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.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
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.
- Edcouch · lowest
Edcouch · lowest
$40,399 median HH income
- Elsa · near
Elsa · near
$44,527 median HH income
- Penitas · this city
Penitas · this city
$49,137 median HH income
- Pharr · near
Pharr · near
$52,770 median HH income
- Alamo · near
Alamo · near
$53,229 median HH income
- Mission · near
Mission · near
$53,897 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, 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 .
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, .