ZIP 78609 · Buchanan Dam
Who lives in ZIP code 78609 (Buchanan Dam, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Buchanan Dam, TX · Llano County
uszips 2026
People1,983
Median age60.4
Household income$64,418
Home value$321,750
Median rent$651/mo
Poverty17.7%
College degree+25.3%
Commute31 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 48 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,065
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
39.3% are 65 or older; 90.0% are adults.
Household income
27.5% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $39,125.
Education (adults 25+)
36.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
8.0% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.9%
- Never married
- 18.4%
- Divorced
- 13.5%
- Widowed
- 8.2%
- Family size
- 2.44
- Dual-income families
- 31.7%
Housing
- Own their home
- 73.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 47.4%
- Unemployment
- 0.0%
- Self-employed
- 17.4%
- Farmers
- 3.3%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.1%
- Veterans
- 14.4%
- With a disability
- 22.0%
- No health insurance
- 19.4%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.