ZIP 77465 · Palacios
Who lives in ZIP code 77465 (Palacios, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Palacios, TX · Matagorda County
uszips 2026
People7,681
Median age51.3
Household income$64,666
Home value$206,529
Median rent$780/mo
Poverty14.4%
College degree+20.8%
Commute27 min
Place
- Metro area
- Bay City, TX (micro)
- Wider region
- Houston-Pasadena, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 13 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 3,323
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
21.3% are 65 or older; 81.8% are adults.
Household income
32.7% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,097.
Education (adults 25+)
24.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
48.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 55.9%
- Never married
- 25.7%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 9.1%
- Family size
- 2.71
- Dual-income families
- 38.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 85.4%
- Rent burden
- 43.6%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.5%
- Unemployment
- 2.9%
- Self-employed
- 20.1%
- Farmers
- 5.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 12.4%
- Veterans
- 6.6%
- With a disability
- 19.2%
- No health insurance
- 15.7%
- Limited English
- 5.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.