ZIP Code 78873

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Real County, Texas.

Population: 1,498
Median household income: $44,688

ZIP Code 78873 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Real County, Texas, home to about 1,498 residents. The median household income of $44,688 is in line with the Real County median ($45,417).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 78873's population declined 27.0% from 2,053 to 1,498, while its median gross rent fell 7.9% from $912 to $840.

Households average 2.36 people. The median gross rent is $840.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,498
Median age: 57.5 yrs
Median household income: $44,688
Median home value: —
Median gross rent: $840
Housing units: 1,147
Homeownership rate: 81.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 28.6%
Unemployment rate: 0.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,0531,498

Median household income

$37,045$44,688

Median home value

$164,100$279,500

Median gross rent

$912$840

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,053	$37,045	$164,100	$912
2020	1,839	$41,083	$216,100	$916
2021	1,324	$57,750	$232,500	$725
2022	1,278	$59,091	$279,500	$780
2023	1,498	$44,688	—	$840

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

Age distribution

Under 52.3%

5 to 1726.6%

18 to 242.5%

25 to 348.8%

35 to 440.6%

45 to 547.7%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 7427.6%

75 and over11.3%

	Count	Share
Under 5	35	2.3%
5 to 17	398	26.6%
18 to 24	37	2.5%
25 to 34	132	8.8%
35 to 44	9	0.6%
45 to 54	116	7.7%
55 to 64	187	12.5%
65 to 74	414	27.6%
75 and over	170	11.3%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,222	81.6%
Black or African American	35	2.3%
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	5	0.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	236	15.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.5%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's23.9%

Bachelor's degree23.4%

Graduate or professional degree5.2%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	139	13.5%
High school graduate	349	33.9%
Some college or associate's	246	23.9%
Bachelor's degree	241	23.4%
Graduate or professional degree	53	5.2%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 12 min

Drove alone73.0%

Carpooled0.0%

Public transit0.8%

Walked7.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home19.0%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	273	73.0%
Carpooled	0	0.0%
Public transit	3	0.8%
Walked	27	7.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	71	19.0%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	123	40.6%
15 to 29 min	162	53.5%
30 to 44 min	9	3.0%
45 to 59 min	9	3.0%
60+ min	0	0.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.36
Poverty rate: 27.0% (361 of 1,335)

	Count	Share
Family households	371	59.7%
Nonfamily households	250	40.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1991

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	621	54.1%
Vacant	526	45.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	508	81.8%
Renter-occupied	113	18.2%

1-unit, detached65.1%

1-unit, attached0.3%

2 to 4 units1.6%

5 to 19 units0.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other32.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	747	65.1%
1-unit, attached	3	0.3%
2 to 4 units	18	1.6%
5 to 19 units	3	0.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	376	32.8%

ZIP Code 78873

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