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Population and households in ZIP 78536
Household size in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 2.82 | 2.87 | 2.68 |
| 2010–14 | 3.31 | 2.93 | 2.73 |
| 2015–19 | 2.97 | 2.95 | 2.71 |
| 2020–24 | 3.07 | 2.83 | 2.65 |
| Change | +0.25 | −0.05 | −0.03 |
ZIP 78536 is a place of big households: 3.07 people per home on average, compared with 2.65 nationally. Numbers like that usually point to plenty of families with kids. Household size has climbed from 2.82 in 2006–10, but in a place this small, much of that may be survey noise rather than real change.
Household size: the average number of people living in each occupied home. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25010).
Median age in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 38.2 | 34.7 | 37.7 |
| 2010–14 | 40.4 | 35.4 | 38.6 |
| 2015–19 | 40.6 | 36.1 | 39.6 |
| 2020–24 | 37.5 | 36.7 | 40.1 |
| Change | −0.7 | +2.0 | +2.3 |
The median resident of ZIP 78536 is 37.5 years old, a few years younger than the national median of 40.1. That is in line with the rest of Texas.
Median age: the age that splits residents into two equal halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B01002).
Single-parent households in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.3% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2010–14 | 8.4% | 13.7% | 12.3% |
| 2015–19 | 1.6% | 13.1% | 11.6% |
| 2020–24 | 15.5% | 12.9% | 11.6% |
| Change | +1.2 pts | −0.8 pts | −0.6 pts |
Single parents head just over one in seven households in ZIP 78536 (15.5%), well above the national share of 11.6%.
Single-parent households: households where one adult with no spouse present lives with children under 18. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B11003).
Housing in ZIP 78536
Renters in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.5% | 35.2% | 33.3% |
| 2010–14 | 12.3% | 37.3% | 35.6% |
| 2015–19 | 14.7% | 38.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020–24 | 20.4% | 37.4% | 34.8% |
| Change | +5.9 pts | +2.3 pts | +1.5 pts |
Only 20.4% of households in ZIP 78536 rent their homes, far below the national share of 34.8%, so most residents are owners who tend to stay put. Among homeowners, 88.8% have no mortgage at all, well above the national share of 39.8%.
Renters: occupied homes that are rented rather than owned. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25003).
Vacant homes in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 43.8% | 11.8% | 11.4% |
| 2010–14 | 38.9% | 10.9% | 11.4% |
| 2015–19 | 35.2% | 10.9% | 11.1% |
| 2020–24 | 52.0% | 9.4% | 9.6% |
| Change | +8.2 pts | −2.4 pts | −1.8 pts |
Vacant homes make up 52.0% of the housing in ZIP 78536, far above the national rate of 9.6%. In resort and lake areas that usually means seasonal and vacation homes; elsewhere it can point to weak demand.
Vacant homes: homes with no one living in them, including vacation homes and homes for sale or rent. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25002).
Age of homes in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 1970 | 1983 | 1974 |
| 2010–14 | 1973 | 1985 | 1975 |
| 2015–19 | 1989 | 1987 | 1977 |
| 2020–24 | 1982 | 1992 | 1980 |
| Change | +12 | +8 | +6 |
The typical home in ZIP 78536 was built around 1982, about the same vintage as the country's housing overall (1980). Homes here are older than in Texas as a whole, where the median home dates to 1992.
Age of homes: the year that splits the housing stock into older and newer halves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25035).
Rent in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | $461 | $921 | $965 |
| 2010–14 | $393 | $1,005 | $1,040 |
| 2015–19 | $546 | $1,178 | $1,213 |
| 2020–24 | $491 | $1,560 | $1,571 |
| Change | +$30 | +$639 | +$606 |
Rent in ZIP 78536 runs $491 a month at the median, utilities included, well below the U.S. median of $1,571. The typical renter here spends 9.0% of household income on rent, comfortably under the 30% mark often used to define affordable rent, and a smaller share than renters pay nationally.
Rent: monthly rent plus the utilities renters pay themselves. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B25064).
