Cost, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78614
Gonzales County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 456
- 4/sq mi
- 26.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
ZIP code 78614 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Cost, Gonzales County, Texas, home to just 456 residents across 130.3 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 78614, but per-capita income is $24,250. The poverty rate stands at 21.0% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. The typical home here is valued at -; renters pay a median of - monthly, and 81.6% of units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 51.9, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 3 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Gonzales County, letting you compare 78614 to its immediate surroundings rather than a national baseline 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 78614, Cost, 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
456
Population
130.3
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78614?
51.9
Median Age
43.5%
Male
56.5%
Female
11.5%
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?
$24,250
Per Capita Income
21.0%
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?
206
Total Housing Units
136
Occupied Units
70
Vacant Units
1.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
2002
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 78614, employing approximately 37 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,546,000.
10
Businesses
37
Employees
$2.5M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 78614 vs 78677 →
ZIP 78614 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 78629
Gonzales (78629)
11,887 residents
- 78614 456
Cost (78614)
456 residents
- 78122 418
Leesville (78122)
418 residents
- 78677 92
Wrightsboro (78677)
92 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 78614 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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