Postal Codes

78055 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 78055 covers Medina, Texas, with a population of about 1,918 and a median household income of $71,635.

Population
1,9188 per square mile
Median age
63.124.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$71,6356% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
26.1%13.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$384,236up 7.6% in five years
Degree or higher
18.8%16.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
78%13 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
31

Where 78055 is

Medina, 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

Population1,918
Median age63.1
Family households72.2%
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.8%
White (non-Hispanic)73.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino16.6%
Veterans10.4%
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$71,635
Income per person$38,324
Poverty rate26.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.7%
$10–15k2.0%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k8.6%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k4.2%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k14.1%
$75–100k18.2%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k4.4%
$150–200k5.8%
$200k or more10.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed800
Mean adjusted gross income$95,462
Returns declaring $200,000 or more7.5%
Returns, under $25k32.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.2%
Returns, $200k or more7.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$245,200
Rent as a share of household income14.4%
Owner-occupied78%
Vacant homes30.1%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house62.9%
Mobile home33.1%
Boat, RV or van4%
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$384,236as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 7.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.2%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$443,684$140,109

$140,109 in 2012 to $384,236 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%
High school diploma or higher90.7%
Works from home5.2%
Drives to work alone85.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.2%
Health

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

Obesity35.4% 2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes17.4% 5.4 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes14.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure47.2% 13.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health24.4% 4.1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity31.6% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis37.5% 12.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.5% 9.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)13% 5.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.9% 4.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening68.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD11.1% 4.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.3% 4 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.3% 8.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability11.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol46.5% 10.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use74% 1.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability21.8% 7.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17% 3.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.2% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.4% 2 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12% 1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.5% 0.9 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments31
People employed181
Annual payroll$5,967,000
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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 96.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss91.9 out of 100
Community resilience24.2 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 flooding99.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire97.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail96.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide96Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather92.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane54.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave50.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave38.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake10.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm2.9Very 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$71,635$76,292$78,538
Income per person$38,324$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate26.1%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$245,200$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,339$1,348
Homeownership78%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.9%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5.2%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%17.2%13.9%
Median age63.135.538.7
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 stationMEDINA 1NE, TX US8.1 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year0 in

Average high and low by month

January62.9°F / 35.2°F2.23 in rain, 0.1 in snow
February66.6°F / 39°F1.84 in rain
March73.5°F / 46.1°F3 in rain
April79.6°F / 52.6°F2.54 in rain
May85.7°F / 62.2°F5.53 in rain
June91.9°F / 68.6°F3.89 in rain
July94.2°F / 70.3°F2.51 in rain
August95.5°F / 69.3°F2.26 in rain
September89.4°F / 64.5°F4.48 in rain
October81.2°F / 54.7°F3.29 in rain
November70.5°F / 44.7°F2.34 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December63.1°F / 36.8°F2.36 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 supermarket98% 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%.

Medina Independent School District100% 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 vulnerability69more vulnerable than 69% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Household characteristics80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% 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.

78024 Hunt, TX23.2 km away
78883 Tarpley, TX23.6 km away
78885 Vanderpool, TX25.2 km away
78025 Ingram, TX25.6 km away
78029 Kerrville, TX27 km away
78028 Kerrville, TX27.7 km away
78010 Center Point, TX29.5 km away
78003 Bandera, TX29.8 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.

Bandera County97.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Kerr County2.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area237.09 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq mi
Population density8 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.8475, -99.3215

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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