Mertens, TX · standard
ZIP Code 76666
Hill County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 244
- 6/sq mi
- $93,000
- Median home value
- 8.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Mertens pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 8th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 57%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 76666 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 76666 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Mertens, Hill County, Texas, home to just 244 residents across 42.1 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 76666, but per-capita income is $23,675. 4.8% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 1.5%. Housing costs here run $93,000 for a typical home value (62% below the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 57.0% of homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 8.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.5, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 7 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 76666, plus 6 more within Hill County, give a clearer read than the 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 76666, Mertens, 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
244
Population
42.1
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 76666?
30.5
Median Age
55.2%
Male
44.8%
Female
6.9%
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?
$23,675
Per Capita Income
4.8%
Poverty Rate
1.5%
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?
101
Total Housing Units
86
Occupied Units
15
Vacant Units
3.03
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$93,000
Median Home Value
-62% vs state
1980
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 76666 vs 76628 →
ZIP 76666 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76651
Italy (76651)
3,300 residents
- 76641
Frost (76641)
1,674 residents
- 76670
Milford (76670)
1,377 residents
- 76631 522
Bynum (76631)
522 residents
- 76660 506
Malone (76660)
506 residents
- 76666 244
Mertens (76666)
244 residents
- 76628 111
Brandon (76628)
111 residents
- 76650 104
Irene (76650)
104 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 76666 ranks #6 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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