78543 Zip Code (Elsa, TX) Detailed Profile

Estimated zip code population in 2022: 8,845
Zip code population in 2010: 8,447
Zip code population in 2000: 7,955

Houses and condos: 3,141
Renter-occupied apartments: 714
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 78543: 80.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

Land area: 6.0 sq. mi.
Water area: 0.0 sq. mi.

Population density: 1,486 people per square mile

(low).

Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2022:
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2022: $2,588 (2.3%)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2022: $1,258 (1.8%)

For population 25 years and over in 78543:

• High school or higher: 77.3%
• Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.0%
• Graduate or professional degree: 3.7%
• Unemployed: 1.6%
• Mean travel time to work (commute): 21.5 minutes

For population 15 years and over in 78543:

• Never married: 33.1%
• Now married: 54.2%
• Separated: 1.6%
• Widowed: 4.0%
• Divorced: 7.1%

• 
• • 8,74298.8%Hispanic or Latino
  • 1021.2%White

Urban population: 8,660
Rural population: 184

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 (33% of AGI, reported on 6.2% of returns)

Here:	$16,229
State:	$19,631

Here:	33.0% of AGI
State:	18.9% of AGI

(% 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 (4% of AGI, reported on 4.8% of returns)

Here:	$2,037
State:	$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

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)

Nearest zip codes: 78558, 78538, 78562, 78596, 78537, 78570.
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No gay or lesbian households reported

Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 737
Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,256

Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 67 (51 now married, 15 unmarried)
Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 2,295 (853 now married, 1,446 unmarried)

Housing units in zip code 78543 with a mortgage: 487
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,148
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $401

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2022:
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2022:

• Zip code 78543 household income distribution in 2022

• 65Less than $10,000
• 189$10,000 to $14,999
• 231$15,000 to $19,999
• 212$20,000 to $24,999
• 130$25,000 to $29,999
• 96$30,000 to $34,999
• 211$35,000 to $39,999
• 267$40,000 to $44,999
• 234$45,000 to $49,999
• 118$50,000 to $59,999
• 230$60,000 to $74,999
• 334$75,000 to $99,999
• 203$100,000 to $124,999
• 159$125,000 to $149,999
• 151$150,000 to $199,999
• 111$200,000 or more

• Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2022 in zip code 78543

• 26Less than $10,000
• 71$20,000 to $24,999
• 15$30,000 to $34,999
• 223$35,000 to $39,999
• 243$40,000 to $49,999
• 181$50,000 to $59,999
• 123$60,000 to $69,999
• 156$70,000 to $79,999
• 100$80,000 to $89,999
• 220$90,000 to $99,999
• 44$100,000 to $124,999
• 179$125,000 to $149,999
• 73$150,000 to $174,999
• 50$175,000 to $199,999
• 44$250,000 to $299,999

• Rent paid by renters in 2022 in zip code 78543

• 44Less than $100
• 75$100 to $149
• 44$200 to $249
• 29$250 to $299
• 136$400 to $449
• 23$450 to $499
• 32$500 to $549
• 56$550 to $599
• 29$600 to $649
• 94$1,000 to $1,249
• 105No cash rent

Median gross rent in 2022: $729.

Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2022 for:

• White Non-Hispanic householders: $87,933
• Asian householders: $89,850
• Some other race householders: $78,588
• Two or more races householders: $84,578
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $86,735

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $84,819 Lower value quartile - upper value quartile: $54,050 - $112,501

Mean price in 2022:

Detached houses: $89,310

Here:	$89,310
State:	$369,058

Mobile homes: $116,626

Here:	$116,626
State:	$124,413

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 2,519
• Two: 248
• 3 or 4: 105
• Mobile homes: 240

Unemployment: 1.6%

• Means of transportation to work in zip code 78543

• 75.1%2,568Drove a car alone
• 6.5%222Carpooled
• 10.0%341Other means
• 7.7%264Worked at home

• Travel time to work (commute) in zip code 78543

• 168Less than 5 minutes
• 4195 to 9 minutes
• 28210 to 14 minutes
• 34715 to 19 minutes
• 36720 to 24 minutes
• 44125 to 29 minutes
• 77830 to 34 minutes
• 18035 to 39 minutes
• 1840 to 44 minutes
• 7045 to 59 minutes
• 1790 or more minutes

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 85.8%

Household type by relationship:

Households: 8,845

• Male householders: 1,384 (150 living alone), Female householders: 1,593 (429 living alone)

• 1,629 spouses (1,629 opposite-sex spouses), 0 unmarried partners, (0 opposite-sex unmarried partners), 2,982 children (2,980 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 664 grandchildren, 111 brothers or sisters, 91 parents, 0 foster children, 223 other relatives, 144 non-relatives

Size of family households: 876 2-persons, 562 3-persons, 301 4-persons, 310 5-persons, 177 6-persons, 101 7-or-more-persons

Size of nonfamily households: 578 1-person, 52 2-persons

1,217 married couples with children.
577 single-parent households (197 men, 380 women).

14.3% of residents of 78543 zip code speak English at home.
86.0% of residents speak Spanish at home (74% very well, 15% well, 5% not well, 6% not at all).

Facilities with environmental interests located in this zip code:

• ATLANTIC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES (503 EAST EDINBURG STREET in ELSA, TX)

  USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
  Organizations: HOLLON OIL CO (CONTACT/OWNER)
  Alternative names: PROBEX FLUIDS RECOVERY INC

Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.2%
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 3.4%

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

• This state: 6,716
• Midwest: 502
• South: 107
• West: 127

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, 50% lived in Texas.

97% of the 78543 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 100% moved from this county.

Private vs. public school enrollment:

Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school):
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): Students in private undergraduate colleges: 233

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)

Detailed HMDA statistics for the following Tracts: 0244.01


Detailed PMIC statistics for the following Tracts: 0244.01

2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents

According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 41. The highest number of fires - 142 took place in 2002, and the least - 0 in 2013. The data has a declining trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (77.3%), and Structure Fires (12.3%).


• Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 78543
• 54577.3%Outside Fires
• 8712.3%Structure Fires
• 699.8%Mobile Property/Vehicle Fires
• 40.6%Other

See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for zip code 78543, Texas

Most common first names in zip code 78543 among deceased individuals
Name	Count	Lived (average)
Jose	60	68.6 years
Maria	55	76.8 years
Guadalupe	30	76.0 years
Jesus	17	74.1 years
Juan	17	68.8 years
Pedro	16	76.5 years
Manuel	15	80.8 years
Francisco	12	76.3 years
Santos	11	72.8 years
Aurora	10	77.9 years

Most common last names in zip code 78543 among deceased individuals
Last name	Count	Lived (average)
Rodriguez	61	76.6 years
Garza	55	72.8 years
Gonzalez	50	76.1 years
Martinez	38	73.8 years
Garcia	22	74.4 years
Perez	21	69.4 years
Lopez	21	74.7 years
Salinas	19	73.0 years
Hernandez	18	80.5 years
Flores	17	75.2 years

Businesses in zip code 78543
Name	Count		Name	Count
Advance Auto Parts	1		Jack In The Box	1
Blockbuster	1		McDonald's	1
Church's Chicken	1		Pizza Hut	1
Cricket Wireless	2		Subway	1
FedEx	1		U-Haul	2
H&R Block	1