78557 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Hidalgo, TX Hidalgo County, TX Zip code population (2000): 7,768 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 11,707 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 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 78557 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: 1,988 Renter-occupied apartments: 560 % of renters here:   30% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 78557: 79.4 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 10.2 sq. mi. Water area: 0.2 sq. mi. Population density: 1153 people per square mile   (low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   3.3% ($1,180) 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: 3,656   (47.1%) Females: 4,112   (52.9%) Recent posts about zip code 78557 area on our local forum with over 400,000 registered users: San Antonio in the path of Hurricane Ike?  (222 replies) Texas cities A-Z name game...  (225 replies) How much Rain will We get?  (74 replies) Info about Harlingen, Mcallen and Brownsville, nurse worried to work there.  (53 replies) Mcallen  (130 replies) Moving to Mcallen. (Hockey)  (3 replies) Urban population: 7,481 Rural population: 287 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $88,266 78557:   $88,266 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there were 7 registered sex offenders living in 78557 zip code in early 2007. The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this zip code is smaller than the state average. Median resident age:   24.6 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   4.2 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78557, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $18,485 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $18,485 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $18,594 (reported on 83.3% of returns) Here:   $18,594 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 83.0% for AGIs below $10k, 82.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 89.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 91.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 49.2% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $661 (reported on 6.4% of returns) This zip code:   $661 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.4% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.5% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $617 (reported on 1.0% of returns) Here:   $617 State:   $4,261 Net capital gain/loss: +$4,660 (reported on 1.0% of returns) Here:   +$4,660 State:   +$16,110 Profit/loss from business: +$7,216 (reported on 29.0% of returns) Here:   +$7,216 State:   +$11,013 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 36.4% for AGIs below $10k, 15.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 4.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.7% for AGIs $75k-100k) Total itemized deductions: $16,595 (2% of AGI, reported on 6.4% of returns) Here:   $16,595 State:   $19,631 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.8% for AGIs below $10k, 1.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 11.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 13.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 8.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.3% for AGIs over 100k) Charity contributions deductions: $1,566 (3.1% of AGI, reported on 4.1% of returns) Here:   $1,566 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   3.1% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs below $10k, 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 0.3% for AGIs over 100k) Total tax: $2,091 (reported on 46.3% of returns) 78557:   $2,091 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.1% for AGIs below $10k, 3.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 20.5% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $2,665 (reported on 65.8% of returns) Here:   $2,665 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 24.4% for AGIs below $10k, 16.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.1% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 81.2% Here:   81% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 80.1% for AGIs below $10k, 81.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 81.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 81.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 76.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 92.6% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$23,099
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 78503, 78501, 78577, 78589, 78516, 78504.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	91.3%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	1.9%
Whole state:	4.4%

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

• Lesbian couples: 0.4% of all households
• Gay men: 0.4% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78557 with a mortgage: 733 (7 second mortgage, 12 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 412

This zip code:	46.9%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	15.9%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	5.1
State:	5.8

Here:	3.5
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable location: McAllen Pumping Station (A). Display/hide its location on the map Park in zip code 78557: Rio Grande Valley Event Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78557: Less than $10,000: 48 $10,000 to $14,999: 24 $15,000 to $19,999: 29 $20,000 to $24,999: 32 $25,000 to $29,999: 39 $30,000 to $34,999: 47 $35,000 to $39,999: 45 $40,000 to $49,999: 63 $50,000 to $59,999: 67 $60,000 to $69,999: 160 $70,000 to $79,999: 207 $80,000 to $89,999: 278 $90,000 to $99,999: 259 $100,000 to $124,999: 425 $125,000 to $149,999: 118 $150,000 to $174,999: 41 $175,000 to $199,999: 31 $200,000 to $249,999: 43 $250,000 to $299,999: 10 $300,000 to $399,999: 12

