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ZIP Code 77987: Sweet Home, TX
ZIP code 77987 uses the postal name Sweet Home, Texas and lies entirely in Lavaca County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 250 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $83,750 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Sweet Home · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Lavaca County
- House district
- TX-27 119th Congress
- State
- Texas
- Time zone
- Central
- Land area
- 3.7 sq mi · 69 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 77987?
77987 centers on 29.346°, -97.080° and covers 3.7 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 77995, 77964.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 77987, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 77987 compare with the rest of Lavaca County?
| Measure | 77987 | In Lavaca County | In TX |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 253 | 6th of 7 | 1,708th of 1,990 |
| Median household income | $84k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $314k | not ranked | not ranked |
77987's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (253). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 48% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 77987?
The 2020 Census counted 161 people in 77987; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 253. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 253±112 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 161
- Households
- 86
- Median age
- 40.8
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 77987?
Of the 253 people the ACS estimates in 77987, 26.5% are under 18 and 17.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (80.6%), then Hispanic or Latino (19.4%).
- Under 1826.5%
- 18 to 6456.1%
- 65 and older17.4%
- White, not Hispanic80.6%
- Hispanic or Latino19.4%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 77987 earn?
Median household income is $83,750 (ACS 2020-2024).
- Median household income
- $83,750±$35,534
- Income per person
- $25,792
- Below the poverty line
- 14.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 6.9%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 17.5%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 77987?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $314,100
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 73.3%
- Housing units
- 106
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 77987?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 77995 | Yoakum | 10,365 | $54k | 10.1 mi |
| 77964 | Hallettsville | 8,204 | $68k | 15.0 mi |
| 77984 | Shiner | 4,800 | $93k | 10.8 mi (near) |
| 77975 | Moulton | 1,780 | $60k | 15.9 mi (near) |
| 77986 | Sublime | 0 | – | 19.3 mi (near) |
| 77954 | Cuero | 11,424 | $66k | 21.6 mi (near) |
| 78629 | Gonzales | 12,740 | $60k | 24.0 mi (near) |
| 78951 | Oakland | 0 | – | 24.0 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.