PlainZIP

Buchanan Dam, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Buchanan Dam, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,012. 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 BUCHANAN-DAM-TX · Buchanan Dam, TX 1 ZIPs · 2,012 pop · #15677/25278 · Llano County

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

  • INC-MID $64,418
  • RANK-LOWER #15677/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Llano
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,012
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $319,700

Nearest income peer: Llano, TX (+ $3,947 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 Buchanan Dam

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Buchanan Dam on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Buchanan Dam, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

38th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,012
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$64,418
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 $64,418 and poverty 17.7% concentrate in 78609.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Buchanan Dam as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Buna is the closest lower-income city and Ector the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Buchanan Dam.

Population concentration

Buchanan Dam's single ZIP 78609 carries the town

Buchanan Dam is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78609 is the entire residential footprint (2,012 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Buchanan Dam's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 46 establishments, 248 employees , annual payroll $10,392k (~23 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78609 (46 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (12) · also Construction · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Buchanan Dam, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Llano County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Buchanan Dam. See the Llano County roll-up →

Buchanan Dam lands mid-pack among the 5 cities sharing Llano County: Llano and Horseshoe Bay earn more and Kingsland, Tow and Bluffton earn less. Horseshoe Bay marks the far end of that range at $91,452, 42% above Buchanan Dam.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78609 2,012 $64,418 46 33
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Buchanan Dam 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 Buchanan Dam, .