Harlingen, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Harlingen, TX: 2 USPS ZIPs, population 87,263. 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 HARLINGEN-TX · Harlingen, TX 2 ZIPs · 87,263 pop · #18120/25278 · Cameron County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $59,409
- RANK-LOWER #18120/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Los Fresnos
- BOOK-FEW 2 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 63% owners
- POP-SMALL 87,263
- SPREAD-MOD 78550→78552
- HOME-LOW $150,200
Nearest income peer: Los Fresnos, TX (+ $778 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 Harlingen
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Harlingen on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Combes · lowest
Combes · lowest
$39,000 median HH income
- Rio Hondo · near
Rio Hondo · near
$51,453 median HH income
- Port Isabel · near
Port Isabel · near
$51,880 median HH income
- Brownsville · near
Brownsville · near
$55,063 median HH income
- Harlingen · this city
Harlingen · this city
$59,409 median HH income
- Los Fresnos · near
Los Fresnos · near
$60,187 median HH income
- Olmito · highest
Olmito · highest
$71,765 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, Harlingen, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 28th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 87,263
- city population (Census)
- 2
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $59,409
- 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 (2): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,409 and poverty 23.0% concentrate in 78550.
Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (62.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,007 may matter more than the home-value average.
Within Texas, Quitman is the closest lower-income city and Hidalgo the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Harlingen.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Harlingen differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Harlingen: $49,007 in ZIP 78550 to $69,811 in 78552. The city average is therefore a more representative summary here, though each ZIP page still carries its own housing and demographic record.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.4×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 2.8 points
78550 to 78552
78550 to 78552
78552 to 78550
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 78550 skews compact Harlingen
In this 2-ZIP cluster, 78550 covers about 61% of Harlingen's 87,263 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 Harlingen
Citywide ZBP: 1,837 establishments, 40,056 employees , annual payroll $1,451,099k (~21 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 2 of 2 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78550 (1,406 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (401) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .
ZIP Codes in Harlingen, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Cameron County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 2 of them fall in Harlingen. See the Cameron County roll-up →
Harlingen sits in the upper half of Cameron County on income: Brownsville, San Benito and La Feria report less, while Olmito and South Padre Island report more. Combes marks the far end of that range at $39,000, 34% below Harlingen.
Side-by-side: Compare 78550 vs 78552 →
Harlingen 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 Harlingen, .