ZIP 78959 · Waelder
Who lives in ZIP code 78959 (Waelder, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Waelder, TX · Gonzales County
uszips 2026
People1,157
Median age49.7
Household income$60,472
Home value—
Median rent$936/mo
Poverty12.6%
College degree+17.3%
Commute29 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 568
Spans 4 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
29.7% are 65 or older; 91.0% are adults.
Household income
27.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $27,143.
Education (adults 25+)
42.8% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
52.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 44.7%
- Never married
- 28.2%
- Divorced
- 15.0%
- Widowed
- 12.1%
- Family size
- 2.63
- Dual-income families
- 53.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.2%
- Rent burden
- —
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 62.8%
- Unemployment
- 5.4%
- Self-employed
- 9.8%
- Farmers
- 11.0%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 4.9%
- Veterans
- 3.2%
- With a disability
- 16.3%
- No health insurance
- 23.4%
- Limited English
- 2.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.