ZIP 78543 · Elsa
Who lives in ZIP code 78543 (Elsa, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Elsa, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People8,400
Median age33.2
Household income$44,527
Home value$85,556
Median rent$844/mo
Poverty27.6%
College degree+6.6%
Commute15 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 510 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 2,834
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.5% are 65 or older; 73.1% are adults.
Household income
22.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,408.
Education (adults 25+)
26.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
97.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 42.9%
- Never married
- 38.1%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 8.0%
- Family size
- 3.70
- Dual-income families
- 54.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.5%
- Rent burden
- 48.9%
- Men / women
- 46% / 54%
Work
- In labor force
- 53.1%
- Unemployment
- 4.4%
- Self-employed
- 14.9%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.0%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 18.7%
- No health insurance
- 24.5%
- Limited English
- 13.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.