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Franklin County · Texas

ZIP code 75487

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 75487 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
1,110

ZCTA residents

Median income
$33,707

Household, past 12 months

Median home
$112,300

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.25%

Texas state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 75487 sits in Franklin County, Texas and is home to 1,110 people. Median household income is $33,707, the median home is worth $112,300 and median gross rent is $488. 87.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.25% (Texas state rate).

County
Franklin County

FIPS 48159

State
Texas (TX)

1,989 ZIPs covered

Area codes
Not published

No NANPA match for this ZIP

Metro area
Outside covered metros

Rate jurisdiction used for tax

The numbers for 75487

American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.

Population
1,110ZIP 75487 residents
Median household income
$33,707Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$112,300Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$488Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
48.5 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
87.1%Owner-occupied households

ZIP 75487 in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

ZIP 75487 is a small town in Franklin County, Texas, with 1,110 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1438 of 1,989 ranked by population — larger than 27% of them. The median age here is 48.5 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 ZIP 75487 earn a median of $33,707 a year, 57.1% below the national figure of $78,538. 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 33.3% of residents here, well above the 12.4% national rate, which is the single clearest signal in this dataset that median income here is carried by a narrow band of households.

The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 75487 is valued at $112,300, 63% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $488 a month, 65.3% below the national figure, or roughly $5,856 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 17.4% 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 3.3×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 87.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

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.

Reading ZIP 75487 in context

How 75487 sits inside Franklin County and Texas.

ZIP 75487 is tabulated inside Franklin County, Texas, one of 3 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,989 across Texas. Fewer than 2,500 people are counted here, so the ZIP behaves like a village delivery route rather than a neighbourhood. County assignment on this page follows the largest share of the ZIP's land area, which matters where a delivery route crosses a county line: mail addressed to 75487 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.

Against its own county, 75487 reports a median household income of $33,707, 51% below the $68,370 county median, and 51% below the $68,103 typical TX ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $112,300, 54% below the county figure and 42% below the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $488 a month, which is why it reads higher than the advertised rent on a listing for the same unit.

Texas charges 6.25% statewide, and local governments overlapping 75487 may add county, city or special-district levies on top. We publish the state floor for this ZIP rather than guessing a combined figure, because ZIP boundaries and taxing-district boundaries were drawn for different purposes and do not line up.

Everything above comes from the Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZIP Code Tabulation Area, with sales tax rates traced to the state revenue agency. Five-year estimates pool sixty months of responses, so they are stable enough to compare 75487 with its neighbours but always trail the current year, and any value the Census suppressed for sample size is shown as unpublished rather than filled in with a model.

Sales tax in 75487

What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.

Rate applied
6.25%State base rate only
Tax on $100
$6Rounded to the dollar
Tax on $1,000
$63Before any exemptions

Texas levies 6.25% statewide, and counties, cities and special districts inside this ZIP can add their own local rate on top. Check the county page for the local component before you quote a price.

Affordability in this ZIP

Derived from the Census medians above — indicative, not an offer.

Rent burden
17%Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
3.3×Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
$583/mo20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
33.3%Residents below poverty line

A rent burden above 30% is the federal threshold for cost-burdened households, and a price-to-income multiple above 4× is generally considered a stretched housing market. The mortgage figure is principal and interest only — taxes, insurance and HOA dues are extra.

How 75487 compares

ZIP 75487 against the median ZIP in Franklin County and across Texas.

MeasureZIP 75487County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$33,707$68,370$68,103-51%
Median home value$112,300$242,000$194,900-42%
Median gross rent$488$714$1,105-56%
Population1,1101,7875,317-79%

Medians are computed across the 3 ZIP areas in Franklin County and the 1989 ZIP areas in Texas.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1989 Texas ZIP areas.

Income

richer than 3% of 1,756 state ZIPs

#1,709
Home value

above 18% of 1,705 state ZIPs

#1,403
Population

larger than 28% of 1,989 state ZIPs

#1,438

Comparable ZIP codes

Texas ZIP areas with almost the same household income.

ZIPCountyIncomeHome valueRent
78159Gonzales County$33,542$73,900$873
79088Swisher County$33,958$88,700$711
78948Lee County$34,159—$857
79547Haskell County$33,194$75,000$1,037
78881Uvalde County$32,813$81,700$628
78205Bexar County$34,631$470,200$1,265

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Franklin County.

Adjacent ZIP Codes

Other ZIP codes in Franklin County, Texas.

ZIP 75487 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 75487?
ZIP 75487 lies mostly in Franklin County, Texas. County assignment follows the largest share of land area, so a ZIP straddling a county line is filed under its dominant county.
What sales tax do I pay in 75487?
Texas charges 6.25% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 75487 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs $488 a month, about 17% of median household income, and the median home is worth $112,300 — -42% against the typical Texas ZIP.
Is a ZCTA the same as a postal ZIP code?
Not exactly. The Census builds ZIP Code Tabulation Areas from the ZIP codes of addresses inside each census block, so a ZCTA can differ slightly from the USPS delivery route of the same number, and PO-box-only ZIPs have no ZCTA at all.

Related pages for this area.

Sources & transparency

Every figure on this page is a published estimate for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 75487, except the affordability ratios and mortgage estimate, which we derive from those medians and label as estimates.

Last reviewed December 2024. Figures are published for reference and can change; verify with the source agency before filing or contracting. How we build and check this data.