ZIP 78597 · South Padre Island
Who lives in ZIP code 78597 (South Padre Island, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
South Padre Island, TX · Cameron County
uszips 2026
People2,935
Median age61.0
Household income$68,421
Home value$527,470
Median rent$1,521/mo
Poverty15.8%
College degree+53.5%
Commute13 min
Place
- Metro area
- Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
- Wider region
- Brownsville-Harlingen-Raymondville, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 128 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,642
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
40.9% are 65 or older; 90.6% are adults.
Household income
25.1% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $53,947.
Education (adults 25+)
56.6% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 64.0%
- Never married
- 17.0%
- Divorced
- 13.1%
- Widowed
- 6.0%
- Family size
- 2.36
- Dual-income families
- 29.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.6%
- Rent burden
- 29.3%
- Men / women
- 54% / 46%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.1%
- Unemployment
- 5.6%
- Self-employed
- 26.0%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 23.6%
- Veterans
- 12.6%
- With a disability
- 7.0%
- No health insurance
- 8.5%
- Limited English
- 1.3%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.