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San Benito, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for San Benito, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 55,878. 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 SAN-BENITO-TX · San Benito, TX 1 ZIPs · 55,878 pop · #22963/25278 · Cameron County

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

  • INC-MID $45,575
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22963/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Santa Rosa
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-SMALL 55,878
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $87,200

Nearest income peer: Santa Rosa, TX (+ $3,074 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 San Benito

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest San Benito 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, San Benito, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
55,878
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$45,575
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 ($45,575 average) · poverty 28.8%. The primary code (78586) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating San Benito as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Cherokee is the closest lower-income city and Marathon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for San Benito.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 78586, is all of San Benito

There is no split to weigh here: 78586 holds every one of San Benito's 55,878 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 San Benito

Citywide ZBP: 454 establishments, 6,334 employees , annual payroll $223,145k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78586 (454 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (84) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in San Benito, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Cameron County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in San Benito. See the Cameron County roll-up →

San Benito sits in the lower half of Cameron County on income: Brownsville, Harlingen and Los Fresnos report more, and only Combes reports less. Olmito marks the far end of that range at $71,765, 57% above San Benito.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78586 55,878 $45,575 454 122
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San Benito 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 San Benito, .