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76457 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76457 covers Hico, Texas, with a population of about 4,449 and a median household income of $64,063.

Population
4,44914 per square mile
Median age
43.34.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,06316% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
14.3%1.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$357,846up 27.4% in five years
Median rent
$97227% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
24.3%10.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
78.8%13.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
93

Where 76457 is

Hico, 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

Population4,449
Median age43.3
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US8.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.4%
White (non-Hispanic)79%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino17.5%
Veterans7.7%
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$64,063
Income per person$35,205
Poverty rate14.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k6.9%
$15–20k3.5%
$20–25k3.4%
$25–30k9.5%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k3.3%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k4.6%
$60–75k16.1%
$75–100k11.7%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k6.5%
$150–200k5.9%
$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 filed1,710
Mean adjusted gross income$79,958
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.8%
Returns, under $25k28.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.2%
Returns, $200k or more5.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$217,500
Median gross rent$972
Rent as a share of household income34.7%
Owner-occupied78.8%
Vacant homes18.7%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house83.5%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units0.3%
Mobile home12.4%
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$357,846as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 27.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 94%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$358,008$158,248

$158,248 in 2012 to $357,846 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%
High school diploma or higher91%
Works from home13.3%
Drives to work alone74.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more16.6%
Health

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

Obesity35.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.2% 1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27% 1.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.2% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.8% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.5% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.8% 2.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist52.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34% 3.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.7% 6.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.7% 2.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.1% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost17.1% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments93
People employed735
Annual payroll$23,420,000
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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 68.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss68.7 out of 100
Community resilience33 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.

Wildfire97.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado92.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather72.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding59.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide58.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane57.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm33.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.3Very 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$64,063$76,292$78,538
Income per person$35,205$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate14.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$217,500$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$972$1,339$1,348
Homeownership78.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.3%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.6%5.1%5.2%
Works from home13.3%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US8.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age43.335.538.7
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 stationHICO, TX US2.8 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January58.6°F / 31.5°F2.4 in rain
February61.7°F / 35.2°F2.81 in rain
March69.2°F / 43°F3.02 in rain
April77.1°F / 51.3°F3.12 in rain
May83.2°F / 60.9°F4.39 in rain
June90.8°F / 69.2°F4.77 in rain
July94.4°F / 71.7°F2.06 in rain
August95.5°F / 70.6°F2.73 in rain
September87.6°F / 63.2°F2.72 in rain
October78.4°F / 52.2°F3.81 in rain
November67.5°F / 41.9°F2.2 in rain
December59.3°F / 33°F2.14 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 supermarket42% 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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hico Independent School District55.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Hamilton Independent School District16.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Stephenville Independent School District11.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Cranfills Gap Independent School District6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Iredell Independent School District5.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Three Way Independent School District4% 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 vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76649 Iredell, TX13.8 km away
76436 Carlton, TX16.7 km away
76690 Walnut Springs, TX28.1 km away
76637 Cranfills Gap, TX31 km away
76531 Hamilton, TX32.4 km away
76402 Stephenville, TX33.2 km away
76446 Dublin, TX33.6 km away
76401 Stephenville, TX34.5 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.

Hamilton County58% of this ZIP code's land area
Erath County34% of this ZIP code's land area
Bosque County8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area322.07 sq mi
Water area1.15 sq mi
Population density14 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.9597, -98.0249

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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