Compare ZIP Code 78521 vs Cameron County, TX vs Brownsville Metro Area, TX vs Texas (TX) vs United States
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78521 – Cameron, TX ZIP Code |
Cameron County, TX County |
Brownsville Metro Area, TX Metro Area |
Texas (TX) State |
United States Country |
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| Overview | |||||
| Total population | 87,380 | 426,120 | 426,120 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Rent | $889 | $912 | $912 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1989 | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Household income | $44,509 | $52,601 | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $19,594 | $24,089 | $24,089 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 30.2% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Household size | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.2% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Demographics | |||||
| Total population | 87,380 | 426,120 | 426,120 | 30,188,424 | 334,922,499 |
| Adults over 25 | 51,813 | 257,360 | 257,360 | 19,717,474 | 230,807,303 |
| Total households | 27,731 | 138,433 | 138,433 | 10,992,816 | 129,227,496 |
| Household size | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Income & Poverty | |||||
| Household income | $44,509 | $52,601 | $52,601 | $78,476 | $80,734 |
| Per capita income | $19,594 | $24,089 | $24,089 | $40,752 | $44,673 |
| Poverty rate | 30.2% | 24.8% | 24.8% | 13.8% | 12.5% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
| Rent over 30% of income | 44.2% | 44.6% | 44.6% | 48.5% | 47.6% |
| Housing | |||||
| Rent | $889 | $912 | $912 | $1,403 | $1,413 |
| Year built | 1989 | 1992 | 1992 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Households that rent | 39.7% | 34.8% | 34.8% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Households that own | 60.3% | 65.2% | 65.2% | 62.6% | 65.2% |
| Rooms per home (all homes) | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Race | |||||
| White | 32.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 48.5% | 61% |
| Black | 0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| Asian | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 5.6% | 6% |
| Two or more races | 55.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 23.5% | 12.6% |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 96.1% | 89.3% | 89.3% | 39.7% | 19.3% |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 3.9% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 60.3% | 80.7% |
| Commute | |||||
| Commute rate | 91.7% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 85.6% | 84.9% |
| Commute time to work | 22.0 min | 21.0 min | 21.0 min | 27.0 min | 26.0 min |
| Work from home | 8.3% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 14.4% | 15.1% |
| Education | |||||
| Less than high school | 43.8% | 37.6% | 37.6% | 31.3% | 27.5% |
| High school graduate or GED | 26.1% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college or associate degree | 13.4% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 10.6% | 10.7% |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher | 16.7% | 22.1% | 22.1% | 33.8% | 35.7% |