Cameron County

Cameron County has 426,120 residents across 16 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $52,601, 33% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $136,500, and 22% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

County · ACS 2020–2024 · Updated October 24, 2026

426,120residentsACS 2020–2024

$52,601median household incomeTexas: $78K

$136,500median home valueowner-occupied homes

84%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

Cameron County in TexasZIP codes in Cameron County highlighted; the rest of Texas in grey

Map of Texas with Cameron County highlighted

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer and 2020 ZCTA relationship files

All 16 ZIP codes.

Colour shows where each zip code sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

ZIP code	Residents	Household income	Home value	Owners	Bachelor's+	Broadband	Commute
78520	64,740	$50K	$146K	60%	24%	84%	24 min
78521	87,380	$45K	$100K	60%	17%	83%	24 min
78526	60,012	$71K	$185K	69%	34%	93%	23 min
78535	425	$39K	$107K	74%	14%	81%	22 min
78550	53,335	$49K	$131K	51%	22%	82%	20 min
78552	42,332	$70K	$169K	75%	24%	90%	21 min
78559	12,169	$49K	$104K	72%	14%	75%	24 min
78566	25,110	$60K	$154K	75%	21%	91%	28 min
78567	323	$-666667K	$57K	82%	1%	64%	20 min
78575	4,575	$72K	$250K	56%	44%	89%	27 min
78578	10,016	$52K	$196K	75%	29%	81%	19 min
78583	5,236	$51K	$162K	79%	16%	77%	25 min
78586	50,964	$46K	$87K	74%	13%	79%	23 min
78592	677	$-666667K	$77K	100%	3%	66%	29 min
78593	5,455	$49K	$85K	71%	14%	82%	21 min
78597	2,935	$68K	$527K	71%	54%	85%	14 min

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

People.

426,120 residents in 138,433 households, next to the Texas figure.

29%

under 18

24%

aged 18–34

14%

aged 65 and over

22%

of households are people living alone

48%

of households are married couples

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Homes.

159,679 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $136,500 (±$3,909).

65%

of households own their home

65%

of homes are detached single-family houses

14%

are in buildings with 5 or more units

11%

are mobile homes

13%

of housing units are vacant

$912

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201914%

2000–200921%

1990–199916%

1980–198917%

1970–197915%

1960–19696%

1950–19595%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Income and work.

Household income and work, in 2024 dollars; median household income ±$1,632.

$52,601

median household income

24.8%

of people live below the poverty line

5.9%

unemployment rate

22%

of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher

The poverty rate uses the federal poverty thresholds, which vary with family size. It says nothing on its own about what a neighborhood is like to live in.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Getting around.

How workers aged 16 and over get to work, and how long it takes.

23 min

average commute to work

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

87%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

of households have no car

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

84%

of households have a broadband subscription

12%

have no internet access at home

American Community Survey figures are estimates from a rolling sample, averaged over 2020–2024. Each comes with a margin of error, which is wider in places with fewer people.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates

Around here.

Photographs taken near Cameron County, Texas, shared on Wikimedia Commons under free licences.