
Texas · Census place 73964
Turkey, TX population, income and ZIP codes
Quick answer
The population of the city of Turkey, Texas (Turkey, TX — Census place “Turkey city”) is 231 residents, ranking #1513 of 1863 places in Texas. Median household income is $49,464, the median home is worth $81,700 and median gross rent runs $575 a month. Looking for the Turkey Texas ZIP code list? 1 ZIP codes serve Turkey, TX: 79261.
- Population
- 231Turkey city residents
- Median household income
- $49,464Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $81,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $575Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 39.5 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 75.2%Owner-occupied households
Turkey ZIP codes (Texas)
Census ZCTAs whose delivery area overlaps Turkey.
The Turkey 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 Turkey city
Housing cost measured against local earnings.
A household earning the Turkey city median would spend about 13.9% 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 1.7× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 7.8% of residents and 75.2% of households own their home.
Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year
Turkey city, TX in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
Turkey city is a very small community in Texas, with 231 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1513 of 1,863 ranked by population — larger than 18% of them. The median age here is 39.5 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 Turkey city earn a median of $49,464 a year, 37% below the national figure of $78,538 and 23% below the $64,654 median for the 1,008 Texas cities we cover. Household income here is measured before tax and pooled across everyone at the address, which is why it reads higher than typical individual earnings in the same area. Poverty reaches 7.8% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in Turkey city is valued at $81,700, 73.1% below the national figure and 54% below the $179,100 peer median, while median gross rent runs $575 a month, 59.1% below the national figure, or roughly $6,900 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 13.9% 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 1.7×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so purchase prices are unusually low against local pay, the pattern in places where supply is plentiful and wage growth has been flat. 75.2% 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.
With 231 residents, a handful of survey responses moves every median on this page. Compare Turkey city against its county rather than against national figures.
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.
Compare with nearby places
Places of similar size in Texas.
- Houston city 2,300,419
- San Antonio city 1,458,954
- Dallas city 1,299,553
- Austin city 967,862
- Fort Worth city 941,311
- El Paso city 678,147
- Arlington city 394,769
- Corpus Christi city 317,383
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this area.
- What is the population of Turkey city?
- Turkey city has 231 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, ranking #1513 of 1,863 in Texas.
- What is the median household income in Turkey city?
- Median household income in Turkey city is $49,464 a year, 37% below the national figure of $78,538.
- How much does it cost to rent or buy in Turkey city?
- Median gross rent is $575 a month and the median home value is $81,700, so rent absorbs about 13.9% of median household income.
- Is Turkey city affordable compared with the rest of the US?
- Homes cost about 1.7× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Turkey city is more affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 13.9% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
- How current is this Turkey 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.