ZIP 78118 · Karnes City
Who lives in ZIP code 78118 (Karnes City, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Karnes City, TX · Karnes County
uszips 2026
People4,676
Median age36.8
Household income$60,711
Home value$104,939
Median rent$666/mo
Poverty23.9%
College degree+15.5%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 9 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,525
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
11.5% are 65 or older; 79.3% are adults.
Household income
27.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $30,169.
Education (adults 25+)
56.4% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
60.9% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 38.3%
- Never married
- 41.2%
- Divorced
- 13.2%
- Widowed
- 7.3%
- Family size
- 3.02
- Dual-income families
- 39.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 74.8%
- Rent burden
- 32.1%
- Men / women
- 57% / 43%
Work
- In labor force
- 51.0%
- Unemployment
- 5.0%
- Self-employed
- 14.2%
- Farmers
- 13.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 10.4%
- Veterans
- 4.7%
- With a disability
- 19.1%
- No health insurance
- 20.8%
- Limited English
- 5.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.