Newcastle, TX · standard
ZIP Code 76372
Young County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 974
- 1/sq mi
- $69,167
- Median income
- $106,600
- Median home value
- 15.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Newcastle pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 45th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 12th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 76%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 76372 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 76372 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Newcastle, Young County, Texas, home to just 974 residents across 695.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 76372 reports a modest median household income of $69,167 (8% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $36,546. The poverty rate is 7.0%, with unemployment at 6.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $106,600 (57% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $584; owner occupancy is 75.5%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.5, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 76372.
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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 76372, Newcastle, 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
974
Population
695.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 76372?
44.5
Median Age
44.5%
Male
55.5%
Female
5.1%
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?
$69,167
Median Household Income
-8% vs state ZIP avg
$36,546
Per Capita Income
7.0%
Poverty Rate
6.9%
Unemployment Rate
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
558housing units
558
Total Housing Units
458
Occupied Units
100
Vacant Units
2.30
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$106,600
Median Home Value
-57% vs state ZIP avg
$584
Median Rent
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 76372, employing approximately 51 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,042,000.
16
Businesses
51
Employees
$2.0M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 5 | 31.3% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 18.8% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 76372, 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.