Laredo, TX
Census ZIP code profile for Laredo, TX - 6 ZIPs, total population 248,858. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet LAREDO-TX · Laredo, TX 6 ZIPs · 248,858 pop · #17998/25278 · Webb County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-SPLIT · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $59,693
- RANK-LOWER #17998/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Bruni
- BOOK-MID 6 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 68% owners
- POP-MID 248,858
- SPREAD-SPLIT 78040→78045
- HOME-LOW $187,617
Nearest income peer: Bruni, TX (+ $13,557 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 Laredo
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Laredo on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Laredo · this city · lowest
Laredo · this city · lowest
$59,693 median HH income
- Bruni · near
Bruni · near
$73,250 median HH income
- Mirando City · highest
Mirando City · highest
$120,417 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, Laredo, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 29th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 248,858
- city population (Census)
- 6
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $59,693
- 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.
A below-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (6 codes). Income averages $59,693, rent $1,077 , commute about 22 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Webb County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Laredo, Bruni and Mirando City among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mirando City marks the far end of that range at $120,417, 102% above Laredo.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Laredo differ
Laredo's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $36,092 in ZIP 78040 to $90,608 in ZIP 78045, while home values span $118,700 in 78040 to $243,900 in 78045. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 2.5×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.1×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 27.2 points
78040 to 78045
78040 to 78045
78045 to 78040
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
Laredo residents fan out across many ZIPs
Population is spread across 6 codes in Laredo. The densest, 78046, still represents only about 26% of the 248,858 residents, so no single ZIP stands in for the city.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Mid-density employers across Laredo's ZIP mosaic
Citywide ZBP: 5,786 establishments, 83,102 employees , annual payroll $3,128,886k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 6 of 6 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78045 (2,180 units) ; leading NAICS Transportation and warehousing (1,569) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Laredo, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Webb County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 6 of them fall in Laredo. See the Webb County roll-up →
Every one of the 2 cities sharing Webb County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Laredo, Bruni and Mirando City among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Mirando City marks the far end of that range at $120,417, 102% above Laredo.
Side-by-side: Compare 78046 vs 78045 →
Laredo 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 Laredo, .