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As of 2010-2014, the per capita income of 78541 Zip Code is $13,860, which is much lower than the state average of $26,513 and is much lower than the national average of $28,555. 78541 Zip Code median household income is $33,691. On average 78541 Zip Code residents spend 21.7 minutes per day commuting to work, which is lower than the state average of 25.3 minutes and is lower than the national average of 25.7 minutes.

Topics:Per Capita Income Median Workers Income Household Income Family Income Median Income by Age Employment Status Commuting to Work Careers Poverty Level

Per Capita Income, #1730

78541 Zip Code	13,860 USD
Texas	26,513 USD
U.S.	28,555 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical per capita income data.

Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

78541 Zip Code	19,710 USD
Texas	29,817 USD
U.S.	30,815 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median individual worker income data.

Male Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

78541 Zip Code	19,874 USD
Texas	34,774 USD
U.S.	36,116 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical male median individual worker income data.

Female Median Individual Worker Income, see rank

78541 Zip Code	19,551 USD
Texas	24,235 USD
U.S.	25,692 USD

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical female median individual worker income data.

Household Income

Median Household Income, see rank

78541 Zip Code	33,691 USD
Texas	52,576 USD
U.S.	53,482 USD

Mean Household Income, see rank

78541 Zip Code	47,038 USD
Texas	73,913 USD
U.S.	74,596 USD

Median Household Income Growth Since 2008-2012, see rank

78541 Zip Code		-3.85%
Texas		31.68%
U.S.		27.36%

*The 78541 Zip Code median household income growth rate is since 2008-2012. The Texas and U.S population growth rate is since 2000.

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

Household Income Other than Earnings

	78541 Zip Code		Texas		U.S.
	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount	%⁺	Average Amount
Interest, Dividends, or Net Rental Income	4.10%	$11,900, see rank	17.13%	$18,096	21.11%	$16,919
Social Security Income	16.87%	$11,850, see rank	24.56%	$16,789	29.33%	$17,636
Public Assistance Income	2.51%	$3,250, see rank	1.78%	$3,343	2.82%	$3,720
Retirement Income	5.88%	$21,483, see rank	14.01%	$23,660	17.85%	$24,095

⁺ The percentage of the total households that have the income.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical household income data.

Family Income

Median Family Income, see rank

78541 Zip Code	37,618 USD
Texas	61,958 USD
U.S.	65,443 USD

Mean Family Income, see rank

78541 Zip Code	49,821 USD
Texas	83,936 USD
U.S.	86,963 USD

Ranks: $10k or less, $10k-$20k, $20k-$30k, $30k-$40k, $40k-$50k, $50k-$75k, $75k-$100k, $100k-$150k, $150k-$200k, $200k or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical family income data.

Median Household Income by Races

	78541 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
White	$33,770, see rank	$55,782	$56,900
Black	$32,639, see rank	$38,709	$35,600
Hispanic	$32,887, see rank	$40,557	$42,396
Asian	$39,659, see rank	$73,999	$73,244
One Race, Other	$30,357, see rank	$38,426	$40,300
Two or More Races	$35,179, see rank	$48,217	$47,621

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by races data.

Median Household Income by Age

	78541 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
less than 25	$15,615, see rank	$26,239	$25,788
25 to 44	$41,740, see rank	$55,494	$58,398
45 to 64	$37,287, see rank	$63,808	$65,027
65 or over	$20,761, see rank	$37,847	$37,945

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical median household income by age data.

Employment Status

	78541 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Population 16 Years and Over	30,441, see rank	19,858,082	248,775,628
Male¹	14,904, 48.96%, see rank	49.18%	48.69%
Male, In Labor Force:²	10,376, 69.62%, see rank	71.97%	69.28%
Male, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.84%	0.73%
Male, Civilian²	10,376, 69.62%, see rank	71.13%	68.54%
Male, Civilian, Employed³	9,151, 88.19%, see rank	92.48%	90.49%
Male, Civilian, Unemployed³	1,225, 11.81%, see rank	7.52%	9.51%
Male, Not in Labor Force²	4,528, 30.38%, see rank	28.03%	30.72%
Female¹	15,537, 51.04%, see rank	50.82%	51.31%
Female, In Labor Force:²	8,437, 54.30%, see rank	58.07%	58.79%
Female, In Armed Forces²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.11%
Female, Civilian²	8,437, 54.30%, see rank	57.92%	58.69%
Female, Civilian, Employed³	7,976, 94.54%, see rank	92.13%	91.18%
Female, Civilian, Unemployed³	461, 5.46%, see rank	7.87%	8.82%
Female, Not in Labor Force²	7,100, 45.70%, see rank	41.93%	41.21%

¹ Percentage of the population of 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the population of 16 years and over for the gender.
³ Percentage of the Civilian for the gender.

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical employment status data.

Commuting to Work

	78541 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Workers 16 Years and Over	16,756, 100%	11,685,902	141,337,148
Car, Truck, or Van—Drove Alone	12,982, 77.48%, see rank	80.03%	76.41%
Car, Truck, or Van—Carpooled	1,892, 11.29%, see rank	10.96%	9.59%
Public Transportation	80, 0.48%, see rank	1.57%	5.06%
Walked	326, 1.95%, see rank	1.62%	2.78%
Other Means	852, 5.08%, see rank	1.78%	1.79%
Worked at Home	624, 3.72%, see rank	4.06%	4.37%

Mean Travel Time to Work, see rank

78541 Zip Code	21.7 minutes
Texas	25.3 minutes
U.S.	25.7 minutes

Ranks: 9 min. or less, 10-19 min., 20-29 min., 30-39 min., 40-59 min., 60-89 min., 90min. or more

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical commuting to work data.

Careers

Occupation

	78541 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,127	11,809,010	143,435,233
Male¹	9,151, 53.43%, see rank	54.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,246, 24.54%, see rank	31.45%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,662, 18.16%, see rank	13.98%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,638, 17.90%, see rank	17.42%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	200, 2.19%, see rank	0.82%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,492, 16.30%, see rank	12.08%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,421, 15.53%, see rank	17.70%	17.94%
Female¹	7,976, 46.57%, see rank	45.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,554, 32.02%, see rank	38.98%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,219, 27.82%, see rank	22.28%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,938, 36.84%, see rank	33.15%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.18%, see rank	0.14%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.32%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	251, 3.15%, see rank	4.80%	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	78541 Zip Code	Texas	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,127, 100%	11,809,010	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	489, 2.86%, see rank	3.28%	1.96%
Construction	1,661, 9.70%, see rank	7.80%	6.17%
Manufacturing	651, 3.80%, see rank	9.28%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	285, 1.66%, see rank	2.99%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,023, 11.81%, see rank	11.56%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	811, 4.74%, see rank	5.41%	4.93%
Information	194, 1.13%, see rank	1.80%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	848, 4.95%, see rank	6.60%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,366, 7.98%, see rank	10.91%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,687, 33.20%, see rank	21.76%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,150, 6.71%, see rank	8.79%	9.49%
Public Administration	1,081, 6.31%, see rank	4.43%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	881, 5.14%, see rank	5.39%	4.96%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical careers data.

Poverty Level

	78541 Zip Code	%	Texas	U.S.
Population in Poverty	14,625	34.39%, see rank	17.66%	15.59%
Family in Poverty	2,718	29.11%, see rank	13.74%	11.47%

*Based on 2010-2014 data. View historical poverty level data.