ZIP Code 78840

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Val Verde County, Texas.

Population: 47,053
Median household income: $59,608
Median home value: $151,500

ZIP Code 78840 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Val Verde County, Texas, home to about 47,053 residents. The median household income of $59,608 is in line with the Val Verde County median ($59,673).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78840's population declined 1.8% from 47,937 to 47,053, while its median gross rent rose 31.1% from $730 to $957.

Owners occupy 66.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 32.4 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 47,053
Median age: 32.4 yrs
Median household income: $59,608
Median home value: $151,500
Median gross rent: $957
Housing units: 18,438
Homeownership rate: 66.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.1%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

47,93747,053

Median household income

$46,345$59,608

Median home value

$103,700$151,500

Median gross rent

$730$957

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	47,937	$46,345	$103,700	$730
2020	47,993	$47,906	$105,800	$767
2021	46,970	$52,296	$114,200	$827
2022	47,030	$57,201	$138,600	$913
2023	47,053	$59,608	$151,500	$957

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

Age distribution

Under 57.9%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2410.6%

25 to 3414.5%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5410.9%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 747.6%

75 and over6.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	3,725	7.9%
5 to 17	9,633	20.5%
18 to 24	4,969	10.6%
25 to 34	6,836	14.5%
35 to 44	5,796	12.3%
45 to 54	5,120	10.9%
55 to 64	4,421	9.4%
65 to 74	3,585	7.6%
75 and over	2,968	6.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,025	14.9%
Black or African American	531	1.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	58	0.1%
Asian	287	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	97	0.2%
Two or more races	583	1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	38,472	81.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.1%

High school graduate29.9%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree12.7%

Graduate or professional degree8.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	7,219	25.1%
High school graduate	8,586	29.9%
Some college or associate's	6,859	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	3,644	12.7%
Graduate or professional degree	2,418	8.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.5%

Carpooled13.7%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.5%

Worked from home3.4%

Other means1.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,095	79.5%
Carpooled	2,766	13.7%
Public transit	17	0.1%
Walked	204	1.0%
Bicycle	101	0.5%
Worked from home	698	3.4%
Other means	369	1.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	9,404	48.1%
15 to 29 min	7,736	39.6%
30 to 44 min	1,190	6.1%
45 to 59 min	332	1.7%
60+ min	890	4.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.75
Poverty rate: 18.3% (8,355 of 45,585)

	Count	Share
Family households	12,000	72.4%
Nonfamily households	4,576	27.6%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1983

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	16,576	89.9%
Vacant	1,862	10.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	11,081	66.8%
Renter-occupied	5,495	33.2%

1-unit, detached70.1%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units9.7%

5 to 19 units3.0%

20 or more units5.0%

Mobile home & other7.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,926	70.1%
1-unit, attached	890	4.8%
2 to 4 units	1,787	9.7%
5 to 19 units	550	3.0%
20 or more units	918	5.0%
Mobile home & other	1,367	7.4%

ZIP Code 78840

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