ZIP Code 78596

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Population: 38,942
Median household income: $53,797
Median home value: $92,800

Covering part of Hidalgo County, Texas, ZIP Code 78596 has about 38,942 residents. At $53,797, its median household income sits in line with Hidalgo County's $52,281.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78596's population declined 42.1% from 67,269 to 38,942, while its median gross rent rose 31.2% from $699 to $917.

The largest age group is 5 to 17, 25.3% of residents. Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 86.1% of the population.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 38,942
Median age: 31.5 yrs
Median household income: $53,797
Median home value: $92,800
Median gross rent: $917
Housing units: 15,824
Homeownership rate: 64.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 5.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

67,26938,942

Median household income

$41,978$53,797

Median home value

$79,700$92,800

Median gross rent

$699$917

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	67,269	$41,978	$79,700	$699
2020	68,984	$45,881	$83,300	$738
2021	36,852	$47,597	$79,900	$785
2022	36,545	$53,097	$88,200	$883
2023	38,942	$53,797	$92,800	$917

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

Age distribution

Under 56.7%

5 to 1725.3%

18 to 248.3%

25 to 3413.1%

35 to 4411.5%

45 to 5411.8%

55 to 647.8%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over7.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,609	6.7%
5 to 17	9,860	25.3%
18 to 24	3,248	8.3%
25 to 34	5,105	13.1%
35 to 44	4,463	11.5%
45 to 54	4,593	11.8%
55 to 64	3,044	7.8%
65 to 74	2,983	7.7%
75 and over	3,037	7.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	4,894	12.6%
Black or African American	316	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	51	0.1%
Asian	74	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	48	0.1%
Two or more races	12	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	33,547	86.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.5%

High school graduate26.3%

Some college or associate's28.2%

Bachelor's degree15.2%

Graduate or professional degree5.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	5,694	24.5%
High school graduate	6,102	26.3%
Some college or associate's	6,549	28.2%
Bachelor's degree	3,527	15.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,353	5.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone74.4%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.3%

Other means6.7%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,830	74.4%
Carpooled	1,096	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	430	3.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	1,214	8.3%
Other means	979	6.7%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,783	43.4%
15 to 29 min	3,810	28.6%
30 to 44 min	2,183	16.4%
45 to 59 min	721	5.4%
60+ min	838	6.3%

Households

Average household size: 3.18
Poverty rate: 24.7% (9,522 of 38,571)

	Count	Share
Family households	9,381	77.3%
Nonfamily households	2,762	22.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,143	76.7%
Vacant	3,681	23.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,827	64.5%
Renter-occupied	4,316	35.5%

1-unit, detached55.7%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units8.1%

5 to 19 units5.3%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other23.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,819	55.7%
1-unit, attached	302	1.9%
2 to 4 units	1,277	8.1%
5 to 19 units	842	5.3%
20 or more units	798	5.0%
Mobile home & other	3,786	23.9%

ZIP Code 78596

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