ZIP Code 78118

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Karnes County, Texas.

Population: 4,097
Median household income: $63,041
Median home value: $115,100

ZIP Code 78118 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Karnes County, Texas, home to about 4,097 residents. At $63,041, its median household income sits above Karnes County's $59,103.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78118's population declined 3.9% from 4,264 to 4,097, while its median gross rent fell 20.6% from $841 to $668.

78.7% of workers drive to work alone. 68.0% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,097
Median age: 37.5 yrs
Median household income: $63,041
Median home value: $115,100
Median gross rent: $668
Housing units: 1,746
Homeownership rate: 72.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 16.3%
Unemployment rate: 7.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

4,2644,097

Median household income

$55,278$63,041

Median home value

$96,900$115,100

Median gross rent

$841$668

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	4,264	$55,278	$96,900	$841
2020	4,418	$54,316	$94,400	$844
2021	4,280	$54,425	$87,800	$789
2022	4,147	$61,577	$110,900	$829
2023	4,097	$63,041	$115,100	$668

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

Age distribution

Under 52.1%

5 to 1714.9%

18 to 2413.9%

25 to 3414.4%

35 to 4414.3%

45 to 5413.1%

55 to 6415.4%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over5.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	84	2.1%
5 to 17	610	14.9%
18 to 24	571	13.9%
25 to 34	589	14.4%
35 to 44	586	14.3%
45 to 54	538	13.1%
55 to 64	629	15.4%
65 to 74	271	6.6%
75 and over	219	5.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,244	30.4%
Black or African American	190	4.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	7	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	215	5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,441	59.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma26.1%

High school graduate38.7%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree12.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	738	26.1%
High school graduate	1,096	38.7%
Some college or associate's	536	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	347	12.3%
Graduate or professional degree	115	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone78.7%

Carpooled14.8%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle1.8%

Worked from home3.8%

Other means0.2%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,119	78.7%
Carpooled	210	14.8%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	10	0.7%
Bicycle	25	1.8%
Worked from home	54	3.8%
Other means	3	0.2%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	721	52.7%
15 to 29 min	291	21.3%
30 to 44 min	173	12.7%
45 to 59 min	84	6.1%
60+ min	98	7.2%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 19.6% (610 of 3,118)

	Count	Share
Family households	859	66.0%
Nonfamily households	443	34.0%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,302	74.6%
Vacant	444	25.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	947	72.7%
Renter-occupied	355	27.3%

1-unit, detached68.0%

1-unit, attached4.8%

2 to 4 units6.1%

5 to 19 units1.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other18.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,188	68.0%
1-unit, attached	84	4.8%
2 to 4 units	107	6.1%
5 to 19 units	17	1.0%
20 or more units	23	1.3%
Mobile home & other	327	18.7%

ZIP Code 78118

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