ZIP 78599 · Weslaco
Who lives in ZIP code 78599 (Weslaco, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Weslaco, TX · Hidalgo County
uszips 2026
People35,454
Median age27.9
Household income$58,349
Home value$125,593
Median rent$1,007/mo
Poverty24.4%
College degree+15.1%
Commute25 min
Place
- Metro area
- McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
- Wider region
- McAllen-Edinburg, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 516 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 9,605
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
8.0% are 65 or older; 65.4% are adults.
Household income
24.2% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,994.
Education (adults 25+)
34.0% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
96.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 43.1%
- Never married
- 42.4%
- Divorced
- 10.1%
- Widowed
- 4.3%
- Family size
- 4.21
- Dual-income families
- 53.1%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.8%
- Rent burden
- 32.2%
- Men / women
- 49% / 51%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.5%
- Unemployment
- 8.1%
- Self-employed
- —
- Farmers
- —
Community
- Charitable givers
- —
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 12.2%
- No health insurance
- 28.1%
- Limited English
- 13.8%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.