Zephyr, TX · standard
ZIP Code 76890
Brown County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 940
- 4/sq mi
- $62,411
- Median income
- $158,000
- Median home value
- 16.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Zephyr pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 34th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 29th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 76890 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 76890 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Zephyr, Brown County, Texas, home to just 940 residents across 241.0 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 76890 reports a modest median household income of $62,411 (17% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,795. The poverty rate is 7.0%, with unemployment at 4.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $158,000 (36% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $850; owner occupancy is 80.6%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 52.4, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Brown County, so 76890 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 76890, Zephyr, 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
940
Population
241.0
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 76890?
52.4
Median Age
46.1%
Male
53.9%
Female
0.1%
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?
$62,411
Median Household Income
-17% vs state ZIP avg
$33,795
Per Capita Income
7.0%
Poverty Rate
4.2%
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
445housing units
445
Total Housing Units
351
Occupied Units
94
Vacant Units
2.29
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$158,000
Median Home Value
-36% vs state ZIP avg
$850
Median Rent
1987
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 76890, employing approximately 100 people with a combined annual payroll of $7,226,000.
15
Businesses
100
Employees
$7.2M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 4 | 26.7% |
| Construction | 3 | 20.0% |
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 76890 vs 76864 →
ZIP 76890 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76802
Early (76802)
5,075 residents
- 76890 940
Zephyr (76890)
940 residents
- 76864 890
Mullin (76864)
890 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 76890 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 76890 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76802
Early (76802)
$70,714 median income
- 76890
Zephyr (76890)
$62,411 median income
- 76864
Mullin (76864)
$55,598 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 76890 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 76890, 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.