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Statistics for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top

Population (2000): 48,601
Land Area (2000): 103.091 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 5.582 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	46,059	95.11%
Rural, Farm	0	0.00%
Rural, Non-farm	2,368	4.89%

Employment Information for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top
Hours Worked Per Week In 1999 for the 78520 Zip Code

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	14,461	41.73%
15-35 hours	3,421	9.87%
1-14 hours	936	2.70%
No regular hours	15,839	45.70%

Time Left For Work for the 78520 Zip Code

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	302	2.16%
5 AM-5:29 AM	250	1.79%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	366	2.61%
6 AM-6:29 AM	739	5.28%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,270	9.07%
7 AM-7:29 AM	2,379	16.99%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	3,066	21.90%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,685	12.03%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	583	4.16%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	958	6.84%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	354	2.53%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	251	1.79%
Noon-3:59 PM	855	6.11%
4 PM-11:59 PM	944	6.74%

Length Of Commute In Minutes for the 78520 Zip Code

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	482	3.44%
5-9	1,849	13.21%
10-14	2,845	20.32%
15-19	3,342	23.87%
20-24	2,123	15.16%
25-29	593	4.24%
30-34	1,535	10.96%
35-39	83	0.59%
40-44	148	1.06%
45-59	341	2.44%
60-89	290	2.07%
At least 90	371	2.65%

Length Of Commute In Minutes - Public vs. Private Transportation for the 78520 Zip Code

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	98	0.70%	11,136	79.53%
30-44	101	0.72%	1,665	11.89%
45-59	7	0.05%	334	2.39%
At least 60	52	0.37%	609	4.35%

Type Of Commute for the 78520 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	45	0.31%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,109	21.45%
Car / truck / van, solo	9,840	67.90%
Motorcycle	8	0.06%
Other	187	1.29%
Public transportation	258	1.78%
Walked	555	3.83%
Worked at home	489	3.37%

Family Information for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top
: 2,437
: 25,920
Household Income in 1999 for the 78520 Zip Code

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,727	26.84%
$10,000-$14,999	1,540	11.09%
$15,000-$19,999	1,253	9.02%
$20,000-$24,999	1,171	8.43%
$25,000-$29,999	826	5.95%
$30,000-$34,999	901	6.49%
$35,000-$39,999	681	4.90%
$40,000-$44,999	616	4.44%
$45,000-$49,999	441	3.18%
$50,000-$59,999	707	5.09%
$60,000-$74,999	728	5.24%
$75,000-$99,999	721	5.19%
$100,000-$124,999	298	2.15%
$125,000-$149,999	117	0.84%
$150,000-$199,999	48	0.35%
$200,000 or more	110	0.79%

Household Type for the 78520 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	2,508	18.00%
Family, 2 people	2,908	20.87%
Nonfamily, 2 people	240	1.72%
Family, 3 people	2,356	16.91%
Nonfamily, 3 people	39	0.28%
Family, 4 people	2,303	16.53%
Nonfamily, 4 people	14	0.10%
Family, 5 people	1,690	12.13%
Nonfamily, 5 people	6	0.04%
Family, 6 people	909	6.52%
Nonfamily, 6 people	5	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	952	6.83%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	4	0.03%

Household Income Type for the 78520 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	10,228	29.12%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,314	6.59%
Public Assistance	1,723	4.91%
Retirement	1,486	4.23%
Self Employment	1,462	4.16%
Social Security	4,222	12.02%
Supplemental Security	1,578	4.49%
Wage / Salary	9,822	27.97%
Other	2,285	6.51%

Family Type for the 78520 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,186	41.89%
With children under 18	4,419	58.11%

Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78520 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	886	5.56%
Married	9,738	61.16%
Never Married	4,796	30.12%
Widowed	501	3.15%

Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78520 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,564	8.04%
Married	10,515	54.06%
Never Married	4,877	25.08%
Widowed	2,493	12.82%

Education Information for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top
Highest Degree Earned (18 or older) for the 78520 Zip Code

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	9,712	29.50%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,192	18.81%
High school diploma or equivalent	5,915	17.96%
Some college, no degree	5,767	17.51%
Associate degree	1,187	3.60%
Bachelors degree	2,394	7.27%
Graduate or professional degree	1,760	5.35%

Population In School (3 or older) for the 78520 Zip Code

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	913	1.88%	136	0.28%	1,049	2.16%
Kindergarten	1,050	2.16%	75	0.15%	1,125	2.31%
Grades 1-4	3,539	7.28%	282	0.58%	3,821	7.86%
Grades 5-8	3,126	6.43%	194	0.40%	3,320	6.83%
Grades 9-12	3,375	6.94%	234	0.48%	3,609	7.43%
Undergrad college	2,222	4.57%	177	0.36%	2,399	4.94%
Graduate or professional school	327	0.67%	61	0.13%	388	0.80%
Total	14,552	29.94%	1,159	2.38%	15,711	32.33%

Public Benefits Information for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top
Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999 for the 78520 Zip Code

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	28,712	61.13%
Below Poverty Level	18,257	38.87%

Criminal Information for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top
: 710

Immigration & Civil Rights Information for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top
Population By Age for the 78520 Zip Code

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	8,818	18.14%
10-19 Years	8,306	17.09%
20-29 Years	7,017	14.44%
30-39 Years	6,373	13.11%
40-49 Years	5,830	12.00%
50-59 Years	4,251	8.75%
60-69 Years	3,434	7.07%
70-79 Years	2,965	6.10%
80-89 Years	1,340	2.76%
90+ Years	267	0.55%

Population - Male/Female for the 78520 Zip Code

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	22,836	46.99%
Female	25,765	53.01%

Population By Ethnicity for the 78520 Zip Code

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	43,604	89.72%
Caucasian	4,559	9.38%
Asian	202	0.42%
African-American	110	0.23%
Multiracial	73	0.15%
Amerindian	37	0.08%
Other Race	14	0.03%
Pacific Islander	2	0.00%

Top Specified Ancestries for the 78520 Zip Code

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	United States Or American	1,352	26.67%
2.	German	791	15.60%
3.	English	730	14.40%
4.	Irish	511	10.08%
5.	French Non-Basque	278	5.48%
6.	Italian	236	4.65%
7.	Scotch Irish	166	3.27%
8.	Polish	142	2.80%
9.	Norwegian	93	1.83%
10.	Canadian	78	1.54%

Top Languages Spoken At Home for the 78520 Zip Code

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	37,383	84.76%
2.	Only English	6,453	14.63%
3.	Tagalog	97	0.22%
4.	French	71	0.16%
5.	German	18	0.04%
6.	Greek	17	0.04%
7.	Hebrew	17	0.04%
8.	Chinese	16	0.04%
9.	Yiddish	11	0.02%
10.	Italian	8	0.02%

Citizen Type for the 78520 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	33,360	68.89%
Naturalized immigrant	5,293	10.93%
Not a citizen	9,774	20.18%

Cities for the 78520 Zip Code Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Brownsville