ZIP 78520 · Brownsville
Who lives in ZIP code 78520 (Brownsville, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brownsville, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People64,740
Median age31.9
Household income$50,116
Home value$144,162
Median rent$865/mo
Poverty23.2%
College degree+23.9%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 629 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 20,847
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.9% are 65 or older; 72.2% are adults.
Household income
18.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,220.
Education (adults 25+)
39.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
92.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 45.7%
- Never married
- 36.1%
- Divorced
- 11.5%
- Widowed
- 6.7%
- Family size
- 3.61
- Dual-income families
- 47.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.2%
- Rent burden
- 33.1%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.0%
- Unemployment
- 6.6%
- Self-employed
- 18.0%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.5%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 11.9%
- No health insurance
- 27.3%
- Limited English
- 22.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.