PlainZIP

Maxwell, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Maxwell, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,271. 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 MAXWELL-TX · Maxwell, TX 1 ZIPs · 2,271 pop · #8784/25278 · Caldwell County

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

  • INC-HIGH $81,346
  • RANK-UPPER #8784/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Prairie Lea
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 69% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,271
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-MID $238,100

Nearest income peer: Prairie Lea, TX (+ $1,550 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 Maxwell

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

Top 35%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,271
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$81,346
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 78656 (2,271 residents). Household income $81,346 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Maxwell as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Maxwell's single ZIP 78656 carries the town

Maxwell is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78656 is the entire residential footprint (2,271 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Maxwell's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 39 establishments, 368 employees , annual payroll $18,346k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78656 (39 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (7) · also Health care and social assistance · Manufacturing .

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ZIP Codes in Maxwell, TX

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

No other city sharing Caldwell County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Maxwell. Lockhart, Luling and Dale sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Martindale marks the far end of that range at $55,952, 31% below Maxwell.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78656 2,271 $81,346 39 41
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Maxwell 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 Maxwell, .