ZIP 78552 · Harlingen
Who lives in ZIP code 78552 (Harlingen, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Harlingen, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People42,332
Median age33.4
Household income$69,811
Home value$159,588
Median rent$1,113/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+24.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 340 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 13,567
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
14.8% are 65 or older; 68.6% are adults.
Household income
31.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,746.
Education (adults 25+)
41.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
80.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.7%
- Never married
- 30.3%
- Divorced
- 10.3%
- Widowed
- 5.7%
- Family size
- 3.56
- Dual-income families
- 50.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.3%
- Rent burden
- 28.8%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 60.2%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 1.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 13.7%
- Veterans
- 7.8%
- With a disability
- 11.8%
- No health insurance
- 19.8%
- Limited English
- 8.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.