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78557: Less than $100: 55 $100 to $149: 42 $150 to $199: 72 $200 to $249: 25 $250 to $299: 36 $300 to $349: 28 $350 to $399: 12 $400 to $449: 4 $450 to $499: 24 $500 to $549: 19 $650 to $699: 3 $800 to $899: 4 $1,000 to $1,249: 9 No cash rent: 103

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $116,548.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $93,239
• American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $85,469
• Asian householders: $54,389
• Some other race householders: $88,732
• Two or more races householders: $87,023
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $90,286

78557:	$85,565
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $90,218

Here:	$90,218
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $102,616

Here:	$102,616
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $89,828

Here:	$89,828
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $118,843

Here:	$118,843
State:	$134,235

Mobile homes: $19,950

Here:	$19,950
State:	$42,156

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

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,543
• One, attached: 91
• Two: 32
• 3 or 4: 91
• 5 to 9: 34
• 10 to 19: 18
• 20 to 49: 4
• 50 or more: 3
• Mobile homes: 190
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 7

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,655 (76%) Carpooled: 359 (17%) Bus or trolley bus: 14 (1%) Motorcycle: 2 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 62 (3%) Other means: 21 (1%) Worked at home: 53 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 87 5 to 9 minutes: 259 10 to 14 minutes: 342 15 to 19 minutes: 440 20 to 24 minutes: 391 25 to 29 minutes: 108 30 to 34 minutes: 300 35 to 39 minutes: 19 40 to 44 minutes: 56 45 to 59 minutes: 58 60 to 89 minutes: 30 90 or more minutes: 26

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 92.9%

Household type by relationship
Households: 7,857

• In family households: 7,692 (1,204 male householders, 499 female householders)

  1,240 spouses, 3,414 children (3,320 natural, 25 adopted, 69 stepchildren), 513 grandchildren, 124 brothers or sisters, 141 parents, 474 other relatives, 83 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 165 (38 male householders (34 living alone)), 109 female householders (101 living alone)), 18 nonrelatives

Size of family households: 251 2-persons, 297 3-persons, 420 4-persons, 327 5-persons, 173 6-persons, 235 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 135 1-person, 8 2-persons, 4 3-persons.

1,948 married couples with children.
511 single-parent households (69 men, 442 women).

7.0% of residents of 78557 zip code speak English at home.
92.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (40% very well, 24% well, 16% not well, 20% not at all).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (22% very well, 78% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (22% very well, 22% well, 56% not at all).

Foreign born population: 3,326 (42.8%)
(25.3% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	42.8%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6966

United States or American: 97

German: 32

Irish: 20

English: 19

Subsaharan African:: 11

African: 6

Italian: 5

Other Subsaharan African: 5

Norwegian: 4

Belgian: 3

British: 3

French Canadian: 2

Czechoslovakian: 2

Polish: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $19,488

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

• This state: 4176
• Northeast: 1
• Midwest: 160
• South: 34
• West: 69

57% of the 78557 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 90% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 65% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 3,300. Population change in the 1990s: +4,468 (+135.4%).

Here:	1.5%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	0.6%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	8.7%
Texas:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• CITY OF MCALLEN (END OF BRIDGE ST in HIDALGO, TX): $4,854,349 in 59 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings, Maintenance, Repair or Alteration of Real Property -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $532,000; 2001: $559,000; 2002: $669,472; 2003: $1,248,909; 2004: $195,438; 2005: $852,090; 2006: $664,440.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $134,000 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
  $134,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
  $134,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
  $134,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Merchant Wholesalers (50-99 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 3 establishments, 5-9 employees: 3 establishments, 1-4 employees: 7 establishments)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Limited-Service Restaurants (50-99: 1, 20-49: 3, 10-19: 3)
• Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: Employment Placement Agencies (100-249: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)
• Wholesale Trade: Other Miscellaneous Durable Goods Merchant Wholesalers (20-49: 1, 5-9: 1, 1-4: 2)

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