ZIP 78570 · Mercedes
Who lives in ZIP code 78570 (Mercedes, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mercedes, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People34,348
Median age27.9
Household income$41,965
Home value$94,931
Median rent$803/mo
Poverty36.0%
College degree+11.4%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 176 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,161
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.9% are 65 or older; 65.3% are adults.
Household income
18.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $19,094.
Education (adults 25+)
27.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
95.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.6%
- Never married
- 40.2%
- Divorced
- 9.9%
- Widowed
- 5.3%
- Family size
- 4.35
- Dual-income families
- 54.9%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.2%
- Rent burden
- 35.6%
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.0%
- Unemployment
- 11.9%
- Self-employed
- 18.4%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 8.2%
- Veterans
- 2.9%
- With a disability
- 13.3%
- No health insurance
- 27.2%
- Limited English
- 18.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.