78543 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Elsa, TX Hidalgo County, TX Zip code population (2000): 7,955 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 9,353 Home Value Estimate Address: Unit (optional): City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Recent Home Sales Address: City State AK AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC DE FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NH NJ NM NV NY OH OK OR PA RI SC SD TN TX UT VA VT WA WI WV WY Zip Min Price (optional) Max Price (optional) Prioritization: Sale Date Distance General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Houses and condos: 2,377 Renter-occupied apartments: 548 % of renters here:   27% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 78543: 73.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 6.1 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 1524 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.2% ($486) Texas:   2.9% ($1,393) List your B&M business here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Males: 3,829   (48.1%) Females: 4,126   (51.9%) Recent posts about zip code 78543 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: McAllen's aiming to be "the new Austin"  (31 replies) Moving to McAllen Texas from Indiana  (74 replies) New WOAI anchor  (23 replies) Origins of City Names in Texas  (34 replies) Moving to Brownsville  (32 replies) Rio Grande Valley fishing  (31 replies) Urban population: 7,789 Rural population: 166 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $55,011 78543:   $55,011 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there were 18 registered sex offenders living in 78543 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   26.1 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   3.7 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78543, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $20,123 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $20,123 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $19,724 (reported on 90.4% of returns) Here:   $19,724 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.6% for AGIs below $10k, 87.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 95.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 93.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 84.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 61.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $538 (reported on 8.2% of returns) This zip code:   $538 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.3% for AGIs below $10k, 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $400 (reported on 0.9% of returns) Here:   $400 State:   $4,261 Net capital gain/loss: +$1,448 (reported on 0.9% of returns) Here:   +$1,448 State:   +$16,110 Profit/loss from business: +$4,852 (reported on 18.6% of returns) Here:   +$4,852 State:   +$11,013 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.5% for AGIs below $10k, 8.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, -1.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k) IRA payment deduction: $1,750 (reported on 0.4% of returns) 78543:   $1,750 Texas:   $3,120 Total itemized deductions: $16,229 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.2% of returns) Here:   $16,229 State:   $19,631 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 7.4% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,037 (3.9% of AGI, reported on 4.8% of returns) Here:   $2,037 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   3.9% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.2% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $2,136 (reported on 46.8% of returns) 78543:   $2,136 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.9% for AGIs below $10k, 2.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 17.5% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $2,470 (reported on 61.8% of returns) Here:   $2,470 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 23.3% for AGIs below $10k, 14.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 65.4% Here:   65% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 60.4% for AGIs below $10k, 70.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 60.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 51.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 62.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 77.8% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$22,594
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 78558, 78538, 78562, 78596, 78537, 78549.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	86.5%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	3.8%
Whole state:	4.4%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78543 with a mortgage: 252 (0 second mortgage, 9 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 984

This zip code:	46.2%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	17.2%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	4.8
State:	5.8

Here:	3.3
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages:

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78543: Less than $10,000: 39 $10,000 to $14,999: 19 $15,000 to $19,999: 76 $20,000 to $24,999: 86 $25,000 to $29,999: 92 $30,000 to $34,999: 85 $35,000 to $39,999: 96 $40,000 to $49,999: 260 $50,000 to $59,999: 258 $60,000 to $69,999: 180 $70,000 to $79,999: 142 $80,000 to $89,999: 105 $90,000 to $99,999: 71 $100,000 to $124,999: 134 $125,000 to $149,999: 60 $150,000 to $174,999: 13 $175,000 to $199,999: 9 $750,000 to $999,999: 10 $1,000,000 or more: 8

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78543: Less than $100: 75 $100 to $149: 136 $150 to $199: 28 $200 to $249: 27 $250 to $299: 31 $350 to $399: 7 $400 to $449: 22 No cash rent: 61

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $50,504.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2007 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $57,031
• Asian householders: $58,274
• Some other race householders: $50,970
• Two or more races householders: $54,855
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $56,254

78543:	$53,132
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $58,488

Here:	$58,488
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $682,669

Here:	$682,669
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $30,241

Here:	$30,241
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $5,000

Here:	$5,000
State:	$34,447

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,745
• One, attached: 22
• Two: 55
• 3 or 4: 13
• 5 to 9: 44
• 10 to 19: 48
• 20 to 49: 65
• 50 or more: 10
• Mobile homes: 248
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 9

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,445 (73%) Carpooled: 376 (19%) Bus or trolley bus: 10 (1%) Bicycle: 6 (0%) Walked: 83 (4%) Other means: 44 (2%) Worked at home: 26 (1%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 32 5 to 9 minutes: 481 10 to 14 minutes: 270 15 to 19 minutes: 305 20 to 24 minutes: 244 25 to 29 minutes: 70 30 to 34 minutes: 300 35 to 39 minutes: 50 40 to 44 minutes: 74 45 to 59 minutes: 59 60 to 89 minutes: 48 90 or more minutes: 31

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.8%

Household type by relationship
Households: 7,447

• In family households: 7,130 (1,187 male householders, 537 female householders)

  1,183 spouses, 3,319 children (3,030 natural, 118 adopted, 171 stepchildren), 378 grandchildren, 64 brothers or sisters, 30 parents, 265 other relatives, 167 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 317 (118 male householders (118 living alone)), 188 female householders (171 living alone)), 11 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 380 2-persons, 367 3-persons, 376 4-persons, 298 5-persons, 139 6-persons, 164 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 289 1-person, 17 2-persons.

1,823 married couples with children.
629 single-parent households (96 men, 533 women).

7.7% of residents of 78543 zip code speak English at home.
90.7% of residents speak Spanish at home (55% very well, 21% well, 13% not well, 11% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (100% very well).
1.5% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (70% well, 30% not well).

Foreign born population: 1,492 (18.8%)
(25.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	18.8%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6738

Irish: 33

English: 18

Subsaharan African:: 18

African: 18

German: 16

Swedish: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,752

Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:

• This state: 5434
• Northeast: 0
• Midwest: 293
• South: 108
• West: 95

78% of the 78543 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 67% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 44% lived in Texas.

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.8%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	6.2%
Texas:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• GARZA GENCE & SUPPLIES (HWY 107 MILE 6 5 W in ELSA, TX; small business)
  9 employees, $430000 revenue. : $8,248 in 2 contracts from 2002 to 2003

  $6,248 with Agricultural Research Service for Installation of Equipment -- Alarm, Signal, and Security Detection Systems. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-10-15.
  $2,000, same as above. Signed on 2003-06-15. Completion date: 2003-06-15.
  

Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:

• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (20-49 employees: 2 establishments, 10-19 employees: 2 establishments)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (20-49: 2, 1-4: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1, 1-4: 3)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Ambulance Services (20-49: 1, 1-4: 1)