Briggs, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78608
Burnet County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 434
- 4/sq mi
- $555,800
- Median home value
- 50.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Briggs pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 11%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 88%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78608 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78608 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Briggs, Burnet County, Texas, home to just 434 residents across 100.9 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 78608, but per-capita income is $33,493. 44.6% of residents live below the poverty line, and the unemployment rate reads 0.0%. The typical home here is valued at $555,800 (125% above the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 88.2% of units are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 50.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 55.3, and the average commute is -. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 additional ZIPs sharing Burnet County, so you can benchmark 78608 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
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 78608, Briggs, 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
434
Population
100.9
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78608?
55.3
Median Age
48.4%
Male
51.6%
Female
0.7%
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?
$33,493
Per Capita Income
44.6%
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?
183
Total Housing Units
153
Occupied Units
30
Vacant Units
2.80
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$555,800
Median Home Value
+125% vs state
2009
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 19 business establishments in ZIP 78608, employing approximately 109 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,058,000.
19
Businesses
109
Employees
$5.1M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 5 | 26.3% |
| Retail trade | 5 | 26.3% |
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 78608 vs 76549 →
ZIP 78608 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 76549
Killeen (76549)
44,490 residents
- 76527 4,058
Florence (76527)
4,058 residents
- 78608 434
Briggs (78608)
434 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 78608 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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