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78069 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 78069 covers Somerset, Texas, with a population of about 6,904 and a median household income of $71,071.

Population
6,904242 per square mile
Median age
33.84.9 points below the US average
Median household income
$71,0717% below the Texas median
Poverty rate
18.2%5.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$239,276up 5.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,09618% below the Texas median
Degree or higher
8.1%26.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
87.4%22.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
52

Where 78069 is

Somerset, 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

Population6,904
Median age33.8
Family households77.6%
Born outside the US10.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home59.6%
White (non-Hispanic)14.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Hispanic or Latino84.6%
Veterans8.7%
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$71,071
Income per person$28,412
Poverty rate18.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k6.9%
$15–20k5.3%
$20–25k6.4%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k3.4%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k1.7%
$45–50k0.4%
$50–60k2.4%
$60–75k20.3%
$75–100k17.2%
$100–125k14.4%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k1.7%
$200k or more7.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,680
Mean adjusted gross income$51,044
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.1%
Returns, under $25k37.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k29.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.0%
Returns, $200k or more1.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$106,700
Median gross rent$1,096
Rent as a share of household income18.6%
Owner-occupied87.4%
Vacant homes11.7%
Median year built2000

What the homes are

Detached house53.6%
2 to 4 units3.5%
Mobile home42.9%
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$239,276as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 5.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 58.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$257,799$90,945

$90,945 in 2000 to $239,276 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%
High school diploma or higher74.1%
Works from home5.3%
Drives to work alone83.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more38.9%
Health

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

Obesity40% 6.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.7% 3.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.4% same as the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.9% 0.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health28.1% 7.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)30.7% 19.4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.1% 0.8 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.4% 11 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.1% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year71.5% 5.2 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening82.4% 3.5 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.9% 3.1 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening57.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist51.2% 10.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability36.3% 5.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability9.4% 1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use71.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.8% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.1% same as the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.4% 2.8 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments52
People employed294
Annual payroll$11,413,000
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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 64.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss44.4 out of 100
Community resilience15.1 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.

Drought93.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire89.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning79.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind60Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide39.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.7Very 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$71,071$76,292$78,538
Income per person$28,412$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate18.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$106,700$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,096$1,339$1,348
Homeownership87.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher8.1%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate3.7%5.1%5.2%
Works from home5.3%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US10.8%17.2%13.9%
Median age33.835.538.7
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 US17.1 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 supermarket72% 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.

Somerset Independent School District76.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lytle Independent School District23.8% 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 vulnerability64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics73more vulnerable than 73% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% 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.

78073 Von Ormy, TX6.1 km away
78002 Atascosa, TX9.1 km away
78054 Macdona, TX11.9 km away
78052 Lytle, TX12.4 km away
78252 San Antonio, TX14.1 km away
78065 Poteet, TX14.1 km away
78242 San Antonio, TX15.5 km away
78039 La Coste, TX17.1 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.

Atascosa County72.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Bexar County27.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area28.49 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density242 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude29.2205, -98.6678

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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