78579 Zip Code Detailed Profile

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Back to All US cities. City: Progreso, TX Hidalgo County, TX Zip code population (2000): 3,205 Estimated zip code population in 2007: 3,628 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: 788 Renter-occupied apartments: 115 % of renters here:   16% State:   36% 2008 cost of living index in zip code 78579: 72.9 (low, U.S. average is 100) Land area: 16.3 sq. mi. Water area: 0.0 sq. mi. Population density: 222 people per square mile   (very low). Estimate of real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2007: This zip code:   2.8% ($530) 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: 1,575   (49.1%) Females: 1,630   (50.9%) Recent posts about zip code 78579 area on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users: Bloody violence in Reynosa (stay away, y'all!)  (49 replies) Matamoros  (51 replies) Safe Mexican Border Towns to visit?  (50 replies) Job offer in Brownsville, TX area (Harlengin, TX, McAllen, TX)  (44 replies) My first trip to Del Rio, TX - Ciudad Acuņa, Coahuila  (22 replies) McAllen to Reynosa  (19 replies) Urban population: 3,115 Rural population: 90 Estimated median house/condo value in 2007: $46,775 78579:   $46,775 Texas:   $120,900 According to our research of public records there were 3 registered sex offenders living in 78579 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:   22.8 years Texas median age:   32.3 years Average household size: This zip code:   4.4 people Texas:   2.7 people Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 78579, filed in 2005: Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $17,478 (Individual Income Tax Returns) Here:   $17,478 State:   $47,881 Salary/wage: $16,591 (reported on 90.5% of returns) Here:   $16,591 State:   $41,947 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 88.8% for AGIs below $10k, 85.5% for AGIs $10k-25k, 93.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 85.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 56.3% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable interest for individuals: $407 (reported on 5.5% of returns) This zip code:   $407 Texas:   $2,255 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.2% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs $75k-100k) Taxable dividends: $71 (reported on 0.9% of returns) Here:   $71 State:   $4,261 Net capital gain/loss: +$1,067 (reported on 1.0% of returns) Here:   +$1,067 State:   +$16,110 Profit/loss from business: +$6,038 (reported on 20.5% of returns) Here:   +$6,038 State:   +$11,013 Total itemized deductions: $15,679 (2% of AGI, reported on 3.4% of returns) Here:   $15,679 State:   $19,631 Charity contributions deductions: $1,525 (3.6% of AGI, reported on 2.6% of returns) Here:   $1,525 Texas:   $4,753 Here:   3.6% of AGI State:   4.2% of AGI Total tax: $1,691 (reported on 41.4% of returns) 78579:   $1,691 State:   $9,058 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.6% for AGIs below $10k, 2.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 3.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 13.2% for AGIs $75k-100k) Earned income credit: $2,666 (reported on 71.2% of returns) Here:   $2,666 State:   $2,024 (% of AGI for various income ranges: 28.8% for AGIs below $10k, 17.0% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k) Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 79.0% Here:   79% State:   57% (% for various income ranges: 79.2% for AGIs below $10k, 81.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 74.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 56.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 87.5% for AGIs $75k-100k)

This zip code:	$22,431
Texas:	$47,548

Nearest zip codes: 78596, 78570, 78537, 78592, 78559, 78516.

Percentage of family households:

This zip code:	91.4%
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: 0.3% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Housing units in zip code 78579 with a mortgage: 66 (0 second mortgage, 0 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 407

This zip code:	54.5%
Whole state:	16.3%

This zip code:	20.1%
Whole state:	6.8%

Here:	4.9
State:	5.8

Here:	3.1
State:	3.8

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Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages: Notable locations in zip code 78579: Rancho Toluca (A), Progreso Pump (B). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Balli Cemetery (1), San Pedro Ranch Cemetery (2). Display/hide their locations on the map Reservoir: Progreso District Settling Basin (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2007 in zip code 78579: Less than $10,000: 25 $10,000 to $14,999: 13 $15,000 to $19,999: 23 $20,000 to $24,999: 29 $25,000 to $29,999: 39 $30,000 to $34,999: 67 $35,000 to $39,999: 72 $40,000 to $49,999: 106 $50,000 to $59,999: 115 $60,000 to $69,999: 49 $70,000 to $79,999: 25 $80,000 to $89,999: 39 $90,000 to $99,999: 28 $100,000 to $124,999: 32 $125,000 to $149,999: 31 $150,000 to $174,999: 1 $175,000 to $199,999: 2 $200,000 to $249,999: 7 $250,000 to $299,999: 3

Rent paid by renters in 2007 in zip code 78579: Less than $100: 5 $100 to $149: 7 $150 to $199: 23 $200 to $249: 7 $250 to $299: 9 $300 to $349: 4 $350 to $399: 2 No cash rent: 37

Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2007: $0.

