ZIP 78526 · Brownsville
Who lives in ZIP code 78526 (Brownsville, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Brownsville, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People60,012
Median age29.7
Household income$70,565
Home value$184,489
Median rent$1,095/mo
Poverty16.9%
College degree+33.9%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 489 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 17,516
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.6% are 65 or older; 68.1% are adults.
Household income
34.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $34,284.
Education (adults 25+)
38.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
92.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 52.6%
- Never married
- 33.8%
- Divorced
- 9.0%
- Widowed
- 4.6%
- Family size
- 3.84
- Dual-income families
- 56.0%
Housing
- Own their home
- 69.2%
- Rent burden
- 27.4%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 63.7%
- Unemployment
- 5.1%
- Self-employed
- 17.9%
- Farmers
- 0.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.8%
- Veterans
- 3.7%
- With a disability
- 9.1%
- No health insurance
- 20.0%
- Limited English
- 12.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.