ZIP Code 78839

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Zavala County, Texas.

Population: 7,333
Median household income: $43,769
Median home value: $91,900

ZIP Code 78839 (Zavala County, Texas) is home to about 7,333 residents. The median household income of $43,769 is above the Zavala County median ($41,887).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78839's population declined 18.5% from 8,995 to 7,333, while its median gross rent fell 26.9% from $613 to $448.

87.6% of workers drive to work alone. 64.9% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,333
Median age: 33.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,769
Median home value: $91,900
Median gross rent: $448
Housing units: 3,053
Homeownership rate: 69.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.0%
Unemployment rate: 8.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

8,9957,333

Median household income

$34,567$43,769

Median home value

$53,800$91,900

Median gross rent

$613$448

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	8,995	$34,567	$53,800	$613
2020	8,790	$41,275	$63,200	$578
2021	7,796	$48,833	$65,800	$630
2022	7,415	$57,083	$79,700	$816
2023	7,333	$43,769	$91,900	$448

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

Age distribution

Under 55.7%

5 to 1723.9%

18 to 248.8%

25 to 3412.7%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 649.3%

65 to 7411.0%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	420	5.7%
5 to 17	1,754	23.9%
18 to 24	648	8.8%
25 to 34	933	12.7%
35 to 44	1,017	13.9%
45 to 54	681	9.3%
55 to 64	685	9.3%
65 to 74	808	11.0%
75 and over	387	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	536	7.3%
Black or African American	7	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	10	0.1%
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)	6,780	92.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.9%

High school graduate34.5%

Some college or associate's30.6%

Bachelor's degree7.5%

Graduate or professional degree1.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,170	25.9%
High school graduate	1,558	34.5%
Some college or associate's	1,379	30.6%
Bachelor's degree	337	7.5%
Graduate or professional degree	67	1.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone87.6%

Carpooled4.9%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,285	87.6%
Carpooled	129	4.9%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	68	2.6%
Bicycle	2	0.1%
Worked from home	124	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	1,298	52.3%
15 to 29 min	917	36.9%
30 to 44 min	54	2.2%
45 to 59 min	57	2.3%
60+ min	158	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.73
Poverty rate: 36.7% (2,671 of 7,272)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,163	81.1%
Nonfamily households	505	18.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	2,668	87.4%
Vacant	385	12.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,856	69.6%
Renter-occupied	812	30.4%

1-unit, detached64.9%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units11.2%

5 to 19 units2.5%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other19.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,980	64.9%
1-unit, attached	72	2.4%
2 to 4 units	341	11.2%
5 to 19 units	76	2.5%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	584	19.1%

ZIP Code 78839

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