Banquete, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78339
Nueces County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 632
- 245/sq mi High-density area
- $94,444
- Median income Above-median income area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Banquete pairs an upper-quartile household income, in a low-density, renter-heavy area.
- Top 23%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 245
- people per sq mi
- 38%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78339 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78339 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Banquete, Nueces County, Texas, home to just 632 residents across 2.6 square miles, a density of 245 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 78339 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $94,444 (25% above the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,189. The poverty rate is 19.1%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Nueces County, so 78339 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 78339, Banquete, 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
632
Population
2.6
Area (sq mi)
245
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78339?
49.2
Median Age
51.8%
Male
48.2%
Female
0.0%
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?
$94,444
Median Household Income
+25% vs state ZIP avg
$30,189
Per Capita Income
19.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 78339 ranks among Texas ZIPs
Banquete, TX household income vs. every Texas ZIP code
Median household income among 1,737 reporting Texas ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$94,444 Top 20% higher than 80% of 1,737 Texas ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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
220housing units
220
Total Housing Units
146
Occupied Units
74
Vacant Units
3.18
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1988
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 78339, employing approximately 76 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,712,000.
10
Businesses
76
Employees
$5.7M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 30.0% |
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 78339 vs 78380 →
ZIP 78339 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 78380
Robstown (78380)
23,141 residents
- 78330 878
Agua Dulce (78330)
878 residents
- 78339 632
Banquete (78339)
632 residents
- 78351 621
Driscoll (78351)
621 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 78339 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 78339 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 78339
Banquete (78339)
$94,444 median income
- 78380
Robstown (78380)
$54,769 median income
- 78330
Agua Dulce (78330)
$50,536 median income
- 78351
Driscoll (78351)
$38,925 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 78339 ranks the highest of 4 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 78339, 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 78339 in?
ZIP code 78339 (Banquete) is located in Nueces County, Texas. Nueces County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/nueces-tx.
What is the population of ZIP code 78339?
ZIP code 78339 in Banquete, TX has a population of 632 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 78339?
The median household income in ZIP 78339 is $94,444, which is 24% above the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 78339?
The largest racial group in ZIP 78339 is Two or More Ethnicities at 80.9%. Hispanic or Latino residents make up 85.6% of the population.
How many businesses are in ZIP code 78339?
ZIP code 78339 has 10 business establishments employing approximately 76 people, according to Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) 2023 data.
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 78339?
In ZIP code 78339, approximately 37.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 62.3% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
What is the poverty rate in ZIP code 78339?
The poverty rate in ZIP code 78339 is 19.1% according to Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. This measures the percentage of the population living below the federal poverty threshold.
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