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Martindale, TX population, income and ZIP codes

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The population of the city of Martindale, Texas (Martindale, TX — Census place “Martindale city”) is 1,090 residents, ranking #987 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $79,250, the median home is worth $289,000 and median gross rent runs $964 a month. Looking for the Martindale Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Martindale, TX: 78655.

Population
1,090Martindale city residents
Median household income
$79,250Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$289,000Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$964Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
46.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
76.3%Owner-occupied households

Martindale ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Martindale.

The Martindale 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 Martindale city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Martindale city median would spend about 14.6% 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 3.6× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 12.9% of residents and 76.3% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Martindale city, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Martindale city is a small town in Texas, with 1,090 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #987 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 47% of them. The median age here is 46.5 years against 39.1 nationally, a markedly older profile that usually tracks retirees staying put and younger households leaving for work. 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 Martindale city earn a median of $79,250 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538 and 23% above the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 12.9% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Martindale city is valued at $289,000, 4.7% below the national figure and 61% above the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $964 a month, 31.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,568 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 14.6% 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 3.6×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 76.3% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. The rent line includes utilities paid by the tenant, a definition worth remembering when comparing it against a landlord's quoted rate.

Median income runs above the national figure while poverty also runs above it — a split distribution, not a uniformly comfortable place. Averages hide that; the two numbers together do not.

No figure on this page is estimated by us; each one comes straight from the published ACS tables for this area. 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 Martindale city?
Martindale city has 1,090 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #987 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Martindale city?
Median household income in Martindale city is $79,250 a year, essentially level with the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Martindale city?
Median gross rent is $964 a month and the median home value is $289,000, so rent absorbs about 14.6% of median household income.
Is Martindale city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 3.6× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Martindale city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 14.6% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Martindale 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.