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

• Some other race householders: $35,741
• Hispanic or Latino householders: $46,308

78579:	$45,252
Texas:	$120,900

Detached houses: $54,252

Here:	$54,252
State:	$170,389

Townhouses or other attached units: $80,055

Here:	$80,055
State:	$159,697

Mobile homes: $30,549

Here:	$30,549
State:	$42,156

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

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

Housing units in structures:

• One, detached: 580
• One, attached: 45
• Two: 5
• 3 or 4: 12
• 5 to 9: 6
• Mobile homes: 144
• Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 5

Means of transportation to work Drove a car alone: 646 (73%) Carpooled: 135 (15%) Walked: 23 (3%) Other means: 60 (7%) Worked at home: 16 (2%)

Travel time to work Less than 5 minutes: 25 5 to 9 minutes: 137 10 to 14 minutes: 166 15 to 19 minutes: 169 20 to 24 minutes: 120 25 to 29 minutes: 36 30 to 34 minutes: 73 35 to 39 minutes: 2 40 to 44 minutes: 18 45 to 59 minutes: 40 60 to 89 minutes: 34 90 or more minutes: 44

Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 86.8%

Household type by relationship
Households: 3,450

• In family households: 3,404 (556 male householders, 144 female householders)

  549 spouses, 1,583 children (1,550 natural, 13 adopted, 20 stepchildren), 293 grandchildren, 60 brothers or sisters, 44 parents, 151 other relatives, 24 non-relatives

• In nonfamily households: 46 (21 male householders (17 living alone)), 21 female householders (21 living alone)), 4 nonrelatives
• In group quarters: 8 (0 institutionalized population)

Size of family households: 77 2-persons, 121 3-persons, 143 4-persons, 139 5-persons, 99 6-persons, 121 7-or-more-persons.

Size of nonfamily households: 38 1-person, 4 2-persons.

844 married couples with children.
168 single-parent households (31 men, 137 women).

1.8% of residents of 78579 zip code speak English at home.
98.2% of residents speak Spanish at home (48% very well, 18% well, 15% not well, 19% not at all).

Foreign born population: 1,267 (39.5%)
(23.0% of them are naturalized citizens)

This zip code:	39.5%
Whole state:	13.9%

First ancestries reported:

Other groups: 3139

Subsaharan African:: 11

African: 11

United States or American: 9

Italian: 6

Median worth of mobile homes: $30,589

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

• This state: 1991
• Northeast: 6
• Midwest: 37
• South: 55
• West: 57

81% of the 78579 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
   Out of people who lived in different houses, 81% lived in this county.
   Out of people who lived in different counties, 34% lived in Texas.

Here:	0.0%
Texas:	6.8%

Here:	1.5%
Texas:	6.2%

Here:	15.6%
Texas:	15.4%

Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:

• B & P BRIDGE CO. (INTERNATIONAL BRG in PROGRESO, TX): $3,110,813 in 57 contracts from 1999 to 2006

  Contracts for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings by Public Buildings Service
  Signed by year: 2000: $416,000; 2001: $418,000; 2002: $524,170; 2003: $732,099; 2004: $106,640; 2005: $455,514; 2006: $354,390.
  
  Biggest contracts:
  $105,000 with Public Buildings Service for Lease or Rental of Facilities -- Office Buildings. Signed on 2002-03-15. Completion date: 2002-03-15.
  $105,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-09-15. Completion date: 2002-09-15.
  $105,000, same as above. Signed on 2001-12-15. Completion date: 2001-12-15.
  $105,000, same as above. Signed on 2002-06-15. Completion date: 2002-06-15.
  

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

• Wholesale Trade: Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers (20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
• Other Services (except Public Administration): Voluntary Health Organizations (20-49: 1)
• Utilities: Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (20-49: 1)
• Wholesale Trade: Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers (10-19: 1)
• Accommodation and Food Services: Snack and Nonalcoholic Beverage Bars (10-19: 1)
• Health Care and Social Assistance: Child Day Care Services (10-19: 1)

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