ZIP 78538 · Edcouch
Who lives in ZIP code 78538 (Edcouch, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Edcouch, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People11,982
Median age32.6
Household income$40,399
Home value$96,227
Median rent$556/mo
Poverty37.3%
College degree+12.0%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 69 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,556
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.1% are 65 or older; 68.6% are adults.
Household income
16.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $21,778.
Education (adults 25+)
41.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
97.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.0%
- Never married
- 35.4%
- Divorced
- 10.0%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.95
- Dual-income families
- 48.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 72.9%
- Rent burden
- 40.9%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 56.4%
- Unemployment
- 8.8%
- Self-employed
- 18.8%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.5%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 17.9%
- No health insurance
- 27.1%
- Limited English
- 19.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.