ZIP 78596 · Weslaco
Who lives in ZIP code 78596 (Weslaco, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Weslaco, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People39,518
Median age31.7
Household income$58,411
Home value$109,980
Median rent$936/mo
Poverty22.1%
College degree+21.2%
Commute23 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 380 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 12,731
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.9% are 65 or older; 70.0% are adults.
Household income
27.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $28,720.
Education (adults 25+)
48.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
86.5% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 47.7%
- Never married
- 36.4%
- Divorced
- 10.5%
- Widowed
- 5.4%
- Family size
- 3.68
- Dual-income families
- 52.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 64.0%
- Rent burden
- 31.0%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 57.5%
- Unemployment
- 5.7%
- Self-employed
- 16.3%
- Farmers
- 0.9%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.0%
- Veterans
- 5.4%
- With a disability
- 14.2%
- No health insurance
- 23.2%
- Limited English
- 13.6%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.