78873 Zip Code Profile

78873 is a sparsely populated, suburban zip code in Leakey, Texas. Median household income here ($26,094) is significantly lower than US average ($56,604). The population is primarily white, older, and mostly married couples.

The average family income here is $40,999/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 78873 is $31,125.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 78873 earn an average of $24,988/year. Women earn only $19,435/year.

542 people in 78873 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 78873? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living here is not bad, only 20.8 minutes.

The median age here is 50. There are 872 men and 916 women. The median age for men is 50 while for women the median age is 50.

To give you a sense of the community, 809 people (out of the 1,788 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 76 homes, and 6 businesses every day. 41 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

78873 Zip code is located in the Central time zone at 30 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Asyut, Egypt!) and -100 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 1,937 feet above sea levell.

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• Comfort Area Farmers Market
• Lake Medina Shores Owners Association
• Latigo Ranch Property Owners HOA

• Spanish Village
• Tierra Linda Ranch

• Demographics

• Total Population: 1,788
• White Population: 1,644
• Black Population: 20
• Hispanic Population: 383
• Asian Population: 1
• Hawaiian Population: 12
• Indian Population: 37
• Male Population: 872
• Female Population: 916
• Median Age: 50
• Median Age of Males: 50
• Median Age of Females: 50

• Geography

• Region: South
• Division: West South Central
• State: Texas
• County: Real
• City: Leakey
• Longitude: -99.8
• Latitude: 29.9
• Elevation: 1,938 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 830

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 507
• Drive alone: 390
• Carpool: 63
• Public transit: 1
• Ride bikes or walk: 41


• Average commute time: 20.8 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 84
•    5 - 9: 112
•    10 - 14: 116
•    15 - 19: 54
•    20 - 24: 16
•    25 - 29: 0
•    30 - 34: 40
•    35 - 39: 6
•    40 - 44: 10
•    45 - 59: 30
•    60 - 89: 19
•    90 plus: 20

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $87,200
• Average Annual Household Income: $27,442
• Businesses: 58
• Employees: 313
• Annual Payroll: $8,316,000
• Average Family Income: $40,999
• Median Family Income: $26,094
• Average Income for Men: $24,988
• Average Income for Women: $19,435

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 21
• Congressional District Land Area: 5130.0
• Sr Senator: John Cornyn (R)
• Jr Senator: Ted Cruz (R)
• US House Representative: Lamar Smith (R)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 385
• State FIPS Code: 48

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Primary Schools

Hill Country Youth Ranch

3484 Hwy 27 W

Ingram, TX 78873

(830) 367-2131

Other Schools

Big Springs Charter School

3484 Hwy 27 W

Leaky, TX 78873

(830) 232-7101

Leakey School

Hwy 83 N

Leakey, TX 78873

(830) 232-5595