Taft, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Taft, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 5,616. 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 TAFT-TX · Taft, TX 1 ZIPs · 5,616 pop · #9843/25278 · San Patricio County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $78,367
  • RANK-UPPER #9843/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Portland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 5,616
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $135,700

Nearest income peer: Portland, TX (+ $5,137 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 Taft

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

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
5,616
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,367
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 78390 (5,616 residents). Household income $78,367 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (75.0%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Taft as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Taft's single ZIP 78390 carries the town

Taft is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 78390 is the entire residential footprint (5,616 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Taft

Citywide ZBP: 58 establishments, 470 employees , annual payroll $20,052k (~10 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78390 (58 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (9) · also Retail trade · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Taft, TX

These ZIP codes sit in San Patricio County, which covers 9 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Taft. See the San Patricio County roll-up →

Taft sits in the upper half of San Patricio County on income: Aransas Pass, Sinton and Ingleside report less, while Portland reports more. Gregory marks the far end of that range at $45,458, 42% below Taft.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78390 5,616 $78,367 58 13

Taft 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 Taft, .