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Elgin, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Elgin, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 21,659. 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 ELGIN-TX · Elgin, TX 1 ZIPs · 21,659 pop · #4677/25278 · Bastrop County

INC-HIGH · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-HIGH $98,534
  • RANK-TOP #4677/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Cedar Creek
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-TOWN 21,659
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $320,800

Nearest income peer: Cedar Creek, TX ( $3,038 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 Elgin

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

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Elgin, TX sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 19%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
21,659
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$98,534
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.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $98,534 and home value $320,800 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 24.3%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.1%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Elgin as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Glidden is the closest lower-income city and Avoca the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Elgin.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 78621, is all of Elgin

There is no split to weigh here: 78621 holds every one of Elgin's 21,659 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Elgin's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 401 establishments, 4,513 employees , annual payroll $244,210k (~19 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78621 (401 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (94) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Elgin, TX

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

No other city sharing Bastrop County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Elgin. Bastrop, Cedar Creek and Smithville sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Smithville marks the far end of that range at $69,149, 30% below Elgin.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78621 21,659 $98,534 401 45
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Elgin 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 Elgin, .