Vanderpool, TX · standard
ZIP Code 78885
Bandera County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 120
- 1/sq mi Low-density area
- $68,125
- Median income Near-median income area
- 8.7%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Vanderpool pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 44th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 78885 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 78885 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Vanderpool, Bandera County, Texas, home to just 120 residents across 200.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 78885 reports a modest median household income of $68,125 (10% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $35,683. The poverty rate is 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 8.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 69.9, 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 78885.
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 78885, Vanderpool, 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
120
Population
200.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 78885?
69.9
Median Age
56.5%
Male
43.5%
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?
$68,125
Median Household Income
-10% vs state ZIP avg
$35,683
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
How ZIP 78885 ranks among Texas ZIPs
Vanderpool, TX household income vs. every Texas ZIP code
Median household income among 1,737 reporting Texas ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$68,125 47th percentile higher than 47% of 1,737 Texas ZIPs
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Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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
88housing units
88
Total Housing Units
13
Occupied Units
75
Vacant Units
1.77
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1992
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 78885, employing approximately 43 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,580,000.
7
Businesses
43
Employees
$2.6M
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 78885, 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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 78885 in?
ZIP code 78885 (Vanderpool) is located in Bandera County, Texas. Bandera County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/bandera-tx.
What is the population of ZIP code 78885?
ZIP code 78885 in Vanderpool, TX has a population of 120 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
What is the median household income in ZIP 78885?
The median household income in ZIP 78885 is $68,125, which is 11% below the national average of $76,288.
What is the demographic makeup of ZIP 78885?
The largest racial group in ZIP 78885 is White at 100.0%.
How many businesses are in ZIP code 78885?
ZIP code 78885 has 7 business establishments employing approximately 43 people, according to Census Bureau ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP) 2023 data.
What is the education level in ZIP code 78885?
In ZIP code 78885, 30.4% of residents aged 25+ have a high school diploma or higher, and 8.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher. These figures come from the Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023).
What percentage of residents own vs. rent in ZIP 78885?
In ZIP code 78885, approximately 76.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 23.1% are renter-occupied, based on Census ACS 2023 data.
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