ZIP 78579 · Progreso
Who lives in ZIP code 78579 (Progreso, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Progreso, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People2,039
Median age43.9
Household income$19,172
Home value—
Median rent$948/mo
Poverty57.4%
College degree+22.9%
Commute17 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 138 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 665
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
25.2% are 65 or older; 80.6% are adults.
Household income
4.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $7,306.
Education (adults 25+)
56.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
99.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 36.1%
- Never married
- 49.3%
- Divorced
- 8.0%
- Widowed
- 6.6%
- Family size
- 3.06
- Dual-income families
- 43.3%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.3%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 41% / 59%
Work
- In labor force
- 58.3%
- Unemployment
- 6.8%
- Self-employed
- 19.4%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.5%
- Veterans
- 0.0%
- With a disability
- 22.0%
- No health insurance
- 26.7%
- Limited English
- 28.4%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.