Mission, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Mission, TX: 3 USPS ZIPs, population 167,182. 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 MISSION-TX · Mission, TX 3 ZIPs · 167,182 pop · #20400/25278 · Hidalgo County
INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-MID · POP-MID · SPREAD-TIGHT · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $53,897
- RANK-BOTTOM #20400/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ San Juan
- BOOK-FEW 3 ZIPs
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-MID 167,182
- SPREAD-TIGHT 78574→78573
- HOME-LOW $146,933
Nearest income peer: San Juan, TX (+ $388 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 Mission
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Mission on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Edcouch · lowest
Edcouch · lowest
$40,399 median HH income
- Pharr · near
Pharr · near
$52,770 median HH income
- Alamo · near
Alamo · near
$53,229 median HH income
- Mission · this city
Mission · this city
$53,897 median HH income
- San Juan · near
San Juan · near
$54,285 median HH income
- Edinburg · near
Edinburg · near
$58,358 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, Mission, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a mid-size population base, across a handful of delivery areas.
- 19th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 167,182
- city population (Census)
- 3
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $53,897
- 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 3 ZIPs ($53,897 average) · poverty 24.9%. The primary code (78572) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.3%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Mission as a pure owner town.
Within Texas, Raymondville is the closest lower-income city and Bayside the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Mission.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Mission differ
The published income range is comparatively compact across the ZIPs in Mission: $52,393 in ZIP 78574 to $55,000 in 78573. 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
- 1.0×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 1.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 8.8 points
78574 to 78573
78574 to 78573
78573 to 78574
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 78572 skews compact Mission
In this 3-ZIP cluster, 78572 covers about 45% of Mission's 167,182 residents. City averages lean toward that lead; open a thinner sibling ZIP for the contrast the mean hides.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Light employer footprint across Mission's short ZIP set
Citywide ZBP: 2,092 establishments, 31,293 employees , annual payroll $987,291k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 3 of 3 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78572 (1,399 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (419) · also Retail trade · Construction .
ZIP Codes in Mission, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Hidalgo County, which covers 27 ZIP codes in all; 3 of them fall in Mission. See the Hidalgo County roll-up →
Mission 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, 25% below Mission.
Side-by-side: Compare 78572 vs 78574 →
Mission 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 Mission, .