
Kerr County · Texas
ZIP code 78010
- Population
- 3,819
- Median income
- $70,900
- Median home
- $273,700
- Sales tax
- 6.25%
ZCTA residents
Household, past 12 months
Owner-occupied value
Texas state rate
Quick answer
ZIP 78010 sits in Kerr County, Texas and is home to 3,819 people. Median household income is $70,900, the median home is worth $273,700 and median gross rent is $681. 74.1% of households own their home, and purchases are taxed at 6.25% (Texas state rate).
- County
- Kerr County
- State
- Texas (TX)
- Area codes
- Not published
- Metro area
- Outside covered metros
FIPS 48265
1,989 ZIPs covered
No NANPA match for this ZIP
Rate jurisdiction used for tax
The numbers for 78010
American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates for this ZCTA.
- Population
- 3,819ZIP 78010 residents
- Median household income
- $70,900Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
- Median home value
- $273,700Owner-occupied units
- Median gross rent
- $681Rent plus utilities, monthly
- Median age
- 44.9 yrsAll residents
- Homeownership rate
- 74.1%Owner-occupied households
ZIP 78010 in context
How this area compares with national benchmarks.
ZIP 78010 is a small town in Kerr County, Texas, with 3,819 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates, which places it #1083 of 1,989 ranked by population — larger than 45% of them. The median age here is 44.9 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 ZIP 78010 earn a median of $70,900 a year, 9.7% below the national figure of $78,538. 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 18.2% of residents here, above the 12.4% national rate.
The typical owner-occupied home in ZIP 78010 is valued at $273,700, 9.8% below the national figure, while median gross rent runs $681 a month, 51.6% below the national figure, or roughly $8,172 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 11.5% 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 3.9×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is easier here than in the average US market. 74.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, so the market leans toward owners. 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 78010 in context
How 78010 sits inside Kerr County and Texas.
ZIP 78010 is tabulated inside Kerr County, Texas, one of 6 ZIP areas the Census publishes for that county and 1,989 across Texas. Population sits in the small-town band, typically one main street plus the addresses that feed into it. 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 78010 can be handled by a post office in a neighbouring county even though the tabulation area is filed here.
Against its own county, 78010 reports a median household income of $70,900, close to the $70,900 county median, and 4% above the $68,103 typical TX ZIP. Owner-occupied homes are valued at a median of $273,700, close to the county figure and 40% above the statewide ZIP median. Rent is reported gross — the contract amount plus tenant-paid utilities — at $681 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 78010 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 78010 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 78010
What a purchase inside this ZIP costs at checkout.
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.
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 78010 compares
ZIP 78010 against the median ZIP in Kerr County and across Texas.
| Measure | ZIP 78010 | County median | State median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $70,900 | $70,900 | $68,103 | +4% |
| Median home value | $273,700 | $273,700 | $194,900 | +40% |
| Median gross rent | $681 | $982 | $1,105 | -38% |
| Population | 3,819 | 2,488 | 5,317 | -28% |
Medians are computed across the 6 ZIP areas in Kerr County and the 1989 ZIP areas in Texas.
Statewide rank
Where this ZIP places among all 1989 Texas ZIP areas.
- Income
- #799
- Home value
- #438
- Population
- #1,083
richer than 54% of 1,756 state ZIPs
above 74% of 1,705 state ZIPs
larger than 46% of 1,989 state ZIPs
Comparable ZIP codes
Texas ZIP areas with almost the same household income.
Nearby ZIP codes
Other ZIP codes filed under Kerr County.
Adjacent ZIP Codes
Other ZIP codes in Kerr County, Texas.
ZIP 78010 questions
Common questions about this ZIP code.
- Where is ZIP code 78010?
- ZIP 78010 lies mostly in Kerr 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 78010?
- Texas charges 6.25% statewide, plus any county, city or district rate that applies locally.
- Is 78010 expensive to live in?
- Median rent runs $681 a month, about 12% of median household income, and the median home is worth $273,700 — +40% 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.
Keep going
Related pages for this area.
Sources & transparency
- US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates — 2019-2023 ACS 5-year — population, income, housing
- Census 2020 ZCTA-to-county relationship file — County assignment by largest land-area overlap
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — Sales tax rates and local add-ons
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.