Postal Codes

77994 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 77994 covers Westhoff, Texas, with a population of about 513 and a median household income of $85,257.

Population
5139 per square mile
Median age
32.76 points below the US average
Median household income
$85,2571.1× the Texas median
Poverty rate
27.9%15.5 points above the US average
Median rent
$1,331about the Texas median
Degree or higher
30.1%4.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
79.8%14.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
8

Where 77994 is

Westhoff, 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

Population513
Median age32.7
Family households87.7%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.6%
White (non-Hispanic)59.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino37.6%
Veterans3.9%
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$85,257
Poverty rate27.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.1%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k4.9%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k4.3%
$35–40k3.7%
$40–45k1.2%
$45–50k5.5%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k13.5%
$75–100k27.0%
$100–125k14.1%
$125–150k3.1%
$150–200k1.2%
$200k or more6.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed150
Mean adjusted gross income$170,280
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20%
Returns, under $25k20.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k26.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.3%
Returns, $200k or more20.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$1,331
Owner-occupied79.8%
Vacant homes37.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house90.8%
Mobile home9.2%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone88.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.8%
Health

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

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.3% 5.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure43.8% 9.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.7% 6.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.2% 3.9 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.9% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.9% 7.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication82% 7.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.2% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.3% 2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.7% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist49.8% 11.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39% 8.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability10.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability10.4% 2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use67.4% 8.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20.9% 6.9 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.2% 3.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.1% 1.5 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments8
People employed213
Annual payroll$6,513,000
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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 95.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss92.8 out of 100
Community resilience28.2 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.

River flooding98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning86.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire83.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind76.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake14.9Very 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$85,257$76,292$78,538
Income per person$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate27.9%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,331$1,339$1,348
Homeownership79.8%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher30.1%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.1%5.2%
Works from home6.5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US0%17.2%13.9%
Median age32.735.538.7
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 stationCUERO, TX US15.1 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January66.3°F / 42°F2.33 in rain
February68.9°F / 45.5°F1.54 in rain
March75.2°F / 52.3°F2.76 in rain
April82.1°F / 58.7°F2.77 in rain
May88.6°F / 67.4°F4.41 in rain
June94.1°F / 72.7°F3.92 in rain
July96.9°F / 74.3°F2.44 in rain
August98.3°F / 74.1°F2.59 in rain
September92.9°F / 69.3°F3.57 in rain
October85.9°F / 59.8°F3.27 in rain
November75.3°F / 50°F2.35 in rain
December67.4°F / 43.5°F2.27 in rain, 0.2 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 supermarket84% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Westhoff Independent School District56.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Cuero Independent School District27.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Yorktown Independent School District8.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Nixon-Smiley Consolidated Independent School District7.4% 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 vulnerability81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Household characteristics72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport75more vulnerable than 75% of US census tracts
Walkability6.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

78159 Smiley, TX18.5 km away
77954 Cuero, TX19.9 km away
78164 Yorktown, TX21.7 km away
77967 Hochheim, TX22.1 km away
78677 Wrightsboro, TX23.9 km away
78614 Cost, TX29.5 km away
78140 Nixon, TX31.5 km away
78111 Ecleto, TX31.9 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.

DeWitt County92.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Gonzales County7.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area58.04 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density9 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.1792, -97.4600

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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