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76543 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76543 covers Killeen, Texas, with a population of about 33,713 and a median household income of $51,239.

Population
33,713948 per square mile
Median age
29.98.8 points below the US average
Median household income
$51,23933% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
20%7.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$175,535up 20% in five years
Median rent
$1,09918% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
15.2%19.8 points below the US average
Homeownership
39.8%25.2 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
490

Where 76543 is

Killeen, 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

Population33,713
Median age29.9
Family households63.1%
Born outside the US7.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home22.8%
White (non-Hispanic)26.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)36.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino28.6%
Veterans22.1%
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$51,239
Income per person$28,225
Poverty rate20%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k8.1%
$10–15k4.4%
$15–20k3.8%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k5.5%
$30–35k7.0%
$35–40k4.1%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k6.5%
$50–60k9.8%
$60–75k10.8%
$75–100k14.7%
$100–125k8.1%
$125–150k3.0%
$150–200k2.6%
$200k or more2.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,400
Mean adjusted gross income$42,280
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0.7%
Returns, under $25k36.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k37.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k6.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k4.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$140,700
Median gross rent$1,099
Rent as a share of household income32.9%
Owner-occupied39.8%
Vacant homes11.6%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house51.9%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units17.4%
5 to 19 units14.3%
20 or more units6%
Mobile home6.5%
Boat, RV or van0.9%
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$175,535as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 106.4%
Typical asking rent$1,169as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 13.7%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 62.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$186,133$80,712

$92,243 in 2009 to $175,535 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201520202026$1,172$716

$716 in 2015 to $1,169 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%
High school diploma or higher91.1%
Works from home7.1%
Drives to work alone79.5%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.9%
Health

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

Obesity46.6% 13.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35% 0.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.2% 5.9 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)18.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.5% 8.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.7% 3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)4.7% 3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year75.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening81.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability19.5% 4.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist48.9% 12.4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability37.9% 7.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability5.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol30.4% 5.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability11% 2.6 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)21.3% 4.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours46.5% 10.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.5% 8.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments490
People employed7,096
Annual payroll$276,296,000
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 21.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 13 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.8 out of 100
Community resilience48.6 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.

Hail54.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado50.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave49.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire45.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind24.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm22.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide20.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding17.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.1Very 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$51,239$76,292$78,538
Income per person$28,225$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate20%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$140,700$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,099$1,339$1,348
Homeownership39.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate10.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home7.1%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7.7%17.2%13.9%
Median age29.935.538.7
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 stationKILLEEN, TX US6.3 km away
Rain in a year35 in

Average high and low by month

January59.5°F / 36.1°F2.45 in rain
February63.1°F / 39.9°F2.16 in rain
March69.8°F / 47.1°F3.27 in rain
April77°F / 53.6°F2.15 in rain
May83.8°F / 63°F4.7 in rain
June92.2°F / 69.7°F3.21 in rain
July95.7°F / 72.3°F2.74 in rain
August96.6°F / 72.7°F1.64 in rain
September89.6°F / 66.7°F3.89 in rain
October79.7°F / 56.4°F3.42 in rain
November69.4°F / 45.8°F2.72 in rain
December60.4°F / 38.1°F2.4 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 supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket69% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Killeen Independent School District58.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Belton Independent School District41.2% 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.

Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76540 Killeen, TX6 km away
76547 Killeen, TX6 km away
76541 Killeen, TX6 km away
76559 Nolanville, TX7.7 km away
76542 Killeen, TX9 km away
76544 Fort Hood, TX10.7 km away
76548 Harker Heights, TX11.1 km away
76533 Heidenheimer, TX18 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.

Bell County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area35.57 sq mi
Water area0.27 sq mi
Population density948 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.1172, -97.6651

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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