PlainZIP

Alamo, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alamo, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 33,722. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ALAMO-TX · Alamo, TX 1 ZIPs · 33,722 pop · #20651/25278 · Hidalgo County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $53,229
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20651/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Pharr
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-SMALL 33,722
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $121,200

Nearest income peer: Pharr, TX ( $459 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Alamo

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alamo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Alamo, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
33,722
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,229
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($53,229 average) · poverty 27.6%. The primary code (78516) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Alamo as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Throckmorton is the closest lower-income city and Goodrich the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alamo.

Population concentration

Alamo's single ZIP 78516 carries the town

Alamo is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78516 is the entire residential footprint (33,722 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alamo

Citywide ZBP: 297 establishments, 3,873 employees , annual payroll $128,244k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78516 (297 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (59) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Alamo, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Hidalgo County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alamo. See the Hidalgo County roll-up →

Alamo lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Hidalgo County: Edinburg, Mcallen and Weslaco earn more and Donna, Mercedes and Edcouch earn less. Donna marks the far end of that range at $40,668, 24% below Alamo.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78516 33,722 $53,229 297 342
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Alamo roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Alamo, .