ZIP Code 78593

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Cameron County, Texas.

Population: 5,030
Median household income: $40,194
Median home value: $66,900

ZIP Code 78593 (Cameron County, Texas) is home to about 5,030 residents. Its median household income of $40,194 runs below the Cameron County figure of $51,334.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78593's population declined 14.7% from 5,895 to 5,030, while its median gross rent rose 37.7% from $636 to $876.

The typical home was built around 1991. 28.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,030
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $40,194
Median home value: $66,900
Median gross rent: $876
Housing units: 1,755
Homeownership rate: 71.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 12.4%
Unemployment rate: 10.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8955,030

Median household income

$32,318$40,194

Median home value

$56,200$66,900

Median gross rent

$636$876

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,895	$32,318	$56,200	$636
2020	5,432	$38,051	$59,200	$709
2021	4,857	$36,424	$51,000	$726
2022	5,015	$34,773	$63,700	$772
2023	5,030	$40,194	$66,900	$876

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

Age distribution

Under 57.1%

5 to 1722.7%

18 to 2411.5%

25 to 3414.0%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5413.5%

55 to 6410.3%

65 to 745.7%

75 and over4.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	358	7.1%
5 to 17	1,143	22.7%
18 to 24	577	11.5%
25 to 34	703	14.0%
35 to 44	545	10.8%
45 to 54	679	13.5%
55 to 64	518	10.3%
65 to 74	287	5.7%
75 and over	220	4.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	137	2.7%
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)	4,893	97.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma30.9%

High school graduate31.5%

Some college or associate's25.2%

Bachelor's degree7.0%

Graduate or professional degree5.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	912	30.9%
High school graduate	931	31.5%
Some college or associate's	743	25.2%
Bachelor's degree	207	7.0%
Graduate or professional degree	159	5.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone81.1%

Carpooled10.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home6.1%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,396	81.1%
Carpooled	183	10.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	38	2.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	105	6.1%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	549	34.0%
15 to 29 min	706	43.7%
30 to 44 min	260	16.1%
45 to 59 min	72	4.5%
60+ min	30	1.9%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 28.8% (1,451 of 5,030)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,147	72.5%
Nonfamily households	434	27.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,581	90.1%
Vacant	174	9.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,128	71.3%
Renter-occupied	453	28.7%

1-unit, detached79.9%

1-unit, attached3.0%

2 to 4 units4.0%

5 to 19 units0.9%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other10.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,403	79.9%
1-unit, attached	53	3.0%
2 to 4 units	71	4.0%
5 to 19 units	15	0.9%
20 or more units	28	1.6%
Mobile home & other	185	10.5%

ZIP Code 78593

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