ZIP 78578 · Port Isabel
Who lives in ZIP code 78578 (Port Isabel, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Port Isabel, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People10,016
Median age49.0
Household income$51,880
Home value$195,413
Median rent$749/mo
Poverty27.0%
College degree+28.6%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 68 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 4,379
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
27.2% are 65 or older; 79.9% are adults.
Household income
29.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $35,623.
Education (adults 25+)
45.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
57.3% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 58.0%
- Never married
- 25.1%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 10.0%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 38.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.6%
- Rent burden
- 30.0%
- Men / women
- 47% / 53%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.8%
- Unemployment
- 3.6%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 0.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.7%
- Veterans
- 5.8%
- With a disability
- 8.8%
- No health insurance
- 32.4%
- Limited English
- 18.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.