ZIP 78559 · La Feria
Who lives in ZIP code 78559 (La Feria, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
La Feria, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People12,169
Median age37.2
Household income$49,383
Home value$120,305
Median rent$1,038/mo
Poverty21.6%
College degree+13.5%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 129 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,275
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.6% are 65 or older; 74.0% are adults.
Household income
21.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $29,230.
Education (adults 25+)
41.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
90.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 51.0%
- Never married
- 27.4%
- Divorced
- 12.5%
- Widowed
- 9.2%
- Family size
- 3.45
- Dual-income families
- 46.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 71.5%
- Rent burden
- 41.4%
- Men / women
- 48% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.1%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.1%
- Farmers
- 1.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.1%
- Veterans
- 7.0%
- With a disability
- 14.7%
- No health insurance
- 21.4%
- Limited English
- 14.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.