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75972 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 75972 covers San Augustine, Texas, with a population of about 5,896 and a median household income of $42,693.

Population
5,89616 per square mile
Median age
48.69.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$42,69344% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
29.6%17.2 points above the US average
Typical home value
$163,535down 27.3% in five years
Median rent
$74345% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
12.5%22.5 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.2%7.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
116

Where 75972 is

San Augustine, 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

Population5,896
Median age48.6
Family households72.1%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home8.1%
White (non-Hispanic)56.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)30.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino10.9%
Veterans12.1%
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$42,693
Income per person$30,734
Poverty rate29.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k12.1%
$10–15k8.4%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k8.0%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k7.0%
$40–45k5.8%
$45–50k5.7%
$50–60k6.3%
$60–75k7.2%
$75–100k10.3%
$100–125k4.4%
$125–150k6.3%
$150–200k2.9%
$200k or more3.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,390
Mean adjusted gross income$61,688
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.8%
Returns, under $25k36.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$76,700
Median gross rent$743
Rent as a share of household income39.1%
Owner-occupied72.2%
Vacant homes28.3%
Median year built1984

What the homes are

Detached house61.1%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units5.1%
5 to 19 units0.9%
20 or more units2.1%
Mobile home29.6%
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$163,535as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 27.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 0.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201420202026$240,060$138,753

$138,753 in 2014 to $163,535 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%
High school diploma or higher79.4%
Works from home6.3%
Drives to work alone74.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.7%
Health

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

Obesity45.2% 11.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes22.1% 10.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes22.7% 9.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure51% 16.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health36% 15.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.8% 7.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity41.4% 16 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis36.2% 11.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82.4% 7.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease12% 5.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability20.6% 5.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD14.6% 8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist43.6% 17.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability46.8% 16.1 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.8% 6.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability15.7% 7.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.9% 7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)20% 3.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability28.5% 14.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)20.7% 7.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability9% 5 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours41% 4.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke7.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27.1% 14.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability11.5% 5.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments116
People employed1,244
Annual payroll$57,675,000
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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 60.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss49.8 out of 100
Community resilience9.1 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.

Strong wind99.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning91.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire87.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado80.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather67Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake28.2Relatively 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$42,693$76,292$78,538
Income per person$30,734$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate29.6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$76,700$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$743$1,339$1,348
Homeownership72.2%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.5%5.1%5.2%
Works from home6.3%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age48.635.538.7
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 stationSAN AUGUSTINE, TX US1.4 km away
Rain in a year56 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January59.5°F / 35.4°F4.95 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February63.2°F / 39°F5.11 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March70.2°F / 45.3°F5.22 in rain
April76.9°F / 52.5°F4.65 in rain
May84°F / 60.9°F4.3 in rain
June90.3°F / 67.7°F4.8 in rain
July93.5°F / 70.4°F3.22 in rain
August94.4°F / 69.9°F4.28 in rain
September88.5°F / 64.3°F4.18 in rain
October79.5°F / 53.4°F4.75 in rain
November69.7°F / 43.5°F4.7 in rain
December61°F / 36.5°F5.4 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 supermarket79% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

San Augustine Independent School District49.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Broaddus Independent School District27.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Hemphill Independent School District13.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Shelbyville Independent School District6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Chireno Independent School District2.9% 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 vulnerability67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability3.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

75930 Bronson, TX23.3 km away
75929 Broaddus, TX25.7 km away
75973 Shelbyville, TX26.9 km away
75937 Chireno, TX28.2 km away
75959 Milam, TX28.7 km away
75958 Martinsville, TX30.2 km away
75935 Center, TX30.6 km away
75944 Etoile, TX31.2 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.

San Augustine County78.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Sabine County17.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Shelby County3.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area361.61 sq mi
Water area1.69 sq mi
Population density16 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.5152, -94.1326

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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