Buckholts, TX · standard
ZIP Code 76518
Milam County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,581
- 5/sq mi
- $59,333
- Median income
- $225,000
- Median home value
- 13.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Buckholts pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 28th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 49%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 78%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 76518 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 76518 covers 304.0 square miles in Buckholts, Milam County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,581 residents on file, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 76518 reports a modest median household income of $59,333 (21% below the Texas average), while per-capita income is $30,695. Poverty here runs at 22.7%, with unemployment measured at 3.7%. On housing, the median home value is $225,000 (9% below the state average) with median rent at $704 per month, and 78.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.7, and the average commute is 31 minutes. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing Milam County, so you can benchmark 76518 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
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 76518, Buckholts, 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
1,581
Population
304.0
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 76518?
52.7
Median Age
56.8%
Male
43.2%
Female
2.8%
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?
$59,333
Median Household Income
-21% vs state
$30,695
Per Capita Income
22.7%
Poverty Rate
3.7%
Unemployment Rate
31.1 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 76518 ranks nationally
Buckholts, TX household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$59,333 28th percentile higher than 28% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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?
534
Total Housing Units
436
Occupied Units
98
Vacant Units
2.36
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$225,000
Median Home Value
-9% vs state
$704
Median Rent
1989
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 76518, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,292,000.
10
Businesses
21
Employees
$1.3M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 30.0% |
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 76518 vs 76569 →
ZIP 76518 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76569
Rogers (76569)
2,498 residents
- 76518
Buckholts (76518)
1,581 residents
- 76519 626
Burlington (76519)
626 residents
- 76523 18
Davilla (76523)
18 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 76518 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 76518 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76519
Burlington (76519)
$90,682 median income
- 76523
Davilla (76523)
$80,066 median income
- 76569
Rogers (76569)
$65,491 median income
- 76518
Buckholts (76518)
$59,333 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 76518 ranks #4 of 4 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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