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76528 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76528 covers Gatesville, Texas, with a population of about 18,490 and a median household income of $66,989.

Population
18,49038 per square mile
Median age
39.71 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,98912% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$245,137up 17.2% in five years
Median rent
$84837% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
17.9%17.1 points below the US average
Homeownership
71.6%6.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
282

Where 76528 is

Gatesville, 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

Population18,490
Median age39.7
Family households67.1%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.8%
White (non-Hispanic)71.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino15.7%
Veterans13.1%
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$66,989
Income per person$31,755
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k6.9%
$20–25k6.0%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k3.8%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k6.9%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k13.0%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k5.2%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,610
Mean adjusted gross income$78,396
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.3%
Returns, under $25k29.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$189,900
Median gross rent$848
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied71.6%
Vacant homes10.2%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house82.5%
Attached house1%
2 to 4 units3.3%
5 to 19 units3.6%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home8.2%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
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$245,137as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 17.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 83.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$248,405$115,666

$121,228 in 2009 to $245,137 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%
High school diploma or higher89%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone79.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.1%
Health

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

Obesity37.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.5% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.9% 4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29% 3.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.9% 1 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.7% 2.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.2% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist55.3% 6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.5% same as the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use70.2% 5.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.4% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.2% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.2% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments282
People employed3,580
Annual payroll$141,445,000
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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 56.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss58 out of 100
Community resilience13.6 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.

Wildfire94.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought88.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail82.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather80Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide73.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm39.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.9Very 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$66,989$76,292$78,538
Income per person$31,755$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$189,900$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$848$1,339$1,348
Homeownership71.6%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4%5.1%5.2%
Works from home6.1%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age39.735.538.7
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 stationGATESVILLE, TX US12.4 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January60.3°F / 35.8°F2.32 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February64.4°F / 39°F2.54 in rain
March71.2°F / 47°F3.22 in rain
April78°F / 54.2°F3.19 in rain
May84.5°F / 63.3°F4.14 in rain
June90.8°F / 70°F3.39 in rain
July95.1°F / 72.1°F2.97 in rain
August96.2°F / 71.7°F2.97 in rain
September89.6°F / 65.2°F2.94 in rain
October79.8°F / 55.2°F4.18 in rain
November69.5°F / 44.6°F2.63 in rain
December60.9°F / 36.5°F2.53 in rain, 0.1 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Gatesville Independent School District69.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Evant Independent School District13% of this ZIP code's land area
Jonesboro Independent School District10.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Crawford Independent School District2.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Oglesby Independent School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Belton Independent School District1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Killeen Independent School District1.1% 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 vulnerability65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Household characteristics87more vulnerable than 87% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Walkability3.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76596 Gatesville, TX4.4 km away
76597 Gatesville, TX4.4 km away
76598 Gatesville, TX4.4 km away
76599 Gatesville, TX11 km away
76538 Jonesboro, TX15.9 km away
76566 Purmela, TX16.6 km away
76558 Mound, TX19.4 km away
76525 Evant, TX21.1 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.

Coryell County98.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Bell County1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area486.34 sq mi
Water area1.81 sq mi
Population density38 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.4177, -97.8330

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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