ZIP 78583 · Rio Hondo
Who lives in ZIP code 78583 (Rio Hondo, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Rio Hondo, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People5,236
Median age44.3
Household income$51,453
Home value$143,632
Median rent$698/mo
Poverty17.6%
College degree+15.7%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 22 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,952
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.3% are 65 or older; 78.1% are adults.
Household income
24.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $26,729.
Education (adults 25+)
44.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
81.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 57.5%
- Never married
- 22.4%
- Divorced
- 11.2%
- Widowed
- 8.9%
- Family size
- 3.30
- Dual-income families
- 48.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 79.0%
- Rent burden
- 41.7%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 48.3%
- Unemployment
- 1.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.2%
- Farmers
- 4.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 7.4%
- Veterans
- 5.9%
- With a disability
- 18.6%
- No health insurance
- 22.2%
- Limited English
- 10.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.