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ZIP Code 78959 demographics

Cities: 1

Total housing units: 913

Population: 1,584

ZIP Code 78959 location, demographics, population, home values, social and economic characteristics.

ZIP Code 78959 Location

The list below contains cities and counties that use ZIP Code 78959.

78959 state: Texas
78959 counties: Bastrop County, Caldwell County, Fayette County, Gonzales County
78959 city: Waelder city

ZIP Code 78959 population: 1,584

Population

Year	Population
2021	1,584
2020	1,742
2019	2,097
2018	1,894
2017	2,047
2016	2,250
2015	2,054
2014	2,160
2013	2,209
2012	1,910
2011	1,718

Census data for ZIP Code 78959

Demographic and housing estimates in ZIP Code 78959

Total population
Total population	1,584
Male	739
Female	845

Population by age
Total population	1,584
Under 5 years	31
5 to 9 years	34
10 to 14 years	104
15 to 19 years	144
20 to 24 years	88
25 to 34 years	161
35 to 44 years	185
45 to 54 years	243
55 to 59 years	86
60 to 64 years	170
65 to 74 years	121
75 to 84 years	149
85 years and over	68
Median age (years)	47.0
Under 18 years	224
16 years and over	1,407
18 years and over	1,360
21 years and over	1,238
62 years and over	471
65 years and over	338

Population by race
Total population	1,584
One race	1,198
White	811
Black or African American	127
American Indian and Alaska Native	0
Asian	6
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander	0
Some other race	254
Two or more races	386

Citizen, voting age population
Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	1,214
Male Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	502
Female Citizen, VOTING AGE 18 and over population	712

Social characteristics in ZIP Code 78959

Households by type
Total households	674
Family households (families)	253
Married-couple family	24
Male householder, no wife present, family	171
Female householder, no husband present, family	69
Nonfamily households	226
Average household size	261
Average family size	2.35

Economic characteristics in ZIP Code 78959

Income and benefits (in inflation-adjusted dollars)
Total households	674
Less than $10,000	48
$10,000 to $14,999	25
$15,000 to $24,999	96
$25,000 to $34,999	73
$35,000 to $49,999	125
$50,000 to $74,999	168
$75,000 to $99,999	63
$100,000 to $149,999	46
$150,000 to $199,999	4
$200,000 or more	26
Median household income (dollars)	47,400

Housing characteristics in ZIP Code 78959

Housing occupancy
Total housing units	913
Occupied housing units	674
Vacant housing units	239

Units in structure
Total housing units	913
1-unit, detached	614
1-unit, attached	0
2 units	39
3 or 4 units	0
5 to 9 units	0
10 to 19 units	0
20 or more units	0
Mobile home	260
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0

Year structure built
Total housing units	913
Built 2014 or later	14
Built 2010 to 2013	73
Built 2000 to 2009	189
Built 1990 to 1999	103
Built 1980 to 1989	147
Built 1970 to 1979	97
Built 1960 to 1969	95
Built 1950 to 1959	81
Built 1940 to 1949	32
Built 1939 or earlier	82

Rooms
Total housing units	913
1 room	43
2 rooms	25
3 rooms	118
4 rooms	210
5 rooms	182
6 rooms	187
7 rooms	64
8 rooms	39
9 rooms or more	45
Median rooms	4.8

Bedrooms
Total housing units	913
No bedroom	50
1 bedroom	83
2 bedrooms	284
3 bedrooms	408
4 bedrooms	83
5 or more bedrooms	5

Housing tenure
Occupied housing units	674
Owner-occupied	541
Renter-occupied	133
Average household size of owner-occupied unit	2.38
Average household size of renter-occupied unit	2.23

Year householder moved into unit
Occupied housing units	674
Moved in 2017 or later	45
Moved in 2015 to 2016	124
Moved in 2010 to 2014	135
Moved in 2000 to 2009	181
Moved in 1990 to 1999	112
Moved in 1989 and earlier	77

Value
Owner-occupied units	541
Less than $50,000	134
$50,000 to $99,999	142
$100,000 to $149,999	57
$150,000 to $199,999	102
$200,000 to $299,999	28
$300,000 to $499,999	78
$500,000 to $999,999	0
$1,000,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	86,400

Mortgage status
Owner-occupied units	541
Housing units with a mortgage	135
Housing units without a mortgage	406

Gross rent
Occupied units paying rent	111
Less than $500	31
$500 to $999	59
$1,000 to $1,499	21
$1,500 to $1,999	0
$2,000 to $2,499	0
$2,500 to $2,999	0
$3,000 or more	0
Median (dollars)	541
No rent paid	22

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