Tenaha, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Tenaha, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,126. 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 TENAHA-TX · Tenaha, TX 1 ZIPs · 3,126 pop · #22529/25278 · Shelby County

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

  • INC-MID $47,292
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22529/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Center
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 70% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,126
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $91,300

Nearest income peer: Center, TX (+ $1,947 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 Tenaha

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Tenaha 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, Tenaha, 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.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,126
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,292
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 ($47,292 average) · poverty 28.7%. The primary code (75974) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (69.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Tenaha as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 75974, is all of Tenaha

There is no split to weigh here: 75974 holds every one of Tenaha's 3,126 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Tenaha

Citywide ZBP: 24 establishments, 152 employees , annual payroll $11,448k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 75974 (24 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (5) · also Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in Tenaha, TX

These ZIP codes sit in Shelby County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Tenaha. See the Shelby County roll-up →

Tenaha sits in the lower half of Shelby County on income: Center, Joaquin and Shelbyville report more, and only Timpson reports less. Shelbyville marks the far end of that range at $67,023, 42% above Tenaha.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
75974 3,126 $47,292 24 12

Tenaha 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 Tenaha, .