ZIP Code 78371

ZIP code 78371, in the Laredo area, sits toward the working-class end of the income scale, with per-capita income of $24,680. That figure trails both state and national averages, so households here devote a larger share of earnings to basic costs. Property taxes, levied at the county level, run 1.80%, a rate that adds meaningfully to the cost of owning a home. Sales tax comes to 6.25% on purchases. Together these obligations weigh more heavily on area families than they would in higher-income parts of Texas, since the same rates apply regardless of what a household earns.