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76470 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76470 covers Ranger, Texas, with a population of about 3,161 and a median household income of $38,523.

Population
3,16112 per square mile
Median age
37.80.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$38,52350% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
17.9%5.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$102,202down 15.9% in five years
Degree or higher
15%20 points below the US average
Homeownership
63.3%1.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
47

Where 76470 is

Ranger, 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

Population3,161
Median age37.8
Family households61.7%
Born outside the US4.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.1%
White (non-Hispanic)74.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino15.5%
Veterans7.4%
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$38,523
Income per person$24,458
Poverty rate17.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance22.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k7.3%
$15–20k5.8%
$20–25k5.5%
$25–30k10.7%
$30–35k11.2%
$35–40k6.1%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k7.5%
$50–60k3.7%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k10.8%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k1.7%
$150–200k0.9%
$200k or more1.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,100
Mean adjusted gross income$56,137
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.7%
Returns, under $25k37.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$64,000
Rent as a share of household income19%
Owner-occupied63.3%
Vacant homes22.4%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house62.6%
Attached house2.7%
2 to 4 units7.9%
5 to 19 units1.8%
20 or more units4.5%
Mobile home20.5%
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$102,202as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 15.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 7.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201020182026$130,676$85,184

$86,198 in 2010 to $102,202 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher15%
High school diploma or higher80.1%
Works from home3.4%
Drives to work alone72.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.6%
Health

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

Obesity36.7% 3.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.9% 5.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression24.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.7% 6.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.8% 4.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability18.1% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening56.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist47.6% 13.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability9.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.2% 2.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability19.5% 5.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.8% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.8% 9.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments47
People employed358
Annual payroll$13,374,000
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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 66.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58.6 out of 100
Community resilience34 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.

Wildfire96.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide89.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind86.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather57.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning51.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm47.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake18Very 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$38,523$76,292$78,538
Income per person$24,458$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate17.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$64,000$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership63.3%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3.4%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.5%17.2%13.9%
Median age37.835.538.7
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 stationEASTLAND, TX US15.5 km away
Rain in a year29 in
Snow in a year2 in

Average high and low by month

January57.8°F / 30.4°F1.24 in rain, 0.4 in snow
February61.2°F / 33.2°F2.01 in rain, 0.1 in snow
March69.8°F / 42.2°F2.42 in rain
April77.3°F / 49.2°F1.83 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May84.2°F / 59.6°F3.76 in rain
June91.4°F / 67.4°F3.38 in rain
July95.9°F / 69.9°F1.95 in rain
August96°F / 68.4°F3.12 in rain
September88.3°F / 60.8°F2.78 in rain
October79.4°F / 50.2°F3 in rain
November67.2°F / 39.3°F1.92 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December59.4°F / 31.4°F1.76 in rain, 0.7 in snow
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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Ranger Independent School District59.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Breckenridge Independent School District33.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Eastland Independent School District3.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Gorman Independent School District2% of this ZIP code's land area
De Leon 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 vulnerability63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport69more vulnerable than 69% 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.

76466 Olden, TX6.3 km away
76448 Eastland, TX14.6 km away
76475 Strawn, TX21.6 km away
76445 Desdemona, TX23 km away
76429 Caddo, TX24.6 km away
76463 Mingus, TX25 km away
76435 Carbon, TX26.7 km away
76454 Gorman, TX27.2 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.

Eastland County54.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Stephens County45.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area268.03 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude32.4681, -98.6747

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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