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Back to All US cities. City: Edcouch, TX Hidalgo County, TX Zip code population (2000): 7,447 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 10,041 Zip code 78538 Apartments for Rent 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 78538 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: 2,292 Renter-occupied apartments: 416 % of renters here:   21% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 78538: 73.5 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 68.4 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi. Population density: 147 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.3% ($485) Texas:   2.9% ($1,393) Put your B&M business profile right here for free. 20,000 businesses already created their profiles! Business Search - 14 Million verified businesses Search for:  near:   Males: 3,656   (49.1%) Females: 3,791   (50.9%) Recent posts about zip code 78538 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Texas cities A-Z name game...  (356 replies) Moving to McAllen Texas from Indiana  (80 replies) RGV south texas???  (17 replies) Origins of City Names in Texas  (34 replies) Moving to Brownsville  (36 replies) Rio Grande Valley fishing  (37 replies) Urban population: 5,463 Rural population: 1,984 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $52,058 78538:   $52,058 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there were 20 registered sex offenders living in 78538 zip code in early 2007. Median resident age:   26.0 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   3.8 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78538, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $19,308 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $19,308 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $18,361 (reported on 90.3% of returns) Here:   $18,361 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.1% for AGIs below $10k, 87.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 91.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 83.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 83.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 39.6% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $1,744 (reported on 9.3% of returns) This zip code:   $1,744 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.3% for AGIs over 100k) Taxable dividends: $1,209 (reported on 2.3% of returns) Here:   $1,209 State:   $4,261 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k) Net capital gain/loss: +$3,391 (reported on 2.2% of returns) Here:   +$3,391 State:   +$16,110 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.0% for AGIs below $10k, 0.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from business: +$5,213 (reported on 17.7% of returns) Here:   +$5,213 State:   +$11,013 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 20.1% for AGIs below $10k, 7.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, -0.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.5% for AGIs $75k-100k) Profit/loss from farming: +$258 (reported on 1.0% of returns) Here:   +$258 State:   $-9,403 IRA payment deduction: $2,800 (reported on 0.3% of returns) 78538:   $2,800 Texas:   $3,120 Total itemized deductions: $17,804 (2% of AGI, reported on 5.2% of returns) Here:   $17,804 State:   $19,631 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 7.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 18.6% for AGIs $75k-100k) Charity contributions deductions: $2,200 (4.3% of AGI, reported on 4.0% of returns) Here:   $2,200 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   4.3% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.3% for AGIs $75k-100k) Total tax: $2,120 (reported on 43.6% of returns) 78538:   $2,120 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 3.4% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 8.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 11.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16.8% for AGIs over 100k) Earned income credit: $2,546 (reported on 63.4% of returns) Here:   $2,546 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 25.6% for AGIs below $10k, 15.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 64.9% Here:   65% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 60.7% for AGIs below $10k, 70.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 59.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 57.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 58.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.5% for AGIs over 100k)

This zip code:	$23,652
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 78543, 78562, 78558, 78549, 78593, 78594.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	86.5%
Whole state:	71.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This zip code:	2.8%
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 78538 with a mortgage: 305 (0 second mortgage, 20 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 941

This zip code:	45.5%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	15.4%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	4.7
State:	5.8

Here:	3.8
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Reservoirs: Delta Lake (A), Delta Lake 1 (B), Delta Lake 2 (C), Unit Number One (D), Unit Number Two (E), Engelman Gardens Reservoir (F). Display/hide their locations on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78538: Less than $10,000: 86 $10,000 to $14,999: 43 $15,000 to $19,999: 111 $20,000 to $24,999: 124 $25,000 to $29,999: 134 $30,000 to $34,999: 171 $35,000 to $39,999: 159 $40,000 to $49,999: 192 $50,000 to $59,999: 218 $60,000 to $69,999: 164 $70,000 to $79,999: 149 $80,000 to $89,999: 133 $90,000 to $99,999: 111 $100,000 to $124,999: 164 $125,000 to $149,999: 66 $150,000 to $174,999: 40 $175,000 to $199,999: 35 $200,000 to $249,999: 20 $250,000 to $299,999: 9 $300,000 to $399,999: 1 $400,000 to $499,999: 1 $500,000 to $749,999: 4

