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76801 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 76801 covers Brownwood, Texas, with a population of about 25,152 and a median household income of $51,712.

Population
25,15267 per square mile
Median age
39.20.5 points above the US average
Median household income
$51,71232% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
16.9%4.5 points above the US average
Typical home value
$174,088up 14.8% in five years
Median rent
$85436% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
18.7%16.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
62.9%2.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
624

Where 76801 is

Brownwood, 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

Population25,152
Median age39.2
Family households60.9%
Born outside the US4.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.9%
White (non-Hispanic)66%
Black (non-Hispanic)4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino26.2%
Veterans6%
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$51,712
Income per person$30,449
Poverty rate16.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.9%
$10–15k5.8%
$15–20k6.5%
$20–25k7.5%
$25–30k6.0%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k5.3%
$40–45k5.1%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k11.5%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k4.9%
$150–200k6.3%
$200k or more4.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,980
Mean adjusted gross income$64,720
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k33.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.3%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$138,200
Median gross rent$854
Rent as a share of household income33.9%
Owner-occupied62.9%
Vacant homes19.9%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house67.3%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units8.1%
20 or more units4.5%
Mobile home11.1%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$174,088as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 1.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 14.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 59.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$177,983$101,298

$107,153 in 2009 to $174,088 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%
High school diploma or higher87%
Works from home3.7%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport0.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more6.9%
Health

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

Obesity35.6% 2.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25% 4.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)17.6% 6.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.6% 2.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.4% 0.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74.7% 2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening84.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.7% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53% 8.3 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.7% 6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use69.9% 6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.4% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5% 1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.8% 2.8 pts above 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 establishments624
People employed10,890
Annual payroll$459,138,000
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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 64.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 14 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.4 out of 100
Community resilience49.4 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.

Wildfire93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought93.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind84.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding73.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave73.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado70.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning53.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.4Very 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$51,712$76,292$78,538
Income per person$30,449$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate16.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$138,200$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$854$1,339$1,348
Homeownership62.9%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.7%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home3.7%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US4.2%17.2%13.9%
Median age39.235.538.7
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 stationBROWNWOOD 2ENE, TX US6 km away
Rain in a year31 in
Snow in a year1 in

Average high and low by month

January59.5°F / 31.7°F1.6 in rain, 0.2 in snow
February63.5°F / 36°F2.2 in rain, 0.3 in snow
March70.9°F / 43.7°F2.39 in rain
April78.8°F / 51.4°F2.38 in rain, 0.2 in snow
May85.3°F / 61.6°F4.25 in rain
June92.7°F / 69.1°F3.75 in rain
July96.5°F / 72.2°F2.04 in rain
August96.9°F / 71.7°F2.63 in rain
September89.6°F / 64.5°F2.88 in rain
October80.3°F / 53.1°F3.43 in rain
November68.7°F / 42.2°F1.72 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December60.8°F / 34°F1.37 in rain, 0.4 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 supermarket11% 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.

Brownwood Independent School District32.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Bangs Independent School District30.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Brookesmith Independent School District19.1% of this ZIP code's land area
May Independent School District8.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Cross Plains Independent School District6.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Coleman Independent School District2.7% 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 vulnerability56more vulnerable than 56% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability4.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

76803 Early, TX5.7 km away
76802 Early, TX6.6 km away
76804 Brownwood, TX9.5 km away
76432 Blanket, TX15.2 km away
76823 Bangs, TX15.9 km away
76890 Zephyr, TX20.2 km away
76857 May, TX20.4 km away
76474 Sidney, TX27.4 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.

Brown County94.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Coleman County3.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Mills County2.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area376.44 sq mi
Water area10.76 sq mi
Population density67 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude31.7754, -98.9915

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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