ZIP Code 78535

ZIP code 78535, in the Brownsville area, is a working-class pocket where the median household income of $39,000 falls well below what many Texas families bring in, and per-capita income sits at $29,938. Homes here are valued at a median of $107,300, and the county-level property tax rate of 1.50% means an owner of such a home would owe roughly $1,610 a year. Sales tax runs 6.25%, so everyday purchases carry a standard state-and-local charge. Incomes stay low enough that housing costs and the yearly tax bill together claim a meaningful share of what households earn.