Zip Code 78608 - Population, Income & Demographics

The median income of households in 78608 was NaN. An estimated 20.2% of households had income below $10,000 a year and 3.7% had income of $200,000 or more.

An estimated 44.2% of households received earnings. An estimated 44.2% of households received Social Security and an estimated 26.4 % of households received retirement income other than Social Security. The average income from Social Security was $20,435. These income sources are not mutually exclusive; that is, some households received income from more than one source.

In 2019-2023, 41.6 % of people were in poverty. An estimated 59.3% of children under 18 were below the poverty level, compared with 28.8% of people 65 years old and over. An estimated 33.9% of people 18 to 64 years were below the poverty level.

In 2019-2023, 9.2 % of households received SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). An estimated 0% of households that received SNAP had children under 18, and 100% of households that received SNAP had one or more people 60 years and over. An estimated 0% of all households receiving SNAP were families with a female householder and no spouse present.

Among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 78608 in 2019-2023, 91.9% had health insurance coverage and 8.1% did not have health insurance coverage. Private coverage was 84.4% and public coverage was 23.6%, respectively. The percentage of children under the age of 19 with no health insurance coverage was 0%.

In 2019-2023, 78608 had a total population of 454 - 249 (54.8%) females and 205 (45.2%) males. The median age was 45.1 years. An estimated 35.7% of the population was under 18 years, 13.7% was 19 to 44 years, 24.7% was 45 to 64 years, and 26 % was 65 years and older.

In 2019-2023, there were 163 households in 78608. The average household size was 2.79 people.

Married-couple households made up 59.5% of the households in 78608 while cohabiting couple households made up 0% of households. Female householders with no spouse or partner present were 19.6% of all households, while 20.9% of households had male householders with no spouse or partner present. Some households had one person, as 20.9% of households were male householders living alone, and 8.6% were female householders living alone, for a total of 29.5% of all households.

In 78608, 32.5% of all households had one or more people under the age of 18; 47.2% of all households had one or more people 65 years and over.

In 2019-2023, an estimated 100% of the people living in 78608 were U.S. natives. 72.9% of the 78608 population were living in the state where they were born.

Approximately 0% of 78608 residents in 2019-2023 were foreign-born. NaN% of foreign-born were naturalized U.S. citizens and an estimated NaN % entered the country before the year 2010.

Foreign-born residents of 78608 come from different parts of the world. The bar graph below displays the percentage of foreign-born from each world region of birth in 2019-2023 for 78608.

Among people at least five years old living in 78608 in 2019-2023, 0 % spoke a language other than English at home. Spanish was spoken by 0% of people at least five years old; 0% reported that they did not speak English "very well."

In 2019-2023, 91.9 % of the people at least one year old living in 78608 were living in the same house one year earlier.

In 2019-2023, 94.9 % of people 25 years and over had at least graduated from high school and 31.2% had a bachelor's degree or higher. An estimated 5.1% did not complete high school.

The total school enrollment in 78608 was 108 in 2019-2023. Nursery school enrollment was 42 and kindergarten through 12th grade enrollment was 66. College or graduate school enrollment was 0.

In 78608, among the civilian noninstitutionalized population in 2019-2023, 17.8 % reported a disability. The likelihood of having a disability varied by age - from 0% of people under 18 years old, to 0% of people 18 to 64 years old, and to 68.6% of those 65 and over.

In 78608, 49.8 % of the population 16 and over were employed; 50.2% were not currently in the labor force.

An estimated 53.3% of the people employed were private wage and salary workers; 41.2% were federal, state, or local government workers; and 5.5 % were self-employed in their own (not incorporated) business.

In 2019-2023, the civilian employed population 16 years and older in 78608 worked in the following industries:

An estimated 75.6% of 78608 workers drove to work alone in 2019-2023, and 19.2% carpooled. Among those who commuted to work, it took them on average 26.8 minutes to get to work.

In 2019-2023, 78608 had a total of 247 housing units. Of these housing units, 83.8% were single-family houses either not attached to any other structure or attached to one or more structures (commonly referred to as "townhouses" or "row houses"). 0% of the housing units were located in multi-unit structures, or those buildings that contained two or more apartments. 2.4% were mobile homes, while any remaining housing units were classified as "other," which included boats, recreational vehicles, vans, etc.

44.9% of the housing inventory was comprised of houses built since 2010, while 4% of the houses were first built in 1939 or earlier. The median number of rooms in all housing units in 78608 was 5.7 rooms, and of these housing units 82.1% had three or more bedrooms.

In 2019-2023, 78608 had 163 housing units that were occupied or had people living in them, while the remaining 84 were vacant. Of the occupied housing units, the percentage of these houses occupied by owners (also known as the homeownership rate) was 88.3% while renters occupied 11.7%. The average household size of owner-occupied houses was 3.02 and in renter-occupied houses it was NaN.

0% of householders of these occupied houses had moved into their house since 2021, while 0% moved into their house in 1989 or earlier. Households without a vehicle available for personal use comprised 0% and another 54% had three or more vehicles available for use.

The following chart provides the primary fuel used to heat houses in 78608:

In 2019-2023, the median property value for owner-occupied houses in 78608 was $344,400.

Of the owner-occupied households, 52.1 % had a mortgage. 47.9% owned their houses "free and clear," that is without a primary mortgage or loan on the house. The median monthly housing costs for owners with a mortgage was $1,446 and for owners without a mortgage it was $NaN.

For renter-occupied houses, the median gross rent for 78608 was $NaN. Gross rent includes the monthly contract rent and any monthly payments made for electricity, gas, water and sewer, and any other fuels to heat the house.