Postal Codes

76531 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76531 covers Hamilton, Texas, with a population of about 4,673 and a median household income of $55,651.

Population
4,67312 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,65127% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
17.9%5.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$241,213up 13.4% in five years
Median rent
$85136% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
22.1%12.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.1%10.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
151

Where 76531 is

Hamilton, 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

Population4,673
Median age44.1
Family households58.1%
Born outside the US5.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.8%
White (non-Hispanic)84.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino12.9%
Veterans9.3%
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$55,651
Income per person$40,603
Poverty rate17.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance12%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k5.6%
$15–20k4.4%
$20–25k5.0%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k7.1%
$35–40k3.4%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k6.1%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k10.7%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k5.0%
$150–200k6.4%
$200k or more6.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,160
Mean adjusted gross income$108,881
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.1%
Returns, under $25k29.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.8%
Returns, $200k or more5.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$128,000
Median gross rent$851
Rent as a share of household income28%
Owner-occupied75.1%
Vacant homes30.2%
Median year built1962

What the homes are

Detached house88%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units2.2%
5 to 19 units1.5%
Mobile home7.7%
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$241,213as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 81.7%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$258,287$110,376

$110,376 in 2012 to $241,213 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%
High school diploma or higher86.7%
Works from home4.6%
Drives to work alone84.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.2%
Health

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

Obesity37.2% 3.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.5% 9.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.5% 5.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)14.5% 3.2 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication81.2% 6.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.8% 3.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87% 1.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.6% 4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53% 8.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.7% 8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.5% 6.5 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 disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.4% 1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments151
People employed1,312
Annual payroll$53,199,000
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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 72.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.1 out of 100
Community resilience28 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.

Wildfire97.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado88.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning84.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding70.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane59.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave46.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.4Relatively 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$55,651$76,292$78,538
Income per person$40,603$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate17.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$128,000$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$851$1,339$1,348
Homeownership75.1%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home4.6%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US5.1%17.2%13.9%
Median age44.135.538.7
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 stationEVANT 1SSW, TX US24.4 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January58.7°F / 33.6°F2.03 in rain
February62.4°F / 37.4°F2.15 in rain
March69.1°F / 44.2°F2.13 in rain
April77°F / 52.6°F3.08 in rain
May83.7°F / 61.4°F4.05 in rain
June91.2°F / 69.2°F3.91 in rain
July94.7°F / 71.2°F2.69 in rain
August96.1°F / 71.6°F1.53 in rain
September89.3°F / 65.1°F2.41 in rain
October80.1°F / 54.8°F3.27 in rain
November68.6°F / 43.7°F2.3 in rain
December60.6°F / 35.8°F2.04 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket3% 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.

Hamilton Independent School District90.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Goldthwaite Consolidated Independent School District3.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Evant Independent School District1.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Jonesboro Independent School District1.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Comanche Independent School District1.4% 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 vulnerability58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% 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.

76565 Pottsville, TX20.1 km away
76566 Purmela, TX24.5 km away
76436 Carlton, TX25 km away
76452 Energy, TX26 km away
76525 Evant, TX27.2 km away
76538 Jonesboro, TX28.5 km away
76637 Cranfills Gap, TX29.6 km away
76880 Star, TX30.2 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.

Hamilton County96.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Comanche County2.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Mills County1.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area387.04 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.6781, -98.1131

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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