Sarita, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78385
Kenedy County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 277
- 1/sq mi
- $39,342
- Median income
- 15.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Sarita pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 5th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 60%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78385 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78385 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Sarita, Kenedy County, Texas, home to just 277 residents across 554.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 78385 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $39,342 (48% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,017. The poverty rate is 20.4%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. 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.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 65.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 more in Kenedy County, so 78385 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 78385, Sarita, 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
277
Population
554.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78385?
65.8
Median Age
53.2%
Male
46.8%
Female
29.4%
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?
$39,342
Median Household Income
-48% vs state ZIP avg
$28,017
Per Capita Income
20.4%
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
106housing units
106
Total Housing Units
48
Occupied Units
58
Vacant Units
2.15
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1956
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 78385, employing approximately 91 people with a combined annual payroll of $8,967,000.
12
Businesses
91
Employees
$9.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Utilities | 4 | 33.3% |
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 78385 vs 78379 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 78379 | Riviera, TX | 1,585 | 8.9 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 78385, 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.