ZIP 78521 · Brownsville
Who lives in ZIP code 78521 (Brownsville, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brownsville, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People87,380
Median age31.3
Household income$44,509
Home value$104,059
Median rent$889/mo
Poverty30.2%
College degree+16.8%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 360 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 27,731
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.2% are 65 or older; 72.9% are adults.
Household income
15.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $22,823.
Education (adults 25+)
37.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
96.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.1%
- Never married
- 36.7%
- Divorced
- 12.1%
- Widowed
- 7.1%
- Family size
- 3.71
- Dual-income families
- 46.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 60.3%
- Rent burden
- 31.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.1%
- Unemployment
- 6.9%
- Self-employed
- 18.6%
- Farmers
- 0.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.3%
- Veterans
- 2.0%
- With a disability
- 11.7%
- No health insurance
- 30.7%
- Limited English
- 21.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.