ZIP 78576 · Penitas
Who lives in ZIP code 78576 (Penitas, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Penitas, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People15,484
Median age22.4
Household income$49,137
Home value$145,684
Median rent$697/mo
Poverty36.6%
College degree+7.1%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 103 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,637
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
5.5% are 65 or older; 58.9% are adults.
Household income
20.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,398.
Education (adults 25+)
38.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
99.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.6%
- Never married
- 38.3%
- Divorced
- 9.9%
- Widowed
- 4.2%
- Family size
- 4.35
- Dual-income families
- 40.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 84.6%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 48% / 52%
Work
- In labor force
- 52.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 23.8%
- Farmers
- 1.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.0%
- Veterans
- 1.2%
- With a disability
- 12.4%
- No health insurance
- 41.6%
- Limited English
- 17.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.