Brackettville, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78832
Kinney County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 3,598
- 1/sq mi
- $70,000
- Median income
- $82,000
- Median home value
- 11.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Brackettville pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 47th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78832 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78832 covers 2767.7 square miles in Brackettville, Kinney County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 3,598 residents on file, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 78832 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $70,000 (7% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $30,926. The poverty rate is 8.4%, with unemployment at 0.9%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $82,000 (67% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $1,272; owner occupancy is 83.9%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 50.3, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 78832.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 78832
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Brackettville, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 78832.
- Retail trade
Retail trade
11 establishments
- Other services (except public administration) 4
Other services (except public administration)
4 establishments
- Accommodation and food services 3
Accommodation and food services
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 78832, Brackettville, 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
3,598
Population
2767.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78832?
50.3
Median Age
59.0%
Male
41.0%
Female
19.4%
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?
$70,000
Median Household Income
-7% vs state ZIP avg
$30,926
Per Capita Income
8.4%
Poverty Rate
0.9%
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
1,482housing units
1,482
Total Housing Units
1,152
Occupied Units
330
Vacant Units
2.43
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$82,000
Median Home Value
-67% vs state ZIP avg
$1,272
Median Rent
1983
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 28 business establishments in ZIP 78832, employing approximately 353 people with a combined annual payroll of $15,846,000.
28
Businesses
353
Employees
$15.8M
Annual Payroll
3
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 11 | 39.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 4 | 14.3% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 10.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 78832, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (3,598 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.