Quemado, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78877
Maverick County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 989
- 6/sq mi
- $43,998
- Median income
- $313,600
- Median home value
- 4.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Quemado pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 31%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 6
- people per sq mi
- 73%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78877 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78877 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Quemado, Maverick County, Texas, home to just 989 residents across 154.5 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 78877 reports a modest median household income of $43,998 (42% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,803. The poverty rate is 15.9%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $313,600 (27% above the average Texas ZIP), while 72.8% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 4.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49.8, 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 78877.
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 78877, Quemado, 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
989
Population
154.5
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78877?
49.8
Median Age
44.3%
Male
55.7%
Female
66.8%
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?
$43,998
Median Household Income
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$25,803
Per Capita Income
15.9%
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
304housing units
304
Total Housing Units
287
Occupied Units
17
Vacant Units
2.26
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$313,600
Median Home Value
+27% vs state ZIP avg
1995
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 78877, employing approximately 24 people with a combined annual payroll of $478,000.
6
Businesses
24
Employees
$478K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 78877, 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.