ZIP Code 78641 — Leander city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 78641 covers Leander, TX in Travis County with a population of about 93,399.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 36.7 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 512, 737; U.S. House district TX-10; the AUSTIN media market.

Leander, TX aligns with a tech / corporate-campus profile (high remote-work / education / income profile or known campus context). Broadband quality, remote-work share, and nearby employer campuses often matter as much as classic residential stats.

Median household income in ZIP 78641 is about $131,421 — about 75% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 4.8%; unemployment rate near 3.5%; 50.6% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 16.9 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Professional services, Retail trade, and Healthcare; about 27.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 11.9 points above 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 $453,100 — about 30% above the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,653 (about 42% above the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 79.1% (about 13.7 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 78641 in Leander, TX, a household would need roughly $125,000 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 $2,911. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($131,421). 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 Leander city, TX as Relatively High (composite score 97.7), which is among the highest nationally. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (98.3) and wildfire (90.8). 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 Leander city, TX show little to no average snow and around 33.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 4,406 for ZIP 78641 (Leander city, 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.