The richest and poorest ZIP codes in Texas
Ranking all 1452 Texas ZIP codes by median household income. 76092 leads at $250,001; 79901 sits at the bottom at $14,872.
This study ranks every populated ZIP code in Texas by median household income, using the most recent American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Of the 1452 Texas ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents and a published income estimate, the median ZIP reports $70,559, the richest reports $250,001, and the poorest reports $14,872. The richest Texas ZIP earns roughly 16.8× the poorest.
The 25 richest ZIP codes in Texas
76092 in Tarrant County County tops the state at $250,001.
| # | ZIP | County | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 76092 | Tarrant County | $250,001 | 31,520 |
| 2 | 77401 | Harris County | $243,750 | 17,213 |
| 3 | 78739 | Travis County | $238,559 | 20,659 |
| 4 | 77005 | Harris County | $229,267 | 28,874 |
| 5 | 76034 | Tarrant County | $217,914 | 26,103 |
| 6 | 78733 | Travis County | $206,368 | 9,029 |
| 7 | 75225 | Dallas County | $200,234 | 22,237 |
| 8 | 75078 | Collin County | $196,564 | 53,011 |
| 9 | 78732 | Travis County | $192,500 | 21,087 |
| 10 | 78746 | Travis County | $188,414 | 28,256 |
| 11 | 77441 | Fort Bend County | $184,390 | 41,324 |
| 12 | 78619 | Hays County | $183,393 | 6,693 |
| 13 | 78738 | Travis County | $183,048 | 31,019 |
| 14 | 75205 | Dallas County | $181,631 | 26,572 |
| 15 | 76226 | Denton County | $180,982 | 43,587 |
| 16 | 75022 | Denton County | $177,357 | 26,090 |
| 17 | 75033 | Denton County | $174,762 | 52,795 |
| 18 | 76248 | Tarrant County | $171,804 | 40,936 |
| 19 | 75094 | Collin County | $171,476 | 24,200 |
| 20 | 75182 | Dallas County | $170,348 | 8,336 |
| 21 | 78737 | Hays County | $168,920 | 27,023 |
| 22 | 76005 | Tarrant County | $168,806 | 7,102 |
| 23 | 76008 | Parker County | $168,314 | 25,165 |
| 24 | 75009 | Collin County | $168,250 | 34,260 |
| 25 | 75035 | Collin County | $166,590 | 89,682 |
The 25 poorest ZIP codes in Texas
79901 in El Paso County County sits at the bottom of the state at $14,872.
| # | ZIP | County | Median household income | Population |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 79901 | El Paso County | $14,872 | 8,554 |
| 2 | 78579 | Hidalgo County | $19,172 | 2,039 |
| 3 | 77446 | Waller County | $20,766 | 5,780 |
| 4 | 78594 | Willacy County | $23,307 | 1,206 |
| 5 | 79905 | El Paso County | $25,721 | 22,594 |
| 6 | 75933 | Newton County | $25,996 | 1,418 |
| 7 | 78208 | Bexar County | $26,595 | 3,861 |
| 8 | 78151 | Karnes County | $26,597 | 1,378 |
| 9 | 79401 | Lubbock County | $26,980 | 8,741 |
| 10 | 78584 | Starr County | $27,056 | 18,464 |
| 11 | 78829 | Zavala County | $28,517 | 1,028 |
| 12 | 78011 | Atascosa County | $29,664 | 1,757 |
| 13 | 76701 | McLennan County | $30,313 | 1,871 |
| 14 | 76704 | McLennan County | $30,349 | 7,018 |
| 15 | 77840 | Brazos County | $30,377 | 54,864 |
| 16 | 78562 | Hidalgo County | $31,522 | 3,211 |
| 17 | 77703 | Jefferson County | $31,803 | 11,004 |
| 18 | 75487 | Franklin County | $31,912 | 1,437 |
| 19 | 78705 | Travis County | $32,380 | 33,238 |
| 20 | 78207 | Bexar County | $32,472 | 55,474 |
| 21 | 78226 | Bexar County | $33,398 | 6,554 |
| 22 | 75210 | Dallas County | $33,712 | 7,722 |
| 23 | 78833 | Real County | $34,036 | 1,219 |
| 24 | 79052 | Swisher County | $34,922 | 1,101 |
| 25 | 78881 | Uvalde County | $35,104 | 1,283 |
How to read this
ZIP-code-level income is one of the most-asked questions about American geography and one of the noisiest answers. A ZIP with a handful of high-income retirees can outrank a wealthy suburb that has more residents but a wider income range. We require at least 1,000 residents to enter the ranking, which removes the most extreme small-N noise without dropping legitimate small ZIPs.
ZIP codes are also not what most people think they are. The Census Bureau publishes data for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs), which are statistical approximations of USPS ZIP code service areas, drawn from the residential addresses in the 2020 Decennial Census. Some real ZIP codes are PO-Box-only and have no ZCTA; some ZCTAs combine adjacent ZIPs. Treat each row as "the area around ZIP X" rather than "ZIP X itself" and the rankings hold up.
The full ranked list of all 1452 Texas ZIPs (not just the top and bottom 25) is available as a CSV at /data/studies/richest-and-poorest-zip-codes-in-texas.csv. Click any ZIP above to open its CensusEasy page, which carries the full demographic profile (age, education, race, housing, commute) for that ZIP plus its national percentile on each metric.
What is the richest ZIP code in Texas?
76092 in Tarrant County County, with a median household income of $250,001 in the latest ACS 5-year estimates.
What is the poorest ZIP code in Texas?
79901 in El Paso County County, with a median household income of $14,872. The minimum-population threshold for inclusion is 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing from the list?
ZIPs with fewer than 1,000 residents are excluded because the ACS income estimate carries too much sampling noise to rank reliably. PO-Box-only ZIPs are also excluded because the Census Bureau does not publish demographic data for them (they are not ZCTAs).
Median household income by ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), from the latest American Community Survey 5-year estimates (table B19013). We restrict the ranking to Texas ZCTAs with at least 1,000 residents and a published income value, which excludes the smallest ZIPs whose ACS estimates have very wide confidence intervals.
State assignment uses the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-state crosswalk; ZIPs that straddle a state line are assigned to the state containing the bulk of their population. County labels come from the parent county in the Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county crosswalk.
The ranking is sorted by income value, not by margin of error. For the largest ZIPs the published estimate is precise to within a few hundred dollars; for the smallest qualifying ZIPs the margin can be five thousand dollars or more. Treat positions within a tight cluster as roughly tied.
The full underlying ranking is available as a CSV — every place with both data points, not just the top rows shown above. Columns: rank, place, state, baseline value, latest value, change, and the CensusEasy URL for each place.
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CensusEasy Data Team (2026). "The richest and poorest ZIP codes in Texas." CensusEasy. Retrieved from https://censuseasy.com/studies/richest-and-poorest-zip-codes-in-texas
- 1990 Decennial Census - Summary Tape File 3A (STF3A), public-domain CD-ROM extracts. Median household income from P080, education attainment from P057, mean commute time computed from P049.
- American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates - US Census Bureau, latest published vintage, Tables B19013 (income), B15003 (education), B08303 / B08013 (commute), B25077 (home value).
- Decennial Census 2020 - for population and density baselines.
- BLS Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) - annual averages, used to convert nominal dollars to 2024 dollars. Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
- The full underlying tables for every place are available on each place's CensusEasy page; click any row in this study to open the place page.
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