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Matagorda County · Texas

ZIP code 77428

Population, income, housing costs and the sales tax rate charged on purchases inside ZIP 77428 — Census 2019-2023 ACS 5-year, no modelled estimates.
Population
126

ZCTA residents

Median income

Household, past 12 months

Median home

Owner-occupied value

Sales tax
6.25%

Texas state rate

Quick answer

ZIP 77428 sits in Matagorda County, Texas and is home to 126 people. Median household income is , the median home is worth and median gross rent is . 0% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.25% (Texas state rate).

County
Matagorda County

FIPS 48321

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 77428

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

Population
126ZIP 77428 residents
Median household income
Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
54.3 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
0%Owner-occupied households

Sales tax in 77428

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
Median rent ÷ median income
Price-to-income
Home value ÷ household income
Est. mortgage
20% down, 30-yr at 6.75%
Poverty rate
0%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 77428 compares

ZIP 77428 against the median ZIP in Matagorda County and across Texas.

MeasureZIP 77428County medianState medianvs state
Median household income$60,563$68,103
Median home value$166,100$194,900
Median gross rent$870$1,105
Population1263995,317-98%

Medians are computed across the 12 ZIP areas in Matagorda County and the 1989 ZIP areas in Texas.

Statewide rank

Where this ZIP places among all 1989 Texas ZIP areas.

Income

Not published

Home value

Not published

Population

larger than 9% of 1,989 state ZIPs

#1,801

Nearby ZIP codes

Other ZIP codes filed under Matagorda County.

ZIP 77428 questions

Common questions about this ZIP code.

Where is ZIP code 77428?
ZIP 77428 lies mostly in Matagorda 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 77428?
Texas charges 6.25% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
Is 77428 expensive to live in?
Median rent runs a month, and the median home is worth 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 77428, 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.