ZIP 78586 · San Benito
Who lives in ZIP code 78586 (San Benito, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
San Benito, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People50,964
Median age32.0
Household income$45,575
Home value$95,111
Median rent$796/mo
Poverty28.8%
College degree+12.6%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 129 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 15,699
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
13.7% are 65 or older; 70.1% are adults.
Household income
16.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $23,863.
Education (adults 25+)
34.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
95.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.9%
- Never married
- 32.9%
- Divorced
- 13.0%
- Widowed
- 5.2%
- Family size
- 3.73
- Dual-income families
- 44.2%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.2%
- Rent burden
- 38.5%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 55.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.5%
- Self-employed
- 16.7%
- Farmers
- 1.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 6.3%
- Veterans
- 4.2%
- With a disability
- 14.8%
- No health insurance
- 28.7%
- Limited English
- 19.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.