78072 ZIP Code — Tilden, TX

ZIP code 78072 covers Tilden, Texas, with a population of about 277.

Population: 277
Median age: 43.95.2 points above the US average
Poverty rate: 10.5%1.9 points below the US average
Median home value: $98,10062% below the Texas median
Degree or higher: 25%10 points below the US average
Homeownership: 85.6%20.6 points above the US average
Time zone: Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 34

Where 78072 is

Tilden, 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

Population	277
Median age	43.9
Family households	65.6%
Born outside the US	7.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home	24.6%
White (non-Hispanic)	35.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	63.9%
Veterans	10.6%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$29,747
Poverty rate	10.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance	11.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k	2.2%
$10–15k	4.4%
$15–20k	8.9%
$20–25k	6.7%
$25–30k	8.9%
$30–35k	17.8%
$35–40k	0.0%
$40–45k	0.0%
$45–50k	7.8%
$50–60k	11.1%
$60–75k	4.4%
$75–100k	7.8%
$100–125k	2.2%
$125–150k	0.0%
$150–200k	8.9%
$200k or more	8.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed	280
Mean adjusted gross income	$174,832
Returns declaring $200,000 or more	10.7%
Returns, under $25k	21.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k	21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k	14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k	14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k	17.9%
Returns, $200k or more	10.7%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value	$98,100
Owner-occupied	85.6%
Vacant homes	40.8%
Median year built	1970

What the homes are

Detached house	77%
Attached house	0.7%
Mobile home	22.4%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25%
High school diploma or higher	77.2%
Works from home	13.4%
Drives to work alone	68.8%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	13.4%

Health

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

Obesity	38.4% 5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes	18.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes	15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure	42.8% 8.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health	29.8% 9.5 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)	21.8% 10.5 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression	21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity	36.8% 11.4 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis	30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking	14% 2 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication	80.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)	8.7% 1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma	9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease	10% 3.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year	76.9% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening	86.1% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability	16.8% 2 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening	54.1% 10.2 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD	9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist	46.3% 15 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability	40.9% 10.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability	11.3% 4.6 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol	41.6% 5.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability	11.1% 2.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use	68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)	16.8% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability	22.7% 8.7 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)	17.7% 4.2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability	6.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours	38.8% 2.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke	5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost	21.4% 8.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability	9.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 5.6%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	34
People employed	306
Annual payroll	$21,328,000

Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall risk	Higher than 33.5% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively Low
Expected annual loss	27 out of 100
Community resilience	6.2 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.

Drought	94.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	85.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	80.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	61.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	54.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding	36.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	28.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	25.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	24.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	6.9Very 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 ZIP	Texas	United States
Median household income	—	$76,292	$78,538
Income per person	$29,747	$39,446	$43,289
Poverty rate	10.5%	13.8%	12.4%
Median home value	$98,100	$260,400	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,339	$1,348
Homeownership	85.6%	62.6%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	25%	33.1%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	5.1%	5.2%
Works from home	13.4%	12.8%	13.5%
Born outside the US	7.9%	17.2%	13.9%
Median age	43.9	35.5	38.7

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 station	TILDEN 4 SSE, TX US4 km away
Rain in a year	26 in
Snow in a year	0 in

Average high and low by month

January	66.1°F / 43.5°F1.09 in rain
February	71.3°F / 47.5°F1.09 in rain
March	77.2°F / 53.7°F2.25 in rain
April	84.1°F / 60.2°F2.12 in rain
May	90°F / 68.2°F3.17 in rain
June	95.4°F / 72.8°F2.46 in rain
July	97.3°F / 74.2°F2.87 in rain
August	98.9°F / 74°F2.06 in rain
September	92.6°F / 69.9°F3.57 in rain
October	85.4°F / 61.9°F1.92 in rain
November	75.3°F / 51.7°F1.46 in rain
December	67.4°F / 44.9°F1.54 in rain, 0.3 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	None 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%.

McMullen County Independent School District	100% 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 vulnerability	79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	67more vulnerable than 67% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	98more vulnerable than 98% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability	5.8 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

78007 Calliham, TX	22.4 km away
78021 Fowlerton, TX	28.7 km away
78071 Three Rivers, TX	38.7 km away
78075 Whitsett, TX	39 km away
78012 Christine, TX	41.5 km away
78022 George West, TX	45.7 km away
78060 Oakville, TX	45.8 km away
78008 Campbellton, TX	49.2 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.

McMullen County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Central (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	782.71 sq mi
Water area	3.63 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	28.4198, -98.5693

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.