PlainZIP

Ellinger, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Ellinger, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 471. 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 ELLINGER-TX · Ellinger, TX 1 ZIPs · 471 pop · #17291/25278 · Fayette County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $61,250
  • RANK-LOWER #17291/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Carmine
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 471
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $201,400

Nearest income peer: Carmine, TX (+ $1,667 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 Ellinger

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Ellinger 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, Ellinger, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

32nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
471
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$61,250
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 $61,250 and poverty 6.3% concentrate in 78938.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Ellinger as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Ellinger's single ZIP 78938 carries the town

Ellinger is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78938 is the entire residential footprint (471 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 Ellinger

Citywide ZBP: 5 establishments, 57 employees , annual payroll $2,034k (~11 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78938 (5 units) .

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ZIP Codes in Ellinger, TX

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

Every one of the 7 cities sharing Fayette County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Ellinger, La Grange, Schulenburg and Flatonia among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Round Top marks the far end of that range at $103,750, 69% above Ellinger.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78938 471 $61,250 5 8
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Ellinger 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 Ellinger, .