ZIP 78516 · Alamo
Who lives in ZIP code 78516 (Alamo, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Alamo, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People34,370
Median age30.1
Household income$53,229
Home value$118,048
Median rent$806/mo
Poverty27.6%
College degree+14.4%
Commute26 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 351 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 10,045
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.8% are 65 or older; 70.2% are adults.
Household income
20.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,203.
Education (adults 25+)
45.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
89.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 46.4%
- Never married
- 38.6%
- Divorced
- 9.3%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 3.93
- Dual-income families
- 48.6%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.5%
- Rent burden
- 26.6%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.7%
- Unemployment
- 10.0%
- Self-employed
- 19.4%
- Farmers
- 0.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.6%
- Veterans
- 3.9%
- With a disability
- 13.5%
- No health insurance
- 31.6%
- Limited English
- 20.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.