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Edcouch, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Edcouch, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 10,657. 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 EDCOUCH-TX · Edcouch, TX 1 ZIPs · 10,657 pop · #23877/25278 · Hidalgo County

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

  • INC-LOW $40,399
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23877/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Donna
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-TOWN 10,657
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $92,100

Nearest income peer: Donna, TX (+ $269 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 Edcouch

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Edcouch 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, Edcouch, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
10,657
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,399
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 ($40,399 average) · poverty 37.3%. The primary code (78538) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Edcouch as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 78538, is all of Edcouch

There is no split to weigh here: 78538 holds every one of Edcouch's 10,657 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Edcouch

Citywide ZBP: 59 establishments, 525 employees , annual payroll $18,554k (~6 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78538 (59 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (14) · also Construction · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Edcouch, TX

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

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Hidalgo County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Edcouch, Mission, Edinburg and Mcallen among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mcallen marks the far end of that range at $61,099, 51% above Edcouch.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78538 10,657 $40,399 59 58
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Edcouch 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 Edcouch, .