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South Padre Island, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Padre Island, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,885. 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 SOUTH-PADRE-ISLAND-TX · South Padre Island, TX 1 ZIPs · 2,885 pop · #13899/25278 · Cameron County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-MID $68,421
  • RANK-MID #13899/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Olmito
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,885
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $527,200

Nearest income peer: Olmito, TX (+ $3,344 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 South Padre Island

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Padre Island 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, South Padre Island, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

45th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,885
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,421
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $68,421 and poverty 15.8% concentrate in 78597.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating South Padre Island as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Llano is the closest lower-income city and Cat Spring the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Padre Island.

Population concentration

South Padre Island's single ZIP 78597 carries the town

South Padre Island is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78597 is the entire residential footprint (2,885 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into South Padre Island's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 334 establishments, 4,045 employees , annual payroll $103,916k (~116 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78597 (334 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (108) · also Other services (except public administration) · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in South Padre Island, TX

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

South Padre Island sits in the upper half of Cameron County on income: Brownsville, Harlingen and San Benito report less, while Olmito reports more. Combes marks the far end of that range at $39,000, 43% below South Padre Island.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78597 2,885 $68,421 334 124
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South Padre Island 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 South Padre Island, .