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76266 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76266 covers Sanger, Texas, with a population of about 18,246 and a median household income of $95,603.

Population
18,246149 per square mile
Median age
40.72 points above the US average
Median household income
$95,6031.3× the Texas median
Poverty rate
6.5%5.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$357,003up 14.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,345about the Texas median
Degree or higher
26.4%8.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
81.5%16.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
266

Where 76266 is

Sanger, 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

Population18,246
Median age40.7
Family households70.1%
Born outside the US8.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.3%
White (non-Hispanic)73.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino18.3%
Veterans8%
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$95,603
Income per person$48,459
Poverty rate6.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance5.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.8%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k0.2%
$35–40k3.2%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k14.7%
$75–100k13.8%
$100–125k13.3%
$125–150k9.4%
$150–200k11.9%
$200k or more12.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,680
Mean adjusted gross income$83,861
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6%
Returns, under $25k23.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more6.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$315,900
Median gross rent$1,345
Rent as a share of household income31.9%
Owner-occupied81.5%
Vacant homes4.5%
Median year built1999

What the homes are

Detached house76.8%
Attached house3.2%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units4.1%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home11.6%
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$357,003as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 77.1%
Typical asking rent$1,645as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 3.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$385,392$125,240

$126,274 in 2000 to $357,003 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%
High school diploma or higher88.8%
Works from home10.8%
Drives to work alone82%
Takes public transport0.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22%
Health

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

Obesity35.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.4% 1.1 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.7% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year73.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.3% 3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.7% 2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.7% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments266
People employed3,971
Annual payroll$205,830,000
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 65.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Very High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss67.4 out of 100
Community resilience28.9 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.

Tornado97.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought83.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide71.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind52.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake33.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.7Relatively 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$95,603$76,292$78,538
Income per person$48,459$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate6.5%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$315,900$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,345$1,339$1,348
Homeownership81.5%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home10.8%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.2%17.2%13.9%
Median age40.735.538.7
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 stationPILOT POINT ISL DU BOI, TX US15.7 km away

Average high and low by month

January54.8°F / 32.8°F
February59.3°F / 36.2°F
March68.7°F / 43.2°F
April75.3°F / 52.3°F
May83°F / 60.3°F
June91°F / 69.9°F
July95.1°F / 74°F
August96.5°F / 73.6°F
September88.1°F / 66.3°F
October78.1°F / 54.6°F
November66.7°F / 43.3°F
December57.3°F / 34.6°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 supermarket16% 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sanger Independent School District73.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Slidell Independent School District13.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Krum Independent School District4.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Era Independent School District4.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Denton Independent School District4.1% 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 vulnerability42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76249 Krum, TX12.2 km away
76207 Denton, TX14.2 km away
76201 Denton, TX14.9 km away
76209 Denton, TX14.9 km away
76202 Denton, TX16 km away
76203 Denton, TX16.4 km away
76272 Valley View, TX16.9 km away
75027 Flower Mound, TX17.6 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.

Denton County97.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Cooke County2.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area122.07 sq mi
Water area10.68 sq mi
Population density149 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude33.3563, -97.1814

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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