Santa Maria, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78592
Cameron County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 836
- 92/sq mi
- $76,700
- Median home value
- 2.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Santa Maria pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 92
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78592 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78592 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Santa Maria, Cameron County, Texas, home to just 836 residents across 9.0 square miles, a density of 92 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 78592, but per-capita income is $17,172. The poverty rate stands at 37.2% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. The typical home here is valued at $76,700 (69% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 100.0% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 2.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.7, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 6 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 78592, plus 6 more within Cameron County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 78592, Santa Maria, TX · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
836
Population
9.0
Area (sq mi)
92
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78592?
50.7
Median Age
49.3%
Male
50.7%
Female
43.1%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$17,172
Per Capita Income
37.2%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
278
Total Housing Units
253
Occupied Units
25
Vacant Units
2.68
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$76,700
Median Home Value
-69% vs state
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 78592 vs 78559 →
ZIP 78592 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 78596
Weslaco (78596)
63,844 residents
- 78552
Harlingen (78552)
34,111 residents
- 78570
Mercedes (78570)
32,525 residents
- 78559 12,751
La Feria (78559)
12,751 residents
- 78579 4,580
Progreso (78579)
4,580 residents
- 78592 836
Santa Maria (78592)
836 residents
- 78567 533
Los Indios (78567)
533 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 78592 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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