Fentress, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78622
Caldwell County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 296
- 138/sq mi
- $160,900
- Median home value
- 21.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Fentress pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 30th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 138
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78622 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78622 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Fentress, Caldwell County, Texas, home to just 296 residents across 2.1 square miles, a density of 138 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 78622, but per-capita income is $26,388. The poverty rate stands at 22.1% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $160,900 (35% below the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 89.7% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 21.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 48.1, and the average commute is -. Beyond these figures, 7 nearby ZIP codes within about 10 miles are surfaced below, along with 6 more sharing Caldwell County, letting you compare 78622 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 78622, Fentress, 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
296
Population
2.1
Area (sq mi)
138
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78622?
48.1
Median Age
27.2%
Male
72.8%
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?
$26,388
Per Capita Income
22.1%
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?
162
Total Housing Units
136
Occupied Units
26
Vacant Units
2.43
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$160,900
Median Home Value
-35% vs state
1943
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 78622, employing approximately 87 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,842,000.
8
Businesses
87
Employees
$4.8M
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 78622 vs 78661 →
ZIP 78622 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 78644
Lockhart (78644)
17,081 residents
- 78648
Luling (78648)
7,683 residents
- 78655 2,739
Martindale (78655)
2,739 residents
- 78656 2,271
Maxwell (78656)
2,271 residents
- 78638 2,005
Kingsbury (78638)
2,005 residents
- 78661 335
Prairie Lea (78661)
335 residents
- 78622 296
Fentress (78622)
296 residents
- 78670 168
Staples (78670)
168 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 78622 ranks #7 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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