Texas · Census place 21904
Early, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Early, Texas (Early, TX — Census place “Early city”) is 3,159 residents, ranking #548 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $69,375, the median home is worth $170,700 and median gross rent runs $1,137 a month. Looking for the Early Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Early, TX: 76802.
- Population
- 3,159Early city residents
- Median household income
- $69,375Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $170,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $1,137Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 36.2 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 71.1%Owner-occupied households
Early ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Early.
The Early TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.
What the numbers mean in Early city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Early city median would spend about 19.7% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 2.5× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 9.8% of residents and 71.1% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Early city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Early city is a small town in Texas, with 3,159 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #548 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 70% of them. The median age here is 36.2 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly younger profile than the country as a whole. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.
Households in Early city earn a median of $69,375 a year, 11.7% below the national figure of $78,538 and 7% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. The median is the midpoint household, not an average, so a handful of very high earners cannot drag it upward the way they distort a mean. Poverty reaches 9.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Early city is valued at $170,700, 43.7% below the national figure and 5% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $1,137 a month, 19.1% below the national figure, or roughly $13,644 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 19.7% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is cheap relative to what people here earn. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.5×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 71.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.
Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Early city?
- Early city has 3,159 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #548 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Early city?
- Median household income in Early city is $69,375 a year, 11.7% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Early city?
- Median gross rent is $1,137 a month and the median home value is $170,700, so rent absorbs about 19.7% of median household income.
- Is Early city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 2.5× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Early city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 19.7% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Early city data?
- All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this population the ACS sample is small, so the margin of error around every dollar figure below is wide — treat the numbers as a band, not a point, and expect them to move between annual releases without the place itself changing.