Edinburg, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Edinburg, TX: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 136,507. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet EDINBURG-TX · Edinburg, TX 3 ZIPs · 136,507 pop · #18607/25278 · Hidalgo County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $58,358
- RANK-LOWER #18607/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Weslaco
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 61% owners
- POP-MID 136,507
- SPREAD-MOD 78541→78539
- HOME-LOW $173,800
Nearest income peer: Weslaco, TX (+ $53 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 Edinburg
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Edinburg on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Edcouch · lowest
Edcouch · lowest
$40,399 median HH income
- San Juan · near
San Juan · near
$54,285 median HH income
- Edinburg · this city
Edinburg · this city
$58,358 median HH income
- Weslaco · near
Weslaco · near
$58,411 median HH income
- Hidalgo · near
Hidalgo · near
$59,441 median HH income
- Mcallen · highest
Mcallen · highest
$61,099 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Edinburg, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 26th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 136,507
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $58,358
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (3): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,358 and poverty 27.8% concentrate in 78542.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (61.2%) for this income tier, rent $968 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Texas, Strawn is the closest lower-income city and Weslaco the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Edinburg.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Edinburg differ
The most material local contrast is hardship rather than the city-wide income average. Poverty is 21.4% in ZIP 78539 and 31.7% in 78541. That spread is why the ZIP detail pages are more useful than a single city figure for comparing household conditions.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 10.3 points
78541 to 78539
78542 to 78539
78539 to 78541
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
Population concentration
Lead ZIP 78542 skews compact Edinburg
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 78542 covers about 46% of Edinburg's 136,507 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Balanced ZBP roll-up inside compact Edinburg
Citywide ZBP: 2,051 establishments, 40,954 employees , annual payroll $1,755,094k (~15 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78539 (1,343 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (465) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .
ZIP Codes in Edinburg, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Hidalgo County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Edinburg. See the Hidalgo County roll-up →
Edinburg sits in the upper half of Hidalgo County on income: Mission, Pharr and Donna report less, while Mcallen reports more. Edcouch marks the far end of that range at $40,399, 31% below Edinburg.
Side-by-side: Compare 78542 vs 78541 →
Edinburg 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 Edinburg, .