ZIP Code Tabulation Area · Texas

ZIP Code 78942: Lee County, TX

ZIP Code 78942 (Lee County, Texas) has an estimated 10,136 residents in 3,926 households. The median household income is $73,429, the median home value is $255,700 and the median gross rent is $1,088/mo. Figures are U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for the matching ZIP Code Tabulation Area.

American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates · Updated Oct 26, 2026

Total population

10,136

Margin of error ±540

Median household income

$73,429

Margin of error ±$13,738

Median home value

$255,700

Margin of error ±$25,550

Median gross rent

$1,088/mo

Margin of error ±$322

Median age

42.4 yrs

Margin of error ±2.1 yrs

Mean travel time to work

24.9 min

Margin of error ±5.1 min

How ZIP 78942 compares with Texas and the U.S.

State and national figures are the Census Bureau's own estimates for those areas from the same ACS release, not averages of ZIP codes.

Median age

ZIP 7894242.4 yrsTexas35.6 yrsUnited States38.9 yrs

Median household income

ZIP 78942$73,429Texas$78,476United States$80,734

Per capita income

ZIP 78942$31,795Texas$40,752United States$44,673

Poverty rate

ZIP 7894214.4%Texas13.8%United States12.5%

Unemployment rate

ZIP 789428.2%Texas5.3%United States5.2%

Bachelor's degree or higher

ZIP 7894220.1%Texas33.8%United States35.7%

Median home value

ZIP 78942$255,700Texas$283,800United States$332,700

Median gross rent

ZIP 78942$1,088/moTexas$1,403/moUnited States$1,413/mo

Owner-occupied homes

ZIP 7894275.3%Texas62.6%United States65.2%

Mean travel time to work

ZIP 7894224.9 minTexas26.7 minUnited States26.4 min

Worked from home

ZIP 7894210.7%Texas14.4%United States15.1%

All figures for ZIP 78942

Each estimate has a 90% margin of error: the true value is likely within that range. * marks estimates with a large margin of error (a coefficient of variation above 30%, or ±10 percentage points or more for rates).

ZIP 78942 — ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates
Measure	ZIP 78942	Margin of error	Texas	United States
Total population	10,136	±540	30,188,424	334,922,499
Median age	42.4 yrs	±2.1 yrs	35.6 yrs	38.9 yrs
Households	3,926	±300	10,992,816	129,227,496
Median household income	$73,429	±$13,738	$78,476	$80,734
Per capita income	$31,795	±$3,105	$40,752	$44,673
Poverty rate	14.4%	±5.7 pts	13.8%	12.5%
Unemployment rate	8.2%	±5.0 pts	5.3%	5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.1%	±5.0 pts	33.8%	35.7%
Median home value	$255,700	±$25,550	$283,800	$332,700
Median gross rent	$1,088/mo	±$322	$1,403/mo	$1,413/mo
Owner-occupied homes	75.3%	±6.5 pts	62.6%	65.2%
Mean travel time to work	24.9 min	±5.1 min	26.7 min	26.4 min
Worked from home	10.7%	±4.9 pts	14.4%	15.1%

Race and Hispanic or Latino origin

Shares of the total population by the Census Bureau's race and Hispanic or Latino origin categories (table B03002), listed in the Census Bureau's order. People self-identify on the survey.

Population by race and Hispanic or Latino origin, ZIP 78942
Group	ZIP 78942	Texas	United States
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino	49.4%	39.1%	57.4%
Black or African American alone, not Hispanic or Latino	13.1%	11.9%	11.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.5%
Asian alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	5.5%	5.9%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Some other race alone, not Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.4%	0.6%
Two or more races, not Hispanic or Latino	2.7%	3.1%	4.3%
Hispanic or Latino (of any race)	34.3%	39.7%	19.3%

Where ZIP 78942 is

State: Texas
Main county: Lee County— also overlaps Fayette County, Bastrop County
Largest overlapping place: Giddings (3% of the ZIP's land area)
Land area: 202.98 sq mi· about 50 people per sq mi

County and place names come from the Census Bureau's 2020 ZCTA relationship files. A ZIP code's mailing city, set by the U.S. Postal Service, can differ from these names.

Other ZIP codes in Lee County

77853 Lee County, TX 78946 Lee County, TX 78947 Lee County, TX 78948 Lee County, TX

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About ZIP codes and ZCTAs: the Census Bureau publishes statistics for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, which approximate USPS ZIP code delivery areas. Learn how they differ.

Sources

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, detailed tables B01003, B01002, B11001, B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003, B25077, B25064, B25003, B08013, B08303, B08301, B03002 — snapshot Oct 26, 2026.
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA5 relationship files (county and place).
Data: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (detailed tables) and 2020 Census ZCTA relationship files. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. These agencies do not endorse OpenZIP.