Education in ZIP 78536
Bachelor's degrees in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 14.7% | 27.0% | 28.4% |
| 2010–14 | 13.7% | 27.9% | 29.6% |
| 2015–19 | 16.6% | 30.0% | 32.1% |
| 2020–24 | 25.2% | 34.0% | 35.6% |
| Change | +10.5 pts | +7.1 pts | +7.2 pts |
Fewer adults in ZIP 78536 have a four-year degree than in the country as a whole: 25.2%, against 35.6% nationally.
Bachelor's degrees: adults 25 and older with a bachelor's degree or higher. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
High school graduates in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 68.6% | 80.7% | 84.9% |
| 2010–14 | 63.5% | 82.0% | 86.1% |
| 2015–19 | 82.0% | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2020–24 | 81.4% | 85.8% | 89.3% |
| Change | +12.8 pts | +5.1 pts | +4.3 pts |
Nearly one in five adults in ZIP 78536 never finished high school, well above the national share: only 81.4% have a diploma or equivalent, against 89.3% nationally.
High school graduates: adults 25 and older with a high school diploma, GED or more. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B15003).
Jobs in ZIP 78536
| Period | ZIP 78536 | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006–10 | 6.4% | 7.0% | 8.1% |
| 2010–14 | 7.6% | 7.7% | 9.4% |
| 2015–19 | 11.6% | 5.1% | 5.6% |
| 2020–24 | 10.7% | 5.3% | 5.4% |
| Change | +4.3 pts | −1.7 pts | −2.7 pts |
Finding work has been harder in ZIP 78536: 10.7% of the labor force was out of work and looking, well above the national rate of 5.4%. Because the Census pools five years of responses (2020–24), these rates smooth over short swings and lag the current job market.
Unemployment: people looking for work as a share of everyone working or looking. Source: BestNeighborhood calculations from U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year block-group estimates (table B23025).
ZIP 78536 compared with nearby ZIP codes
| ZIP code | Household size | Median age | Single parents | Renters | Vacant homes | Median year built | Median rent | Bachelor's degree | High school diploma | Unemployment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZIP 78536 | 3.07 | 37.5 | 15.5% | 20.4% | 52.0% | 1982 | $491 | 25.2% | 81.4% | 10.7% |
| ZIP 78588 | 3.07 | 37.5 | 15.5% | 20.4% | 52.0% | 1982 | $491 | 25.2% | 81.4% | 10.7% |
| ZIP 78591 | 3.07 | 37.5 | 15.5% | 20.4% | 52.0% | 1982 | $491 | 25.2% | 81.4% | 10.7% |
| ZIP 78563 | 3.06 | 44.0 | 4.1% | 12.4% | 25.6% | 1995 | $1,328 | 32.4% | 77.8% | 5.9% |
| ZIP 78545 | 2.35 | 32.0 | 32.7% | 33.9% | 44.4% | 1983 | $608 | 13.3% | 63.0% | 1.5% |
| ZIP 78564 | 1.89 | 25.5 | 61.7% | 61.7% | 69.1% | 1968 | $303 | 7.7% | 70.0% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 78585 | 2.63 | 36.1 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 29.0% | 1993 | $797 | 16.8% | 58.7% | 2.4% |
| ZIP 78590 | 2.92 | 40.5 | 2.6% | 6.6% | 47.5% | 1982 | $809 | 29.6% | 82.9% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 78598 | 2.92 | 40.5 | 2.6% | 6.6% | 47.5% | 1982 | $809 | 29.6% | 82.9% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 33921 | 1.60 | 67.0 | 6.8% | 1.6% | 76.9% | 1993 | $1,631 | 53.0% | 93.1% | 0.0% |
| ZIP 33945 | 1.48 | 37.1 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 97.6% | 1987 | $1,712 | 71.8% | 72.9% | 0.0% |
All figures 2020–24.
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About these numbers
Every figure on this page is a BestNeighborhood calculation from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS), built up from the Census block groups that make up ZIP 78536. Each ACS 5-year release pools five years of responses; this page shows the last 15 releases, 2006–10 through 2020–24. Neighboring releases share four of their five years, so they move gradually and small changes between them are within the survey's margin of error; in small places the lines can jump from one release to the next for the same reason. The maps show the same measures for each neighborhood, ranked against the whole country.
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