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Statistics for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top

Population (2000): 51,320
Land Area (2000): 136.025 square kilometers
Water Area (2000): 0.492 square kilometers

Urban/Rural	Population	Percent
Urban	48,476	94.12%
Rural, Farm	56	0.11%
Rural, Non-farm	2,972	5.77%

Employment Information for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top
Hours Worked Per Week In 1999 for the 78596 Zip Code

Hours Per Week	Population	Percent
35 or more hours	16,140	46.13%
15-35 hours	2,864	8.19%
1-14 hours	820	2.34%
No regular hours	15,165	43.34%

Time Left For Work for the 78596 Zip Code

Time	Population	Percent
Midnight-4:59 AM	393	2.65%
5 AM-5:29 AM	339	2.28%
5:30 AM-5:59 AM	416	2.80%
6 AM-6:29 AM	1,391	9.37%
6:30 AM-6:59 AM	1,523	10.26%
7 AM-7:29 AM	3,228	21.74%
7:30 AM-7:59 AM	2,834	19.09%
8 AM-8:29 AM	1,382	9.31%
8:30 AM-8:59 AM	511	3.44%
9:00 AM-9:59 AM	795	5.36%
10:00 AM-10:59 AM	248	1.67%
11:00 AM-11:59 AM	74	0.50%
Noon-3:59 PM	622	4.19%
4 PM-11:59 PM	1,089	7.34%

Length Of Commute In Minutes for the 78596 Zip Code

Minutes	Population	Percent
Less than 5	364	2.45%
5-9	1,816	12.23%
10-14	3,200	21.56%
15-19	3,041	20.49%
20-24	1,851	12.47%
25-29	574	3.87%
30-34	2,635	17.75%
35-39	243	1.64%
40-44	80	0.54%
45-59	460	3.10%
60-89	377	2.54%
At least 90	204	1.37%

Length Of Commute In Minutes - Public vs. Private Transportation for the 78596 Zip Code

Minutes	Population (public)	Percent	Population (private)	Percent
Under 30	31	0.21%	10,815	72.85%
30-44	0	0.00%	2,958	19.93%
45-59	8	0.05%	452	3.04%
At least 60	4	0.03%	577	3.89%

Type Of Commute for the 78596 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Bicycle	9	0.06%
Car / truck / van, carpool	2,834	18.83%
Car / truck / van, solo	11,255	74.79%
Motorcycle	0	0.00%
Other	327	2.17%
Public transportation	43	0.29%
Walked	377	2.51%
Worked at home	203	1.35%

Family Information for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top
: 2,762
: 31,617
Household Income in 1999 for the 78596 Zip Code

Income	Population	Percent
Under $10,000	2,719	19.29%
$10,000-$14,999	1,786	12.67%
$15,000-$19,999	1,320	9.36%
$20,000-$24,999	1,313	9.31%
$25,000-$29,999	1,276	9.05%
$30,000-$34,999	983	6.97%
$35,000-$39,999	981	6.96%
$40,000-$44,999	892	6.33%
$45,000-$49,999	417	2.96%
$50,000-$59,999	765	5.43%
$60,000-$74,999	639	4.53%
$75,000-$99,999	512	3.63%
$100,000-$124,999	227	1.61%
$125,000-$149,999	101	0.72%
$150,000-$199,999	72	0.51%
$200,000 or more	96	0.68%

Household Type for the 78596 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Nonfamily, 1 person	1,967	13.96%
Family, 2 people	3,066	21.76%
Nonfamily, 2 people	198	1.41%
Family, 3 people	2,219	15.75%
Nonfamily, 3 people	24	0.17%
Family, 4 people	2,383	16.92%
Nonfamily, 4 people	12	0.09%
Family, 5 people	1,934	13.73%
Nonfamily, 5 people	3	0.02%
Family, 6 people	1,096	7.78%
Nonfamily, 6 people	1	0.01%
Family, 7 or more people	1,183	8.40%
Nonfamily, 7 or more people	2	0.01%

Household Income Type for the 78596 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Earnings	10,724	29.87%
Interest / Dividend / Rent	2,319	6.46%
Public Assistance	1,716	4.78%
Retirement	1,569	4.37%
Self Employment	1,405	3.91%
Social Security	4,133	11.51%
Supplemental Security	1,211	3.37%
Wage / Salary	10,380	28.91%
Other	2,448	6.82%

