Ben Bolt, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78342
Jim Wells County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 386
- 83/sq mi
- $40,739
- Median income
- 9.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ben Bolt pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 6th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 83
- people per sq mi
- 62%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78342 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78342 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ben Bolt, Jim Wells County, Texas, home to just 386 residents across 4.6 square miles, a density of 83 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 78342 reports a modest median household income of $40,739 (46% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $19,976. The poverty rate is 18.8%, 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 9.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 63.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Jim Wells County, so 78342 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 78342, Ben Bolt, 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
386
Population
4.6
Area (sq mi)
83
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78342?
63.7
Median Age
46.1%
Male
53.9%
Female
8.8%
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?
$40,739
Median Household Income
-46% vs state ZIP avg
$19,976
Per Capita Income
18.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
173housing units
173
Total Housing Units
145
Occupied Units
28
Vacant Units
2.75
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 78342 vs 78332 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78332 | Alice, TX | 28,710 | 5.8 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 78342, 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.