Starr County

Starr County has 66,067 residents across 8 ZIP codes with their own report. Median household income is $37,639, 52% below the Texas figure. The typical owner-occupied home is valued at $95,100, and 14% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor’s degree or higher.

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

66,067residentsACS 2020–2024

$37,639median household incomeTexas: $78K

$95,100median home valueowner-occupied homes

79%of households have broadbandhome internet subscription

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

Map of Texas with Starr 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 8 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
78536	371	$28K	$-666667K	74%	19%	68%	33 min
78545	392	$25K	$-666667K	100%	11%	53%	26 min
78547	306	$-666667K	$-666667K	69%	32%	46%	21 min
78548	1,341	$37K	$54K	85%	1%	75%	24 min
78582	44,741	$43K	$103K	72%	13%	82%	23 min
78584	18,464	$27K	$81K	60%	15%	74%	26 min
78588	289	$95K	$53K	66%	29%	79%	21 min
78591	158	$36K	$-666667K	90%	20%	55%	23 min

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

People.

66,067 residents in 19,157 households, next to the Texas figure.

33%

under 18

25%

aged 18–34

11%

aged 65 and over

20%

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.

23,139 housing units; the median owner-occupied home is valued at $95,100 (±$7,540).

70%

of households own their home

80%

of homes are detached single-family houses

are in buildings with 5 or more units

10%

are mobile homes

17%

of housing units are vacant

$726

median gross rent a month

When homes were built

2020 or later2%

2010–201917%

2000–200920%

1990–199921%

1980–198921%

1970–197910%

1960–19695%

1950–19592%

1940–19492%

1939 or earlier1%

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 ±$4,431.

$37,639

median household income

33.5%

of people live below the poverty line

10.4%

unemployment rate

14%

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.

24 min

average commute to work

14%

of commuters travel 45 minutes or more

85%

of workers drive or carpool

take public transportation

walk or bike

work from home

10%

of households have no car

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

Internet.

Home internet subscriptions.

79%

of households have a broadband subscription

20%

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