May, TX · standard
ZIP Code 76857
Brown County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,791
- 5/sq mi
- $51,152
- Median income
- $142,600
- Median home value
- 13.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
May pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 16th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 23rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 68%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 76857 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 76857 covers 344.4 square miles in May, Brown County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,791 residents on file, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 76857 reports a modest median household income of $51,152 (32% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $27,577. The poverty rate is 10.7%, with unemployment at 6.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $142,600 (42% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $1,217; owner occupancy is 68.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 44.6, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Brown County, so 76857 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 76857, May, 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
1,791
Population
344.4
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 76857?
44.6
Median Age
47.8%
Male
52.2%
Female
3.3%
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?
$51,152
Median Household Income
-32% vs state ZIP avg
$27,577
Per Capita Income
10.7%
Poverty Rate
6.2%
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
1,615housing units
1,615
Total Housing Units
873
Occupied Units
742
Vacant Units
2.32
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$142,600
Median Home Value
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$1,217
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 15 business establishments in ZIP 76857, employing approximately 63 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,311,000.
15
Businesses
63
Employees
$1.3M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 5 | 33.3% |
| Construction | 4 | 26.7% |
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 76857 vs 76474 →
ZIP 76857 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76857
May (76857)
1,791 residents
- 76432
Blanket (76432)
1,370 residents
- 76474 281
Sidney (76474)
281 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 76857 ranks the most populous - useful context the national average alone can't give.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 76857, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,791 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.