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76252 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76252 covers Muenster, Texas, with a population of about 2,836 and a median household income of $95,063.

Population
2,83615 per square mile
Median age
42.13.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$95,0631.2× the Texas median
Poverty rate
6%6.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$341,637up 21.9% in five years
Median rent
$1,317about the Texas median
Degree or higher
34%1 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.4%10.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
126

Where 76252 is

Muenster, 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

Population2,836
Median age42.1
Family households68.2%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)94.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3.8%
Veterans6.7%
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$95,063
Income per person$47,046
Poverty rate6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.6%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k6.8%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k16.0%
$100–125k9.5%
$125–150k12.2%
$150–200k13.9%
$200k or more12.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,550
Mean adjusted gross income$107,028
Returns declaring $200,000 or more9.7%
Returns, under $25k24.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.6%
Returns, $200k or more9.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$283,500
Median gross rent$1,317
Rent as a share of household income24%
Owner-occupied75.4%
Vacant homes9.2%
Median year built1978

What the homes are

Detached house94%
Attached house1.4%
2 to 4 units0.2%
Mobile home4.4%
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$341,637as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 21.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$341,637$134,077

$142,846 in 2009 to $341,637 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher34%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home7.4%
Drives to work alone84.2%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.5%
Health

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

Obesity32.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.4% 1.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27% 1.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88% 2.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.8% 2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.5% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63% 1.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.1% 1.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13% 1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments126
People employed1,309
Annual payroll$62,618,000
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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 93.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss95 out of 100
Community resilience22.5 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.

Drought99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado98.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire96.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave86.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning64.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave60.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.5Relatively 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$95,063$76,292$78,538
Income per person$47,046$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate6%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$283,500$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,317$1,339$1,348
Homeownership75.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.4%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%17.2%13.9%
Median age42.135.538.7
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 stationBURNEYVILLE 2SE MESONT, OK US27.4 km away

Average high and low by month

January54.9°F / 29.8°F
February59.3°F / 34.2°F
March67.3°F / 42.3°F
April74.7°F / 50°F
May82.5°F / 59.5°F
June90.2°F / 67.9°F
July94.4°F / 71.3°F
August95.1°F / 70.5°F
September87.3°F / 61.7°F
October76.7°F / 50.8°F
November65.6°F / 40°F
December55.7°F / 31.8°F
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%.

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

Muenster Independent School District86.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Saint Jo Independent School District6.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Era Independent School District5.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Lindsay Independent School District1.6% 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 vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Walkability6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76253 Myra, TX6.8 km away
76250 Lindsay, TX13.3 km away
76238 Era, TX18.3 km away
76240 Gainesville, TX18.9 km away
76265 Saint Jo, TX20.3 km away
76272 Valley View, TX21.3 km away
76263 Rosston, TX23 km away
76239 Forestburg, TX24.5 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.

Cooke County97.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Montague County2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area188.09 sq mi
Water area0.71 sq mi
Population density15 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.6595, -97.3624

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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