Karnes City, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Karnes City, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,976. 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 KARNES-CITY-TX · Karnes City, TX 1 ZIPs · 3,976 pop · #17568/25278 · Karnes County

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

  • INC-MID $60,711
  • RANK-LOWER #17568/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Kenedy
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,976
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $103,700

Nearest income peer: Kenedy, TX (+ $2,027 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 Karnes City

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

31st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,976
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,711
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 $60,711 and poverty 23.9% concentrate in 78118.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Karnes City as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Karnes City reads through its lone ZIP, 78118

3,976 ACS residents, one ZIP: 78118 is not the leading code inside Karnes City, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Karnes City's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 103 establishments, 1,815 employees , annual payroll $107,348k (~26 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78118 (103 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (16) · also Transportation and warehousing · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Karnes City, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Karnes County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Karnes City. See the Karnes County roll-up →

Karnes City sits in the lower half of Karnes County on income: Kenedy, Falls City and Gillett report more, and only Runge reports less. Runge marks the far end of that range at $26,597, 56% below Karnes City.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78118 3,976 $60,711 103 9

Karnes 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 Karnes City, .