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Statistics for the 78550 Zip Code Back to top

Population (2000): 51,087
Land Area (2000): 222.984 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 1.031 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	48,549	95.08%
Rural, Farm	122	0.24%
Rural, Non-farm	2,392	4.68%

Employment Information for the 78550 Zip Code Back to top
Hours Worked Per Week In 1999 for the 78550 Zip Code

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	17,498	47.64%
15-35 hours	3,280	8.93%
1-14 hours	997	2.71%
No regular hours	14,955	40.72%

Time Left For Work for the 78550 Zip Code

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	362	2.13%
5 AM-5:29 AM	320	1.89%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	391	2.30%
6 AM-6:29 AM	875	5.16%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,446	8.52%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,063	18.05%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	4,504	26.54%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,994	11.75%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	626	3.69%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	900	5.30%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	358	2.11%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	190	1.12%
Noon-3:59 PM	789	4.65%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,152	6.79%

Length Of Commute In Minutes for the 78550 Zip Code

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	672	3.96%
5-9	2,998	17.67%
10-14	4,868	28.69%
15-19	3,278	19.32%
20-24	1,461	8.61%
25-29	448	2.64%
30-34	1,429	8.42%
35-39	195	1.15%
40-44	296	1.74%
45-59	810	4.77%
60-89	307	1.81%
At least 90	208	1.23%

Length Of Commute In Minutes - Public vs. Private Transportation for the 78550 Zip Code

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	25	0.15%	13,700	80.73%
30-44	0	0.00%	1,920	11.31%
45-59	9	0.05%	801	4.72%
At least 60	6	0.04%	509	3.00%

Type Of Commute for the 78550 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	39	0.22%
Car / truck / van, carpool	3,092	17.69%
Car / truck / van, solo	13,369	76.47%
Motorcycle	30	0.17%
Other	155	0.89%
Public transportation	40	0.23%
Walked	245	1.40%
Worked at home	512	2.93%

Family Information for the 78550 Zip Code Back to top
: 3,474
: 25,310
Household Income in 1999 for the 78550 Zip Code

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	3,098	18.70%
$10,000-$14,999	1,341	8.09%
$15,000-$19,999	1,391	8.40%
$20,000-$24,999	1,491	9.00%
$25,000-$29,999	1,097	6.62%
$30,000-$34,999	1,034	6.24%
$35,000-$39,999	1,000	6.04%
$40,000-$44,999	761	4.59%
$45,000-$49,999	609	3.68%
$50,000-$59,999	1,510	9.11%
$60,000-$74,999	1,207	7.29%
$75,000-$99,999	942	5.69%
$100,000-$124,999	462	2.79%
$125,000-$149,999	240	1.45%
$150,000-$199,999	150	0.91%
$200,000 or more	235	1.42%

Household Type for the 78550 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	3,471	20.97%
Family, 2 people	4,024	24.31%
Nonfamily, 2 people	524	3.17%
Family, 3 people	2,809	16.97%
Nonfamily, 3 people	58	0.35%
Family, 4 people	2,591	15.65%
Nonfamily, 4 people	16	0.10%
Family, 5 people	1,676	10.12%
Nonfamily, 5 people	8	0.05%
Family, 6 people	719	4.34%
Nonfamily, 6 people	7	0.04%
Family, 7 or more people	649	3.92%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	3	0.02%

Household Income Type for the 78550 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	12,540	29.85%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	3,844	9.15%
Public Assistance	1,268	3.02%
Retirement	2,152	5.12%
Self Employment	1,857	4.42%
Social Security	4,887	11.63%
Supplemental Security	968	2.30%
Wage / Salary	11,919	28.37%
Other	2,573	6.13%

Family Type for the 78550 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	4,272	45.96%
With children under 18	5,024	54.04%

Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78550 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,188	6.86%
Married	10,733	61.97%
Never Married	4,888	28.22%
Widowed	512	2.96%

Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78550 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,817	8.95%
Married	11,298	55.63%
Never Married	4,625	22.77%
Widowed	2,570	12.65%

Education Information for the 78550 Zip Code Back to top
Highest Degree Earned (18 or older) for the 78550 Zip Code

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	6,801	19.43%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	5,475	15.64%
High school diploma or equivalent	8,317	23.76%
Some college, no degree	7,595	21.70%
Associate degree	1,675	4.79%
Bachelors degree	3,412	9.75%
Graduate or professional degree	1,727	4.93%

Population In School (3 or older) for the 78550 Zip Code

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	671	1.31%	350	0.69%	1,021	2.00%
Kindergarten	831	1.63%	131	0.26%	962	1.88%
Grades 1-4	3,288	6.44%	177	0.35%	3,465	6.78%
Grades 5-8	3,479	6.81%	198	0.39%	3,677	7.20%
Grades 9-12	3,718	7.28%	395	0.77%	4,113	8.05%
Undergrad college	2,176	4.26%	139	0.27%	2,315	4.53%
Graduate or professional school	193	0.38%	45	0.09%	238	0.47%
Total	14,356	28.10%	1,435	2.81%	15,791	30.91%

Public Benefits Information for the 78550 Zip Code Back to top
Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999 for the 78550 Zip Code

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	36,477	73.84%
Below Poverty Level	12,926	26.16%

Immigration & Civil Rights Information for the 78550 Zip Code Back to top
Population By Age for the 78550 Zip Code

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	9,222	18.05%
10-19 Years	8,506	16.65%
20-29 Years	7,220	14.13%
30-39 Years	6,980	13.66%
40-49 Years	6,234	12.20%
50-59 Years	4,482	8.77%
60-69 Years	3,284	6.43%
70-79 Years	3,122	6.11%
80-89 Years	1,636	3.20%
90+ Years	401	0.78%

Population - Male/Female for the 78550 Zip Code

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	24,336	47.64%
Female	26,751	52.36%

Population By Ethnicity for the 78550 Zip Code

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	37,944	74.27%
Caucasian	11,993	23.48%
Asian	471	0.92%
African-American	370	0.72%
Multiracial	188	0.37%
Amerindian	87	0.17%
Other Race	30	0.06%
Pacific Islander	4	0.01%

Top Specified Ancestries for the 78550 Zip Code

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	2,273	19.10%
2.	English	2,026	17.03%
3.	United States Or American	2,002	16.83%
4.	Irish	1,635	13.74%
5.	Scotch Irish	514	4.32%
6.	French Non-Basque	461	3.87%
7.	Italian	381	3.20%
8.	Scottish	349	2.93%
9.	Norwegian	281	2.36%
10.	Swedish	241	2.03%

Top Languages Spoken At Home for the 78550 Zip Code

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	30,586	66.02%
2.	Only English	15,222	32.85%
3.	Tagalog	158	0.34%
4.	Chinese	91	0.20%
5.	German	77	0.17%
6.	Other Asian	60	0.13%
7.	Arabic	23	0.05%
8.	French	20	0.04%
9.	African	17	0.04%
10.	Italian	14	0.03%

Citizen Type for the 78550 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	42,292	82.82%
Naturalized immigrant	3,521	6.90%
Not a citizen	5,250	10.28%

Cities for the 78550 Zip Code Back to top

Alphabetical | By Population

Harlingen