Hico, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Hico, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,960. 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 HICO-TX · Hico, TX 1 ZIPs · 3,960 pop · #12319/25278 · Hamilton County

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

  • INC-MID $72,238
  • RANK-MID #12319/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Carlton
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 81% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,960
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $264,100

Nearest income peer: Carlton, TX ( $20,841 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 Hico

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Hico 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 2026-08-06

National city placement

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

Top 49%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,960
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$72,238
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 76457 (3,960 residents). Household income $72,238 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (80.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Hico as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Copperas Cove is the closest lower-income city and Andrews the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Hico.

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ZIP Codes in Hico, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Hamilton County, which covers 4 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Hico. See the Hamilton County roll-up →

No other city sharing Hamilton County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Hico. Hamilton and Carlton sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hamilton marks the far end of that range at $49,100, 32% below Hico.

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
76457 3,960 5 America/Chicago

On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Hico, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →

Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →

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