Family Type for the 78596 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
No children under 18	3,786	41.69%
With children under 18	5,295	58.31%

Marital Status - Male (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78596 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	942	5.56%
Married	10,751	63.45%
Never Married	4,830	28.50%
Widowed	422	2.49%

Marital Status - Female (for those 15+ in 2000) for the 78596 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Divorced	1,246	6.56%
Married	11,406	60.03%
Never Married	4,548	23.94%
Widowed	1,800	9.47%

Education Information for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top
Highest Degree Earned (18 or older) for the 78596 Zip Code

Degree	Population	Percent
Less than 9th grade	10,120	30.47%
9th-12th grade, no diploma	6,919	20.83%
High school diploma or equivalent	7,205	21.69%
Some college, no degree	5,088	15.32%
Associate degree	991	2.98%
Bachelors degree	2,039	6.14%
Graduate or professional degree	849	2.56%

Population In School (3 or older) for the 78596 Zip Code

School Level	In Public School	Percent	In Private School	Percent	Total	Percent
Nursery or preschool	889	1.73%	142	0.28%	1,031	2.01%
Kindergarten	1,251	2.44%	32	0.06%	1,283	2.50%
Grades 1-4	4,626	9.01%	37	0.07%	4,663	9.09%
Grades 5-8	3,907	7.61%	71	0.14%	3,978	7.75%
Grades 9-12	3,731	7.27%	94	0.18%	3,825	7.45%
Undergrad college	1,564	3.05%	122	0.24%	1,686	3.29%
Graduate or professional school	151	0.29%	37	0.07%	188	0.37%
Total	16,119	31.41%	535	1.04%	16,654	32.45%

Public Benefits Information for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top
Above Or Below Poverty Level In 1999 for the 78596 Zip Code

Above/Below	Population	Percent
At Or Above Poverty Level	32,706	64.07%
Below Poverty Level	18,338	35.93%

Criminal Information for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top
: 16

Immigration & Civil Rights Information for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top
Population By Age for the 78596 Zip Code

Age	Population	Percent
0-9 Years	10,498	20.46%
10-19 Years	9,565	18.64%
20-29 Years	7,462	14.54%
30-39 Years	6,772	13.20%
40-49 Years	5,677	11.06%
50-59 Years	3,846	7.49%
60-69 Years	3,207	6.25%
70-79 Years	2,702	5.27%
80-89 Years	1,311	2.55%
90+ Years	280	0.55%

Population - Male/Female for the 78596 Zip Code

Male/Female	Population	Percent
Male	24,758	48.24%
Female	26,562	51.76%

Population By Ethnicity for the 78596 Zip Code

Ethnicity	Population	Percent
Hispanic/Latino	45,313	88.30%
Caucasian	5,507	10.73%
Asian	337	0.66%
Multiracial	66	0.13%
African-American	52	0.10%
Amerindian	28	0.05%
Other Race	16	0.03%
Pacific Islander	1	0.00%

Top Specified Ancestries for the 78596 Zip Code

Rank	Ancestry	Population	Percent Of Specified Ancestries
1.	German	1,414	24.66%
2.	English	965	16.83%
3.	Irish	714	12.45%
4.	United States Or American	645	11.25%
5.	French Non-Basque	261	4.55%
6.	Norwegian	219	3.82%
7.	Dutch	208	3.63%
8.	Scotch Irish	199	3.47%
9.	Italian	171	2.98%
10.	Scottish	160	2.79%

Top Languages Spoken At Home for the 78596 Zip Code

Rank	Language	Population	Percent Of Reported Languages
1.	Spanish Or Spanish Creole	37,231	80.34%
2.	Only English	8,760	18.90%
3.	Tagalog	96	0.21%
4.	French	56	0.12%
5.	Urdu	45	0.10%
6.	German	36	0.08%
7.	Italian	30	0.06%
8.	Other Indic	28	0.06%
9.	Scandinavian	25	0.05%
10.	Chinese	22	0.05%

Citizen Type for the 78596 Zip Code

Type	Population	Percent
Citizen by birth	38,755	75.25%
Naturalized immigrant	4,327	8.40%
Not a citizen	8,422	16.35%

Cities for the 78596 Zip Code Back to top

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