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78727 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 78727 covers Austin, Texas, with a population of about 30,894 and a median household income of $107,194.

Population
30,8943,977 per square mile
Median age
353.7 points below the US average
Median household income
$107,1941.4× the Texas median
Poverty rate
5.2%7.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$456,398down 12.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,8181.4× the Texas median
Degree or higher
62.9%27.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
42.5%22.5 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
574

Where 78727 is

Austin, 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

Population30,894
Median age35
Family households55.9%
Born outside the US21.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home27.6%
White (non-Hispanic)49.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)8%
Asian (non-Hispanic)18.9%
Hispanic or Latino18.8%
Veterans5.5%
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$107,194
Income per person$62,439
Poverty rate5.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.7%
$10–15k1.2%
$15–20k2.6%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k2.0%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k2.2%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k7.4%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k12.9%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k11.4%
$150–200k15.0%
$200k or more15.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed14,990
Mean adjusted gross income$108,095
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.7%
Returns, under $25k16.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.1%
Returns, $200k or more12.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$483,200
Median gross rent$1,818
Rent as a share of household income24.9%
Owner-occupied42.5%
Vacant homes5%
Median year built1993

What the homes are

Detached house49.6%
Attached house3.8%
2 to 4 units10.1%
5 to 19 units18.2%
20 or more units18.3%
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$456,398as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 12.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 56.9%
Typical asking rent$1,513as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 2.1%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 0.1%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 29.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$593,471$164,158

$164,158 in 2000 to $456,398 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$1,726$1,167

$1,167 in 2016 to $1,513 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.9%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home31.5%
Drives to work alone55.5%
Takes public transport1.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.4%
Health

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

Obesity26.8% 6.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure23.7% 10.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.6% 7.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)10.3% 1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.8% 8.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis15.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication68.4% 6.3 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.4% 2.3 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year72.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.2% 1.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.3% 3.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.7% 4.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability19.6% 11.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol31.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15% 1.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability7.5% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.8% 4.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours31% 5.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke1.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.9% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments574
People employed12,786
Annual payroll$1,254,231,000
Natural hazard risk

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

Overall riskHigher than 27.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.5 out of 100
Community resilience62.9 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.

Hail84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado76.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave59.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind33.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave29.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather27.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning25.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide16.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake6.5Very 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$107,194$76,292$78,538
Income per person$62,439$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate5.2%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$483,200$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,818$1,339$1,348
Homeownership42.5%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.9%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate5.3%5.1%5.2%
Works from home31.5%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US21.6%17.2%13.9%
Median age3535.538.7
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 stationAUSTIN GREAT HILLS, TX US4.7 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January59.7°F / 37.6°F2.59 in rain
February65.4°F / 40.9°F2.02 in rain
March71.9°F / 47.9°F2.95 in rain
April78.8°F / 54.8°F2.32 in rain
May84.4°F / 63.7°F4.11 in rain
June92.4°F / 70.4°F4.39 in rain
July95.7°F / 72.6°F2.8 in rain
August96.3°F / 72.4°F2.33 in rain
September89.4°F / 66.5°F3.42 in rain
October80.3°F / 57°F4.63 in rain
November68.6°F / 47°F2.8 in rain
December61.4°F / 38.5°F2.76 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 supermarket75% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Austin Independent School District44.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Round Rock Independent School District37.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Pflugerville Independent School District17.2% 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 vulnerability27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Household characteristics27more vulnerable than 27% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

78759 Austin, TX4 km away
78728 Austin, TX4.1 km away
78758 Austin, TX5.6 km away
78729 Austin, TX5.6 km away
78764 Austin, TX6.2 km away
78750 Austin, TX7.4 km away
78753 Austin, TX7.6 km away
78710 Austin, TX8.2 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.

Travis County98.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Williamson County1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area7.77 sq mi
Population density3,977 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.4254, -97.7195

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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