ZIP 78661 · Prairie Lea
Who lives in ZIP code 78661 (Prairie Lea, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Prairie Lea, TX · Caldwell County
uszips 2026
People835
Median age27.1
Household income$82,896
Home value$209,479
Median rent—
Poverty29.2%
College degree+9.0%
Commute37 min
Place
- Metro area
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 78 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 233
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
18.1% are 65 or older; 69.1% are adults.
Household income
34.4% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $36,597.
Education (adults 25+)
62.5% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
70.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 34.6%
- Never married
- 44.5%
- Divorced
- 19.6%
- Widowed
- 1.4%
- Family size
- 4.02
- Dual-income families
- 56.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 91.4%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 53% / 47%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.3%
- Unemployment
- 4.3%
- Self-employed
- 13.6%
- Farmers
- 0.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 0.0%
- Veterans
- 7.1%
- With a disability
- 14.5%
- No health insurance
- 16.3%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.