ZIP 78550 · Harlingen
Who lives in ZIP code 78550 (Harlingen, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Harlingen, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People53,335
Median age33.6
Household income$49,007
Home value$130,287
Median rent$900/mo
Poverty24.4%
College degree+22.0%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 219 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 19,733
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
16.1% are 65 or older; 72.6% are adults.
Household income
20.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,610.
Education (adults 25+)
47.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
82.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 40.9%
- Never married
- 37.7%
- Divorced
- 14.7%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.27
- Dual-income families
- 43.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 50.5%
- Rent burden
- 30.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.4%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 0.6%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.2%
- Veterans
- 5.5%
- With a disability
- 16.2%
- No health insurance
- 24.8%
- Limited English
- 9.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.