ZIP Code 76432 — Blanket town, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 76432 covers Blanket, TX in Brown County with a population of about 1,376.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 51.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 254, 325; U.S. House district TX-11; the ABILENE - SWEETWATER media market.

Median household income in ZIP 76432 is about $61,298 — about 18% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 14.5%; unemployment rate near 2.0%; 14.1% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 19.6 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Other services, Education, and Construction; about 4.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 10.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $204,000 — about 41% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 94.1% (about 28.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 76432 in Blanket, TX, a household would need roughly $56,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,310. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($61,298). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Blanket town, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 64.9), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (86.2) and flood (73.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Blanket town, TX show little to no average snow and around 30.6 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 65 for ZIP 76432 (Blanket town, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.