What is the population of Schulenburg city?

Schulenburg city has 2,702 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #623 of 1,863 in Texas.

What is the median household income in Schulenburg city?

Median household income in Schulenburg city is $47,891 a year, 39% below the national figure of $78,538.

How much does it cost to rent or buy in Schulenburg city?

Median gross rent is $950 a month and the median home value is $138,600, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.

Is Schulenburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?

Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Schulenburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.

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Schulenburg, TX population, income and ZIP codes

Quick answer

The population of the city of Schulenburg, Texas (Schulenburg, TX — Census place “Schulenburg city”) is 2,702 residents, ranking #623 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $47,891, the median home is worth $138,600 and median gross rent runs $950 a month. Looking for the Schulenburg Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Schulenburg, TX: 78956.

Population: 2,702Schulenburg city residents
Median household income: $47,891Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value: $138,600Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent: $950Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age: 41.9 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate: 54.9%Owner-occupied households

Schulenburg ZIP codes (Texas)

Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Schulenburg.

The Schulenburg TX ZIP code list below covers 1 ZIP code. Open any one for its population, income, housing and rent profile.

78956

What the numbers mean in Schulenburg city

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Schulenburg city median would spend about 23.8% 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 2.9× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 18.5% of residents and 54.9% of households own their home.

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

Schulenburg city, TX in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Schulenburg city is a small town in Texas, with 2,702 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #623 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 66% of them. The median age here is 41.9 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older 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 Schulenburg city earn a median of $47,891 a year, 39% below the national figure of $78,538 and 26% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Median household income counts every pre-tax dollar arriving at an address — wages, self-employment, Social Security, pensions, interest and public assistance — for everyone living there, so multi-earner households pull the figure up even where individual pay is modest. Poverty reaches 18.5% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Schulenburg city is valued at $138,600, 54.3% below the national figure and 23% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $950 a month, 32.4% below the national figure, or roughly $11,400 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 23.8% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 2.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 54.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans more heavily on renters. Gross rent folds in the utilities a tenant pays separately, so it is closer to the real monthly outlay than a headline rent figure.

All values below were released by the Census for this exact geography, with no gap-filling on our side. 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 Schulenburg city?: Schulenburg city has 2,702 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #623 of 1,863 in Texas.
What is the median household income in Schulenburg city?: Median household income in Schulenburg city is $47,891 a year, 39% below the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Schulenburg city?: Median gross rent is $950 a month and the median home value is $138,600, so rent absorbs about 23.8% of median household income.
Is Schulenburg city affordable compared with the rest of the US?: Homes cost about 2.9× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Schulenburg city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 23.8% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Schulenburg 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.