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75144 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75144 covers Kerens, Texas, with a population of about 3,798 and a median household income of $62,528.

Population
3,79822 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,52818% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
15.9%3.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$227,373up 23% in five years
Median rent
$84737% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
21.1%13.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.8%9.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
36

Where 75144 is

Kerens, Texas — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population3,798
Median age40.6
Family households71%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.4%
White (non-Hispanic)64.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)18.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino11.6%
Veterans9.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$62,528
Income per person$29,718
Poverty rate15.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k6.0%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k4.8%
$30–35k3.2%
$35–40k9.5%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k2.4%
$50–60k5.6%
$60–75k10.2%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k13.0%
$150–200k3.4%
$200k or more5.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,560
Mean adjusted gross income$83,626
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.8%
Returns, under $25k31.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.5%
Returns, $200k or more5.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$156,400
Median gross rent$847
Rent as a share of household income28.1%
Owner-occupied74.8%
Vacant homes17.5%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house71.8%
Attached house2.1%
2 to 4 units6.2%
5 to 19 units1.9%
Mobile home17.1%
Boat, RV or van1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$227,373as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 118.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$227,909$92,601

$99,014 in 2009 to $227,373 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%
High school diploma or higher88.6%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone86.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.2%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity38.4% 5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure44.5% 10.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26% 5.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.7% 3.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.2% 7.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.4% 6.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.9% 10.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.6% 6.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.5% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.5% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.4% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.3% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments36
People employed191
Annual payroll$6,733,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 79.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss75.2 out of 100
Community resilience23.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Tornado98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm90.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire90.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning90.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane59Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Texas and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPTexasUnited States
Median household income$62,528$76,292$78,538
Income per person$29,718$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate15.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$156,400$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$847$1,339$1,348
Homeownership74.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.1%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home4.7%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age40.635.538.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD, TX US19.2 km away
Rain in a year39 in

Average high and low by month

January58.5°F / 37.5°F2.76 in rain
February62.5°F / 41.3°F2.67 in rain
March69.8°F / 48.2°F3.58 in rain
April77°F / 55.1°F3.48 in rain
May84.1°F / 64.1°F4.42 in rain
June91.2°F / 71.2°F3.82 in rain
July95.1°F / 74°F2.28 in rain
August96°F / 73.7°F2.28 in rain
September89.6°F / 67.5°F2.53 in rain
October79.8°F / 57.2°F5.1 in rain
November67.8°F / 46.9°F3.18 in rain
December59.9°F / 39.4°F3.23 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

Kerens Independent School District100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Household characteristics90more vulnerable than 90% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport88more vulnerable than 88% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

75153 Powell, TX9.7 km away
75143 Kemp, TX13.5 km away
75163 Trinidad, TX13.9 km away
75156 Mabank, TX21.6 km away
75148 Malakoff, TX21.6 km away
75109 Corsicana, TX23.3 km away
75110 Corsicana, TX23.6 km away
75105 Chatfield, TX23.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Navarro County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area173.65 sq mi
Water area19.6 sq mi
Population density22 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.1275, -96.2298

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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