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75148 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75148 covers Malakoff, Texas, with a population of about 5,944 and a median household income of $59,923.

Population
5,94467 per square mile
Median age
51.112.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$59,92321% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
14.7%2.3 points above the US average
Typical home value
$278,114up 2.8% in five years
Median rent
$83837% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
21.8%13.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
76%11 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
117

Where 75148 is

Malakoff, 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

Population5,944
Median age51.1
Family households67.3%
Born outside the US5.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.2%
White (non-Hispanic)70.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)10.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino10.7%
Veterans10.7%
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$59,923
Income per person$34,416
Poverty rate14.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k7.4%
$15–20k5.1%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k2.8%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k9.6%
$60–75k9.5%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k10.4%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k7.9%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,460
Mean adjusted gross income$77,869
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k33.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.6%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$159,100
Median gross rent$838
Rent as a share of household income25.4%
Owner-occupied76%
Vacant homes28.3%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house65.2%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home24.6%
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$278,114as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 80.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$313,281$129,475

$129,708 in 2009 to $278,114 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%
High school diploma or higher85.4%
Works from home7%
Drives to work alone78.9%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15% 3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure41.8% 7.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.6% 4.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.3% 3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.1% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15% 1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.2% 5.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.2% 9.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.2% 4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19% 5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.2% 5.2 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments117
People employed1,350
Annual payroll$56,755,000
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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 45.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.1 out of 100
Community resilience29.8 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.

Cold wave93.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind75.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide70.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather53Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.2Very 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$59,923$76,292$78,538
Income per person$34,416$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate14.7%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$159,100$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$838$1,339$1,348
Homeownership76%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher21.8%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.4%17.2%13.9%
Median age51.135.538.7
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 stationATHENS, TX US16.6 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January57.9°F / 34.5°F3.54 in rain
February62°F / 38.5°F3.88 in rain
March69°F / 45.2°F4.08 in rain
April76.4°F / 53.1°F3.82 in rain
May83.2°F / 62.6°F4.3 in rain
June90.1°F / 70.3°F4.09 in rain
July94.1°F / 72.6°F2.53 in rain
August95.1°F / 72.3°F2.64 in rain
September89.2°F / 65.7°F2.97 in rain
October79.1°F / 54.6°F5.09 in rain
November67.6°F / 44.1°F3.49 in rain
December59.3°F / 36.5°F4.32 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 supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket50% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Cross Roads Independent School District56.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Malakoff Independent School District38.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Eustace Independent School District3.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Athens Independent School District1.7% 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 vulnerability51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

75163 Trinidad, TX8.1 km away
75124 Eustace, TX14 km away
75751 Athens, TX15.5 km away
75156 Mabank, TX17.6 km away
75752 Athens, TX20.9 km away
75143 Kemp, TX21.6 km away
75144 Kerens, TX21.6 km away
75147 Mabank, TX22.8 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.

Henderson County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area88.83 sq mi
Water area6.24 sq mi
Population density67 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.1705, -96.0060

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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