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78002 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 78002 covers Atascosa, Texas, with a population of about 7,482 and a median household income of $64,082.

Population
7,482187 per square mile
Median age
31.77 points below the US average
Median household income
$64,08216% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
16%3.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$294,254up 8.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,2467% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
12%23 points below the US average
Homeownership
78%13 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
69

Where 78002 is

Atascosa, 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

Population7,482
Median age31.7
Family households77%
Born outside the US17.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home50.5%
White (non-Hispanic)20.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino77.2%
Veterans5%
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$64,082
Income per person$29,048
Poverty rate16%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance19.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.0%
$10–15k6.1%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k1.9%
$30–35k4.2%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k5.9%
$50–60k10.1%
$60–75k17.8%
$75–100k9.2%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k5.9%
$150–200k8.4%
$200k or more5.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,760
Mean adjusted gross income$47,141
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.3%
Returns, under $25k38.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k8.5%
Returns, $200k or more1.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$171,200
Median gross rent$1,246
Owner-occupied78%
Vacant homes11.8%
Median year built1995

What the homes are

Detached house68.5%
Attached house0.9%
Mobile home30.6%
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$294,254as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 8.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$305,435$85,604

$85,604 in 2000 to $294,254 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%
High school diploma or higher75.7%
Works from home4.3%
Drives to work alone83.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.7%
Health

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

Obesity34.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.6% 3.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.2% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health25.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)27.9% 16.6 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity34.1% 8.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.4% 5.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening58.3% 6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist53.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use73.6% 2.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments69
People employed396
Annual payroll$19,472,000
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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 84.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss77.9 out of 100
Community resilience20.6 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.

Hail98.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought92.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding92.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire92Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather38Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.5Very 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$64,082$76,292$78,538
Income per person$29,048$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate16%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$171,200$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,246$1,339$1,348
Homeownership78%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home4.3%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US17.2%17.2%13.9%
Median age31.735.538.7
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 stationLYTLE 3W, TX US10.5 km away
Rain in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January66.2°F / 41.9°F1.74 in rain
February69.8°F / 45.3°F1.85 in rain
March76.5°F / 52.2°F2.15 in rain
April83°F / 59.4°F2.32 in rain
May87°F / 66.6°F3.38 in rain
June94°F / 72.1°F2.99 in rain
July96°F / 73.4°F2.06 in rain
August96.2°F / 73°F2.1 in rain
September91.1°F / 69.1°F4.06 in rain
October84°F / 60.3°F3.42 in rain
November74°F / 51.4°F1.91 in rain
December66.8°F / 43.4°F1.64 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket54% 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.

Southwest Independent School District93.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Somerset Independent School District6.7% 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 vulnerability76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Household characteristics81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability4.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

78052 Lytle, TX6.3 km away
78073 Von Ormy, TX7.2 km away
78054 Macdona, TX7.9 km away
78039 La Coste, TX8 km away
78069 Somerset, TX9.1 km away
78252 San Antonio, TX12.5 km away
78059 Natalia, TX12.8 km away
78242 San Antonio, TX15.5 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.

Bexar County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area40.01 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq mi
Population density187 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.2705, -98.7421

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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