Crystal City, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Crystal City, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,578. 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 CRYSTAL-CITY-TX · Crystal City, TX 1 ZIPs · 8,578 pop · #24225/25278 · Zavala County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $37,365
  • RANK-BOTTOM #24225/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under La Pryor
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 68% owners
  • POP-TOWN 8,578
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $103,700

Nearest income peer: La Pryor, TX (+ $2,294 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 Crystal City

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Crystal City 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, Crystal City, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

4th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
8,578
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$37,365
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($37,365 average) · poverty 33.4%. The primary code (78839) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Crystal City as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Grulla is the closest lower-income city and Concepcion the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Crystal City.

Population concentration

Crystal City's single ZIP 78839 carries the town

Crystal City is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78839 is the entire residential footprint (8,578 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Crystal City

Citywide ZBP: 74 establishments, 1,242 employees , annual payroll $53,274k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78839 (74 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (14) · also Retail trade · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Crystal City, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Zavala County, which covers 3 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Crystal City. See the Zavala County roll-up →

Crystal City lands mid-pack among the 2 cities sharing Zavala County: La Pryor earns more and Batesville earns less. Batesville marks the far end of that range at $28,517, 24% below Crystal City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78839 8,578 $37,365 74 9

Crystal City 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 Crystal City, .