Carlton, TX · standard
ZIP Code 76436
Hamilton County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 212
- 2/sq mi
- $51,397
- Median income
- 10.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Carlton pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 16th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 76436 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 76436 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Carlton, Hamilton County, Texas, home to just 212 residents across 117.8 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 76436 reports a modest median household income of $51,397 (32% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,454. The poverty rate is 13.0%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 10.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 23, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 more in Hamilton County, so 76436 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 76436, Carlton, 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
212
Population
117.8
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 76436?
23.0
Median Age
39.1%
Male
60.9%
Female
0.0%
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?
$51,397
Median Household Income
-32% vs state ZIP avg
$30,454
Per Capita Income
13.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
111housing units
111
Total Housing Units
53
Occupied Units
58
Vacant Units
2.17
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 76436 vs 76452 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76452 | Energy, TX | 75 | 11.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 76436, 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.