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78735 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 78735 covers Austin, Texas, with a population of about 20,112 and a median household income of $126,216.

Population
20,112996 per square mile
Median age
37.71 points below the US average
Median household income
$126,2161.7× the Texas median
Poverty rate
7.3%5.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$829,910down 4.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,9301.4× the Texas median
Degree or higher
73.4%38.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
47.4%17.6 points below the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
887

Where 78735 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

Population20,112
Median age37.7
Family households56.1%
Born outside the US14.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home19.9%
White (non-Hispanic)66.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)7.8%
Hispanic or Latino17.8%
Veterans3.9%
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$126,216
Income per person$91,679
Poverty rate7.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k0.9%
$20–25k1.7%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k2.0%
$50–60k4.9%
$60–75k6.3%
$75–100k10.5%
$100–125k12.1%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k14.0%
$200k or more27.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,360
Mean adjusted gross income$321,955
Returns declaring $200,000 or more25.2%
Returns, under $25k16.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.3%
Returns, $200k or more25.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$791,900
Median gross rent$1,930
Rent as a share of household income24.8%
Owner-occupied47.4%
Vacant homes5.6%
Median year built2003

What the homes are

Detached house42.2%
Attached house4.1%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units21%
20 or more units26.6%
Mobile home2.7%
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$829,910as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 0.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 4.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57.6%
Typical asking rent$1,708as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yeardown 0.5%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 1.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,023,478$339,182

$348,264 in 2000 to $829,910 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$1,916$1,447

$1,447 in 2018 to $1,708 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher73.4%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home34.8%
Drives to work alone56.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.9%
Health

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

Obesity27.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes7.1% 6.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure25.3% 8.8 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.2% 8.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.5% 0.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity15.7% 9.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis18.4% 6.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease3.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year74% 2.7 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.3% 2.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.4% 3.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.5% 3.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.7% 5.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.2% 10.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol32.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.1% 5.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)8.9% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Sleeps under 7 hours29.3% 7.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.3% 6.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments887
People employed19,941
Annual payroll$3,282,127,000
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 42.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.6 out of 100
Community resilience62.6 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.

Hail91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado86.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire85.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide69.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave68.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm35.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning32.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather30.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake8.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought6.8Very 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$126,216$76,292$78,538
Income per person$91,679$39,446$43,289
Poverty rate7.3%13.8%12.4%
Median home value$791,900$260,400$303,400
Median gross rent$1,930$1,339$1,348
Homeownership47.4%62.6%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher73.4%33.1%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.1%5.2%
Works from home34.8%12.8%13.5%
Born outside the US14.7%17.2%13.9%
Median age37.735.538.7
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 stationAUSTIN 6S, TX US10.8 km away

Average high and low by month

January59.2°F / 37°F
February64.3°F / 41°F
March72.9°F / 47.8°F
April79.4°F / 54.4°F
May85.6°F / 63.3°F
June92.9°F / 69.7°F
July95.7°F / 71.8°F
August96.5°F / 71.5°F
September90.5°F / 66.2°F
October81.3°F / 55.4°F
November71.1°F / 46°F
December62.5°F / 38.7°F
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 supermarket37% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket27% 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%.

Austin Independent School District99.4% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport60more vulnerable than 60% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

78749 Austin, TX3.7 km away
78746 Austin, TX5.8 km away
78745 Austin, TX6.5 km away
78736 Austin, TX7.2 km away
78704 Austin, TX7.3 km away
78716 Austin, TX7.7 km away
78748 Austin, TX8.5 km away
78703 Austin, TX8.7 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area20.19 sq mi
Population density996 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude30.2490, -97.8414

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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