$811
2022	40,115	$50,099	$104,500	$880
2023	39,958	$51,662	$112,400	$926

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

Age distribution

Under 58.6%

5 to 1723.8%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3412.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.5%

75 and over5.2%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,439	8.6%
5 to 17	9,518	23.8%
18 to 24	4,336	10.9%
25 to 34	4,854	12.1%
35 to 44	4,584	11.5%
45 to 54	4,676	11.7%
55 to 64	3,885	9.7%
65 to 74	2,580	6.5%
75 and over	2,086	5.2%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,087	2.7%
Black or African American	5	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	19	0.0%
Asian	57	0.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	14	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	46	0.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,730	96.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma38.2%

High school graduate27.5%

Some college or associate's20.8%

Bachelor's degree10.0%

Graduate or professional degree3.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	8,663	38.2%
High school graduate	6,231	27.5%
Some college or associate's	4,722	20.8%
Bachelor's degree	2,276	10.0%
Graduate or professional degree	773	3.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone82.7%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.5%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	12,826	82.7%
Carpooled	1,583	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	81	0.5%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	742	4.8%
Other means	275	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,023	27.2%
15 to 29 min	6,824	46.2%
30 to 44 min	2,817	19.1%
45 to 59 min	309	2.1%
60+ min	792	5.4%

Households

Average household size: 3.49
Poverty rate: 26.1% (10,375 of 39,774)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,907	86.9%
Nonfamily households	1,497	13.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1998

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,404	92.0%
Vacant	989	8.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,096	79.8%
Renter-occupied	2,308	20.2%

1-unit, detached78.3%

1-unit, attached1.4%

2 to 4 units4.8%

5 to 19 units3.8%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other11.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,703	78.3%
1-unit, attached	171	1.4%
2 to 4 units	594	4.8%
5 to 19 units	471	3.8%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	1,454	11.7%

ZIP Code 78589

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