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Statistics for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top

Population (2000): 87,523
Land Area (2000): 1,125.305 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.883 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	76,455	87.19%
Rural, Farm	297	0.34%
Rural, Non-farm	10,935	12.47%

Employment Information for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top
Hours Worked Per Week In 1999 for the 78539 Zip Code

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	29,558	48.96%
15-35 hours	5,503	9.12%
1-14 hours	1,231	2.04%
No regular hours	24,079	39.89%

Time Left For Work for the 78539 Zip Code

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	604	2.17%
5 AM-5:29 AM	658	2.37%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	667	2.40%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,622	5.83%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	2,683	9.65%
7 AM-7:29 AM	5,312	19.10%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	6,119	22.00%
8 AM-8:29 AM	3,181	11.44%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	987	3.55%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	1,648	5.93%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	551	1.98%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	345	1.24%
Noon-3:59 PM	1,501	5.40%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,932	6.95%

Length Of Commute In Minutes for the 78539 Zip Code

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	951	3.42%
5-9	3,464	12.46%
10-14	4,823	17.34%
15-19	5,822	20.93%
20-24	4,928	17.72%
25-29	1,287	4.63%
30-34	4,413	15.87%
35-39	290	1.04%
40-44	280	1.01%
45-59	820	2.95%
60-89	426	1.53%
At least 90	306	1.10%

Length Of Commute In Minutes - Public vs. Private Transportation for the 78539 Zip Code

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	0	0.00%	21,275	76.50%
30-44	6	0.02%	4,977	17.90%
45-59	9	0.03%	811	2.92%
At least 60	0	0.00%	732	2.63%

Type Of Commute for the 78539 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	34	0.12%
Car / truck / van, carpool	5,369	18.88%
Car / truck / van, solo	20,939	73.62%
Motorcycle	18	0.06%
Other	750	2.64%
Public transportation	15	0.05%
Walked	685	2.41%
Worked at home	631	2.22%

Family Information for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top
: 5,383
: 43,014
Household Income in 1999 for the 78539 Zip Code

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	4,397	18.87%
$10,000-$14,999	2,688	11.53%
$15,000-$19,999	2,366	10.15%
$20,000-$24,999	2,017	8.65%
$25,000-$29,999	1,908	8.19%
$30,000-$34,999	1,401	6.01%
$35,000-$39,999	1,175	5.04%
$40,000-$44,999	1,229	5.27%
$45,000-$49,999	1,062	4.56%
$50,000-$59,999	1,407	6.04%
$60,000-$74,999	1,471	6.31%
$75,000-$99,999	1,223	5.25%
$100,000-$124,999	478	2.05%
$125,000-$149,999	184	0.79%
$150,000-$199,999	125	0.54%
$200,000 or more	174	0.75%

Household Type for the 78539 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,867	12.35%
Family, 2 people	4,309	18.56%
Nonfamily, 2 people	560	2.41%
Family, 3 people	4,184	18.02%
Nonfamily, 3 people	110	0.47%
Family, 4 people	4,449	19.16%
Nonfamily, 4 people	42	0.18%
Family, 5 people	3,420	14.73%
Nonfamily, 5 people	13	0.06%
Family, 6 people	1,712	7.37%
Nonfamily, 6 people	3	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	1,549	6.67%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Household Income Type for the 78539 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	19,727	33.58%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,063	5.21%
Public Assistance	2,404	4.09%
Retirement	2,152	3.66%
Self Employment	3,018	5.14%
Social Security	4,354	7.41%
Supplemental Security	1,631	2.78%
Wage / Salary	18,839	32.07%
Other	3,555	6.05%

Family Type for the 78539 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	5,468	36.29%
With children under 18	9,598	63.71%

Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78539 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,825	5.87%
Married	19,213	61.83%
Never Married	9,466	30.46%
Widowed	568	1.83%

Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78539 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	2,232	7.25%
Married	18,278	59.37%
Never Married	8,393	27.26%
Widowed	1,883	6.12%

Education Information for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top
Highest Degree Earned (18 or older) for the 78539 Zip Code

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	15,415	27.04%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	10,859	19.05%
High school diploma or equivalent	12,256	21.50%
Some college, no degree	10,588	18.57%
Associate degree	1,268	2.22%
Bachelors degree	4,210	7.39%
Graduate or professional degree	2,408	4.22%

Population In School (3 or older) for the 78539 Zip Code

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	1,572	1.80%	158	0.18%	1,730	1.98%
Kindergarten	1,782	2.04%	103	0.12%	1,885	2.15%
Grades 1-4	6,777	7.74%	146	0.17%	6,923	7.91%
Grades 5-8	6,775	7.74%	129	0.15%	6,904	7.89%
Grades 9-12	6,181	7.06%	167	0.19%	6,348	7.25%
Undergrad college	4,277	4.89%	358	0.41%	4,635	5.30%
Graduate or professional school	753	0.86%	61	0.07%	814	0.93%
Total	28,117	32.13%	1,122	1.28%	29,239	33.41%

Public Benefits Information for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top
Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999 for the 78539 Zip Code

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	54,061	64.69%
Below Poverty Level	29,513	35.31%

Criminal Information for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top
: 3,247

Immigration & Civil Rights Information for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top
Population By Age for the 78539 Zip Code

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	17,899	20.45%
10-19 Years	16,331	18.66%
20-29 Years	15,381	17.57%
30-39 Years	13,045	14.90%
40-49 Years	10,354	11.83%
50-59 Years	6,424	7.34%
60-69 Years	4,056	4.63%
70-79 Years	2,878	3.29%
80-89 Years	981	1.12%
90+ Years	174	0.20%

Population - Male/Female for the 78539 Zip Code

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	44,157	50.45%
Female	43,366	49.55%

Population By Ethnicity for the 78539 Zip Code

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	78,488	89.68%
Caucasian	7,311	8.35%
African-American	1,071	1.22%
Asian	319	0.36%
Multiracial	194	0.22%
Amerindian	86	0.10%
Other Race	49	0.06%
Pacific Islander	5	0.01%

Top Specified Ancestries for the 78539 Zip Code

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	1,850	22.47%
2.	German	1,511	18.35%
3.	English	1,006	12.22%
4.	Irish	938	11.39%
5.	Italian	404	4.91%
6.	Polish	392	4.76%
7.	Scotch Irish	309	3.75%
8.	French Non-Basque	294	3.57%
9.	Scottish	174	2.11%
10.	European	161	1.96%

Top Languages Spoken At Home for the 78539 Zip Code

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	65,453	83.09%
2.	Only English	12,794	16.24%
3.	Chinese	102	0.13%
4.	Tagalog	93	0.12%
5.	Polish	79	0.10%
6.	French	49	0.06%
7.	Other Indic	36	0.05%
8.	Other Asian	33	0.04%
9.	Gujarathi	31	0.04%
10.	Persian	19	0.02%

Citizen Type for the 78539 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	63,740	72.69%
Naturalized immigrant	5,948	6.78%
Not a citizen	17,999	20.53%

Cities for the 78539 Zip Code Back to top

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Edinburg