ZIP 78573 · Mission
Who lives in ZIP code 78573 (Mission, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Mission, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People44,809
Median age28.8
Household income$55,000
Home value$159,658
Median rent$1,005/mo
Poverty21.7%
College degree+16.9%
Commute24 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 472 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,720
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
9.1% are 65 or older; 67.8% are adults.
Household income
24.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,822.
Education (adults 25+)
42.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
95.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.9%
- Never married
- 37.6%
- Divorced
- 11.6%
- Widowed
- 3.0%
- Family size
- 3.97
- Dual-income families
- 54.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 66.0%
- Rent burden
- 25.3%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 61.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- 21.1%
- Farmers
- 1.2%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 11.1%
- Veterans
- 1.8%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 33.7%
- Limited English
- 18.9%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.