ZIP 78159 · Smiley
Who lives in ZIP code 78159 (Smiley, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Smiley, TX · Gonzales County
uszips 2026
People623
Median age41.6
Household income$35,083
Home value$104,419
Median rent$921/mo
Poverty22.0%
College degree+7.6%
Commute44 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 2 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 257
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.1% are 65 or older; 83.9% are adults.
Household income
21.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $24,014.
Education (adults 25+)
11.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
60.4% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 48.5%
- Never married
- 32.6%
- Divorced
- 6.9%
- Widowed
- 12.0%
- Family size
- 3.20
- Dual-income families
- 30.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 68.9%
- Rent burden
- 35.4%
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 49.1%
- Unemployment
- 7.9%
- Self-employed
- 12.8%
- Farmers
- 12.8%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 2.5%
- With a disability
- 27.3%
- No health insurance
- 16.2%
- Limited English
- 2.7%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.