ZIP Code 76859

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Menard County, Texas.

Population: 1,666
Median household income: $43,705
Median home value: $106,100

ZIP Code 76859 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Menard County, Texas, home to about 1,666 residents. Its median household income of $43,705 runs below the Menard County figure of $48,191.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 76859's population declined 17.3% from 2,015 to 1,666, while its median gross rent rose 14.3% from $602 to $688.

85.1% of workers drive to work alone. 70.3% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,666
Median age: 59.6 yrs
Median household income: $43,705
Median home value: $106,100
Median gross rent: $688
Housing units: 1,318
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.4%
Unemployment rate: 5.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0151,666

Median household income

$36,059$43,705

Median home value

$58,500$106,100

Median gross rent

$602$688

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,015	$36,059	$58,500	$602
2020	1,787	$43,068	$76,000	$693
2021	1,773	$39,329	$85,100	$593
2022	1,728	$39,730	$89,500	$714
2023	1,666	$43,705	$106,100	$688

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 51.7%

5 to 1717.3%

18 to 242.6%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 449.0%

45 to 545.4%

55 to 6417.5%

65 to 7413.0%

75 and over25.0%

	Count	Share
Under 5	28	1.7%
5 to 17	288	17.3%
18 to 24	44	2.6%
25 to 34	142	8.5%
35 to 44	150	9.0%
45 to 54	90	5.4%
55 to 64	292	17.5%
65 to 74	216	13.0%
75 and over	416	25.0%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,052	63.1%
Black or African American	8	0.5%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	64	3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	542	32.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma22.1%

High school graduate27.2%

Some college or associate's28.3%

Bachelor's degree17.5%

Graduate or professional degree4.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	289	22.1%
High school graduate	355	27.2%
Some college or associate's	370	28.3%
Bachelor's degree	228	17.5%
Graduate or professional degree	64	4.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone85.1%

Carpooled7.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home7.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	508	85.1%
Carpooled	45	7.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	0	0.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	44	7.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	344	62.2%
15 to 29 min	91	16.5%
30 to 44 min	45	8.1%
45 to 59 min	21	3.8%
60+ min	52	9.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.90
Poverty rate: 18.4% (298 of 1,622)

	Count	Share
Family households	393	46.0%
Nonfamily households	462	54.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1972

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	855	64.9%
Vacant	463	35.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	699	81.8%
Renter-occupied	156	18.2%

1-unit, detached70.3%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units1.4%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units5.4%

Mobile home & other21.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	927	70.3%
1-unit, attached	15	1.1%
2 to 4 units	18	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	71	5.4%
Mobile home & other	287	21.8%

ZIP Code 76859

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