Temple, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Temple, TX: 4 USPS ZIPs, population 72,710. 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 TEMPLE-TX · Temple, TX 4 ZIPs · 72,710 pop · #15068/25278 · Bell County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FEW · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-MID

  • INC-MID $65,808
  • RANK-MID #15068/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rogers
  • BOOK-FEW 4 ZIPs
  • OWN-LOW 53% owners
  • POP-SMALL 72,710
  • SPREAD-MOD 76504→76502
  • HOME-MID $206,367

Nearest income peer: Rogers, TX ( $317 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 Temple

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Temple 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, Temple, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a handful of delivery areas.

40th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
72,710
city population (Census)
4
USPS ZIP codes covered
$65,808
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 (4): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $65,808 and poverty 16.4% concentrate in 76502.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (53.1%) for this income tier, rent $1,223 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Within-city ZIP comparison

Where the ZIP codes inside Temple differ

Temple's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $52,803 in ZIP 76504 to $82,088 in ZIP 76502, while home values span $172,500 in 76501 to $272,500 in 76502. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.

Income high-to-low ratio
1.6×

76504 to 76502

Home-value high-to-low ratio
1.6×

76501 to 76502

Poverty-rate spread
8 points

76502 to 76501

Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.

Population concentration

Temple residents split across a short ZIP set

No ZIP owns Temple: the largest, 76502, is only about 43% of 72,710 residents across 4 codes. Compare at least two ZIPs before treating the city roll-up as a neighborhood answer.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Employer-heavy short list in Temple

Citywide ZBP: 1,848 establishments, 48,788 employees , annual payroll $3,354,889k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 4 of 4 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 76502 (817 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (251) · also Health care and social assistance · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Temple, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Bell County, which covers 17 ZIP codes in all; 4 of them fall in Temple. See the Bell County roll-up →

Temple sits in the lower half of Bell County on income: Belton, Harker Heights and Salado report more, Killeen and Fort Hood report less. Salado marks the far end of that range at $111,863, 70% above Temple.

Side-by-side: Compare 76502 vs 76504 →

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
76502 31,545 $82,088 817 194
76504 24,268 $52,803 681 347
76501 16,897 $62,532 334 56
76508 0 n/a 16 n/a

Temple 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 Temple, .