ZIP 78040 · Laredo
Who lives in ZIP code 78040 (Laredo, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Laredo, TX · Webb County
uszips 2026
People35,709
Median age30.1
Household income$36,092
Home value$113,188
Median rent$895/mo
Poverty34.5%
College degree+8.6%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Laredo, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2,187 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 11,518
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.4% are 65 or older; 70.7% are adults.
Household income
13.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $20,808.
Education (adults 25+)
31.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
97.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.8%
- Never married
- 42.9%
- Divorced
- 12.7%
- Widowed
- 7.7%
- Family size
- 3.67
- Dual-income families
- 41.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 37.8%
- Rent burden
- 36.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.9%
- Unemployment
- 6.3%
- Self-employed
- 18.4%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 3.6%
- Veterans
- 2.4%
- With a disability
- 19.9%
- No health insurance
- 37.4%
- Limited English
- 47.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.