North Zulch, TX · standard
ZIP Code 77872
Madison County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,716
- 9/sq mi
- $87,188
- Median income
- $190,300
- Median home value
- 15.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
North Zulch pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 30%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 41st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 9
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 77872 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 77872 covers 195.0 square miles in North Zulch, Madison County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,716 residents on file, a density of 9 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 77872 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $87,188 (15% above the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,286. The poverty rate is 8.3%, with unemployment at 3.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $190,300 (23% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $766; owner occupancy is 80.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.9, and the average commute is 37 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 77872.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 77872
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in North Zulch, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 77872.
- Construction
Construction
4 establishments
- Retail trade
Retail trade
4 establishments
- Professional, scientific, and technical services
Professional, scientific, and technical services
4 establishments
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 77872, North Zulch, 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
1,716
Population
195.0
Area (sq mi)
9
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 77872?
35.9
Median Age
45.7%
Male
54.3%
Female
3.9%
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?
$87,188
Median Household Income
+15% vs state ZIP avg
$33,286
Per Capita Income
8.3%
Poverty Rate
3.8%
Unemployment Rate
36.5 min
Mean Commute Time
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
857housing units
857
Total Housing Units
718
Occupied Units
139
Vacant Units
2.82
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$190,300
Median Home Value
-23% vs state ZIP avg
$766
Median Rent
1990
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 26 business establishments in ZIP 77872, employing approximately 122 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,347,000.
26
Businesses
122
Employees
$5.3M
Annual Payroll
4
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 4 | 15.4% |
| Retail trade | 4 | 15.4% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 4 | 15.4% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 11.5% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 77872, 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 (1,716 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.