Smiley, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Smiley, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,023. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet SMILEY-TX · Smiley, TX 1 ZIPs · 1,023 pop · #24495/25278 · Gonzales County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $35,083
- RANK-BOTTOM #24495/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Nixon
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 69% owners
- POP-VILLAGE 1,023
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $132,600
Nearest income peer: Nixon, TX (+ $15,167 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 Smiley
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Smiley on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Smiley · this city · lowest
Smiley · this city · lowest
$35,083 median HH income
- Nixon · near
Nixon · near
$50,250 median HH income
- Gonzales · near
Gonzales · near
$59,521 median HH income
- Waelder · near
Waelder · near
$60,472 median HH income
- Harwood · highest
Harwood · highest
$62,500 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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Smiley, 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.
- 3rd pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 1,023
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $35,083
- 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 ($35,083 average) · poverty 22.0%. The primary code (78159) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (68.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Smiley as a pure owner town.
Within Texas, Kress is the closest lower-income city and Sabinal the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Smiley.
Population concentration
Smiley's single ZIP 78159 carries the town
Smiley is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78159 is the entire residential footprint (1,023 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 Smiley's one ZIP
Citywide ZBP: 20 establishments, 90 employees , annual payroll $4,190k (~20 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78159 (20 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (4) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .
ZIP Codes in Smiley, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Gonzales County, which covers 8 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Smiley. See the Gonzales County roll-up →
Every one of the 4 cities sharing Gonzales County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Smiley, Gonzales, Nixon and Waelder among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Harwood marks the far end of that range at $62,500, 78% above Smiley.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78159 | 1,023 | $35,083 | 20 | 3 |
Smiley 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 Smiley, .