Rising Star, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Rising Star, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,906. 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 RISING-STAR-TX · Rising Star, TX 1 ZIPs · 1,906 pop · #20067/25278 · Eastland County

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

  • INC-MID $54,773
  • RANK-LOWER #20067/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Eastland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 74% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,906
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $141,700

Nearest income peer: Eastland, TX (+ $2,349 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 Rising Star

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Rising Star 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, Rising Star, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

21st pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,906
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$54,773
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($54,773 average) · poverty 16.8%. The primary code (76471) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (73.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Rising Star as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Robstown is the closest lower-income city and Stratford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Rising Star.

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ZIP Codes in Rising Star, TX

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

Rising Star sits in the lower half of Eastland County on income: Cisco, Eastland and Carbon report more, Ranger and Gorman report less. Carbon marks the far end of that range at $76,667, 40% above Rising Star.

ZIP Code Population Density Timezone
76471 1,906 4 America/Chicago

On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Rising Star, 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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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.