PlainZIP

Waelder, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Waelder, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,837. 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 WAELDER-TX · Waelder, TX 1 ZIPs · 1,837 pop · #17679/25278 · Gonzales County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-UNK

  • INC-MID $60,472
  • RANK-LOWER #17679/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Gonzales
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 76% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,837
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-UNK Homes pending

Nearest income peer: Gonzales, TX ( $951 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 Waelder

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

30th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,837
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$60,472
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 (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $60,472 and poverty 12.6% concentrate in 78959.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (76.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Waelder as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Trinidad is the closest lower-income city and Three Rivers the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Waelder.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 78959, is all of Waelder

There is no split to weigh here: 78959 holds every one of Waelder's 1,837 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 Waelder

Citywide ZBP: 23 establishments, 457 employees , annual payroll $28,413k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 78959 (23 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (6) · also Transportation and warehousing · Wholesale trade .

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ZIP Codes in Waelder, TX

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

Waelder sits in the upper half of Gonzales County on income: Nixon and Smiley report less, while Harwood reports more. Smiley marks the far end of that range at $35,083, 42% below Waelder.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
78959 1,837 $60,472 23 5
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Waelder 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 Waelder, .