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75901 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75901 covers Lufkin, Texas, with a population of about 28,602 and a median household income of $59,083.

Population
28,602180 per square mile
Median age
35.23.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$59,08323% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
17.3%4.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$193,803up 13% in five years
Median rent
$1,08519% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
20.5%14.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.6%1.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
907

Where 75901 is

Lufkin, 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

Population28,602
Median age35.2
Family households65.8%
Born outside the US13.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home28.1%
White (non-Hispanic)48.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)12.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Hispanic or Latino32.9%
Veterans7%
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$59,083
Income per person$28,332
Poverty rate17.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.2%
$10–15k3.8%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k7.7%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k2.5%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k8.4%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k16.1%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k4.5%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed12,150
Mean adjusted gross income$69,911
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k34.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.8%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$163,600
Median gross rent$1,085
Rent as a share of household income30%
Owner-occupied63.6%
Vacant homes8.6%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units3.9%
5 to 19 units6.4%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home13.9%
Boat, RV or van0.6%
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$193,803as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.2%
Typical asking rent$1,425as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$200,406$81,392

$81,392 in 2000 to $193,803 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%
High school diploma or higher82.6%
Works from home5%
Drives to work alone81.5%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.1%
Health

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

Obesity41.9% 8.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes16.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes18.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.4% 8.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health30.9% 10.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)21.2% 9.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity35.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.3% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.8% 2.1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.2% 14.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability41.9% 11.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.4% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use72.8% 3.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.9% 7.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)18% 4.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6% 2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.5% 6.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.3% 2.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments907
People employed11,752
Annual payroll$473,125,000
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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 39.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss34.4 out of 100
Community resilience28.6 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.

Lightning93.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire86.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm71.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave55.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado54.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding35Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought19.8Relatively High 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$59,083$76,292$78,538
Income per person$28,332$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate17.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$163,600$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,085$1,339$1,348
Homeownership63.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate6.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US13.5%17.2%13.9%
Median age35.235.538.7
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 stationLUFKIN ANGELINA CO AP, TX US10.9 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January59.8°F / 37.5°F4.66 in rain
February64.1°F / 41.5°F3.88 in rain
March71.1°F / 47.7°F4.21 in rain
April77.8°F / 54.2°F3.69 in rain
May84.5°F / 63°F4.64 in rain
June90.3°F / 69.4°F4.22 in rain
July93.3°F / 71.7°F3.34 in rain
August93.7°F / 71.1°F3.75 in rain
September88.7°F / 65.9°F3.94 in rain
October79.8°F / 55°F4.73 in rain
November68.8°F / 45.2°F4.53 in rain
December61.1°F / 39.3°F4.68 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 supermarket4% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket9% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lufkin Independent School District76.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Diboll Independent School District16.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Huntington Independent School District6.5% 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 vulnerability75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport62more vulnerable than 62% 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.

75903 Lufkin, TX7.6 km away
75949 Huntington, TX7.8 km away
75915 Lufkin, TX10.9 km away
75941 Diboll, TX14.6 km away
75902 Lufkin, TX14.9 km away
75904 Lufkin, TX19.7 km away
75969 Pollok, TX24.5 km away
75944 Etoile, TX24.9 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.

Angelina County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area159.15 sq mi
Water area3.63 sq mi
Population density180 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.2700, -94.6469

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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