ZIP Code 78140

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Gonzales County, Texas.

Population: 3,190
Median household income: $49,032
Median home value: $84,200

Covering part of Gonzales County, Texas, ZIP Code 78140 has about 3,190 residents. Its median household income of $49,032 runs below the Gonzales County figure of $59,355.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 78140's population declined 8.5% from 3,486 to 3,190, while its median gross rent rose 23.9% from $816 to $1,011.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 69.9% of the population. 86.8% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,190
Median age: 28.4 yrs
Median household income: $49,032
Median home value: $84,200
Median gross rent: $1,011
Housing units: 1,260
Homeownership rate: 66.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 4.2%
Unemployment rate: 3.5%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,4863,190

Median household income

$56,071$49,032

Median home value

$77,700$84,200

Median gross rent

$816$1,011

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,486	$56,071	$77,700	$816
2020	3,457	$55,125	$74,500	$791
2021	3,601	$60,476	$81,000	$854
2022	3,889	$66,940	$90,100	$875
2023	3,190	$49,032	$84,200	$1,011

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

Age distribution

Under 515.5%

5 to 1720.7%

18 to 248.7%

25 to 3416.4%

35 to 4410.3%

45 to 548.4%

55 to 648.6%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over6.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	496	15.5%
5 to 17	659	20.7%
18 to 24	279	8.7%
25 to 34	522	16.4%
35 to 44	328	10.3%
45 to 54	267	8.4%
55 to 64	273	8.6%
65 to 74	172	5.4%
75 and over	194	6.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	850	26.6%
Black or African American	38	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	13	0.4%
Two or more races	58	1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,231	69.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.4%

High school graduate46.3%

Some college or associate's25.1%

Bachelor's degree3.6%

Graduate or professional degree0.6%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	429	24.4%
High school graduate	813	46.3%
Some college or associate's	440	25.1%
Bachelor's degree	64	3.6%
Graduate or professional degree	10	0.6%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone86.8%

Carpooled9.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked3.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.4%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,157	86.8%
Carpooled	126	9.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	45	3.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	5	0.4%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	506	38.1%
15 to 29 min	99	7.5%
30 to 44 min	490	36.9%
45 to 59 min	86	6.5%
60+ min	147	11.1%

Households

Average household size: 2.92
Poverty rate: 11.8% (377 of 3,185)

	Count	Share
Family households	682	62.6%
Nonfamily households	407	37.4%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,089	86.4%
Vacant	171	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	728	66.9%
Renter-occupied	361	33.1%

1-unit, detached63.0%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units6.6%

5 to 19 units2.4%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other28.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	794	63.0%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	83	6.6%
5 to 19 units	30	2.4%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	353	28.0%

ZIP Code 78140

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