Penitas, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Penitas, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,775. 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 PENITAS-TX · Penitas, TX 1 ZIPs · 8,775 pop · #22048/25278 · Hidalgo County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $49,137
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22048/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Pharr
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,775
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $131,400

Nearest income peer: Pharr, TX (+ $3,633 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 Penitas

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Penitas 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, Penitas, 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.

13th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,775
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$49,137
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 ($49,137 average) · poverty 36.6%. The primary code (78576) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Penitas as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 78576, is all of Penitas

There is no split to weigh here: 78576 holds every one of Penitas's 8,775 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 Penitas

Citywide ZBP: 82 establishments, 1,164 employees , annual payroll $33,522k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78576 (82 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (16) · also Retail trade · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in Penitas, TX

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

Penitas sits in the lower half of Hidalgo County on income: Mission, Edinburg and Mcallen report more, Donna, Mercedes and Edcouch report less. Mcallen marks the far end of that range at $61,099, 24% above Penitas.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78576 8,775 $49,137 82 88

Penitas 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 Penitas, .