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78538: Less than $100: 39 $100 to $149: 22 $150 to $199: 54 $200 to $249: 26 $250 to $299: 20 $300 to $349: 28 $350 to $399: 7 $400 to $449: 2 $450 to $499: 7 $600 to $649: 1 $700 to $749: 13 No cash rent: 119

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $29,836.

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

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $100,698
• Some other race householders: $51,126
• Two or more races householders: $54,389
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $52,369

78538:	$53,100
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $64,439

Here:	$64,439
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $56,516

Here:	$56,516
State:	$159,697

In 2-unit structures: $28,645

Here:	$28,645
State:	$140,401

In 3-to-4-unit structures: $87,473

Here:	$87,473
State:	$134,235

Mobile homes: $33,537

Here:	$33,537
State:	$42,156

Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $21,250

Here:	$21,250
State:	$34,447

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 1,776
• One, attached: 64
• Two: 18
• 3 or 4: 43
• 5 to 9: 23
• 10 to 19: 6
• 20 to 49: 8
• Mobile homes: 374
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 4

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 1,425 (66%) Carpooled: 506 (23%) Bus or trolley bus: 9 (0%) Railroad: 6 (0%) Bicycle: 3 (0%) Walked: 33 (2%) Other means: 84 (4%) Worked at home: 92 (4%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 85 5 to 9 minutes: 212 10 to 14 minutes: 297 15 to 19 minutes: 246 20 to 24 minutes: 294 25 to 29 minutes: 128 30 to 34 minutes: 506 35 to 39 minutes: 88 40 to 44 minutes: 39 45 to 59 minutes: 81 60 to 89 minutes: 51 90 or more minutes: 39

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 91.2%

Household type by relationship
Households: 7,523

• In family households: 7,259 (1,319 male householders, 454 female householders)

  1,354 spouses, 3,204 children (3,047 natural, 74 adopted, 83 stepchildren), 407 grandchildren, 77 brothers or sisters, 72 parents, 283 other relatives, 89 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 264 (140 male householders (126 living alone)), 101 female householders (98 living alone)), 23 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 6 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 352 2-persons, 457 3-persons, 370 4-persons, 282 5-persons, 149 6-persons, 163 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 224 1-person, 15 2-persons, 2 6-persons.

1,757 married couples with children.
453 single-parent households (62 men, 391 women).

9.2% of residents of 78538 zip code speak English at home.
90.8% of residents speak Spanish at home (54% very well, 26% well, 11% not well, 9% not at all).

Foreign born population: 1,742 (23.4%)
(27.9% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	23.4%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 6552

United States or American: 185

English: 62

Irish: 33

German: 19

Scotch-Irish: 15

French (except Basque): 7

Italian: 6

British: 3

Swedish: 3

Belgian: 2

Canadian: 2

Iranian: 2

Scottish: 2

Ukrainian: 2

Median worth of mobile homes: $27,999

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

• This state: 5172
• Northeast: 9
• Midwest: 350
• South: 71
• West: 139

72% of the 78538 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 77% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 52% lived in Texas.

Population in 1990: 16,225. Population change in the 1990s: -8,778 (-54.1%).

Here:	1.6%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	5.8%
Texas:	15.4%

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

• Construction: Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (20-49 employees: 1 establishment, 10-19 employees: 1 establishment)
• Educational Services: Elementary and Secondary Schools (20-49: 1, 10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Freestanding Ambulatory Surgical and Emergency Centers (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: All Other Outpatient Care Centers (20-49: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (20-49: 1)
• Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1, 1-4: 1)
• Finance and Insurance: Commercial Banking (5-9: 1)

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