Era, TX · standard
ZIP Code 76238
Cooke County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 431
- 6/sq mi Low-density area
- $96,667
- Median income Above-median income area
- $271,900
- Median home value Near-median home value
- 23.4%
- Bachelor's or higher Near-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Era pairs an upper-quartile household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 21%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 38%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 76238 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 76238 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Era, Cooke County, Texas, home to just 431 residents across 68.4 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 76238 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $96,667 (28% above the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $38,214. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.8% and unemployment is 0.0%. Median home value is $271,900 (10% above the average Texas ZIP) and median rent is $1,316; 76.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Cooke County, so 76238 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 76238, Era, TX · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
431
Population
68.4
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 76238?
36.8
Median Age
49.3%
Male
50.7%
Female
7.6%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$96,667
Median Household Income
+28% vs state ZIP avg
$38,214
Per Capita Income
0.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 76238 ranks among Texas ZIPs
Era, TX household income vs. every Texas ZIP code
Median household income among 1,737 reporting Texas ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$96,667 Top 19% higher than 81% of 1,737 Texas ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
260housing units
260
Total Housing Units
242
Occupied Units
18
Vacant Units
2.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$271,900
Median Home Value
+10% vs state ZIP avg
$1,316
Median Rent
1991
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 13 business establishments in ZIP 76238, employing approximately 38 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,611,000.
13
Businesses
38
Employees
$1.6M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 76238 vs 76263 →
ZIP 76238 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76266
Sanger (76266)
13,495 residents
- 76250 937
Lindsay (76250)
937 residents
- 76238 431
Era (76238)
431 residents
- 76253 230
Myra (76253)
230 residents
- 76263 44
Rosston (76263)
44 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 76238 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 76238 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76263
Rosston (76263)
$178,182 median income
- 76266
Sanger (76266)
$99,425 median income
- 76238
Era (76238)
$96,667 median income
- 76250
Lindsay (76250)
$90,625 median income
- 76253 $69,952
Myra (76253)
$69,952 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 76238 ranks #3 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 76238, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 76238 in?
ZIP code 76238 (Era) is located in Cooke County, Texas. Cooke County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/cooke-tx.
What is the population of ZIP code 76238?
ZIP code 76238 in Era, TX has a population of 431 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 76238?
The median household income in ZIP 76238 is $96,667, which is 27% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the average home value in ZIP 76238?
The median home value in ZIP 76238 is $271,900, which is 2% below the national average of $278,155.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 76238?
The largest racial group in ZIP 76238 is White at 74.7%. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 12.9% of the population.
How many businesses are in ZIP code 76238?
ZIP code 76238 has 13 business establishments employing approximately 38 people, according to Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) 2023 data.
What is the education level in ZIP code 76238?
In ZIP code 76238, 53.9% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 23.4% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 76238?
In ZIP code 76238, approximately 76.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 23.1% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 76238?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 76238 is 0.8% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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