ZIP Code 78938 — undefined, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 78938 covers TX in Fayette County with a population of about 245.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 38.5 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 979; U.S. House district TX-10; the AUSTIN media market.

Median household income in ZIP 78938 is about $62,500 — about 17% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 6.5%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 12.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 21.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing, Construction, and Healthcare; about 16.4% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 1.2 points above the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 92.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $217,900 — about 37% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $575 (about 51% below the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 83.3% (about 17.9 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 78938 in TX, a household would need roughly $60,000 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 $1,400. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($62,500). 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 TX as Relatively Low (composite score 58.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are hurricane (80.6) and flood (64.8). 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 TX show little to no average snow and around 45.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 12 for ZIP 78938 (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.