Housing data for ZIP code 78639

Name: Housing in ZIP code 78639, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 78639 has an estimated 8,719 residents and 5,530 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Kingsland, Llano County.

26.0% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $908 (±$84) a month.

The median home value is $245,500 (±$31,431).

The median household income is $57,742 (±$6,211) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 8,719 (±525)
Median gross rent: $908
Median home value: $245,500
Households that rent: 26.0%

How ZIP code 78639 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 78639	Kingsland	Llano County	Texas	United States
Residents	8,719 (±525)	7,330	22,424	30,188,424	334,922,499
Housing units	5,530 (±337)	4,472	15,788	12,128,515	143,775,355
Households that rent	26.0% (±5.3 points)	25.8%	23.5%	37.4%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$908 (±$84)	$892	$998	$1,403	$1,413
Median home value	$245,500 (±$31,431)	$230,700	$356,500	$283,800	$332,700
Median household income	$57,742 (±$6,211)	$57,268	$67,530	$78,476	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$1,740 (±$462)	$1,442	$2,658	$4,232	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	53.4% (±16.7 points)	51.5%	53.4%	51.7%	51.1%
Built before 1980	26.5% (±6.1 points)	27.6%	32.9%	33.2%	49.7%
Average commute	31.9 minutes (±4.5)	32.6 minutes	27.4 minutes	26.7 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	88.4% (±4.5 points)	86.0%	88.5%	91.4%	91.0%
Median age of residents	52.1 years (±4.8)	48.6 years	57.4 years	35.6 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 78639, median gross rent is not measurably different from Llano County ($998).

It is also lower than in Texas ($1,403).

It is lower than the national figure ($1,413).

The median gross rent in ZIP code 78639 is not measurably different from Kingsland as a whole ($892).

Its median home value is not measurably different from Kingsland as a whole ($230,700).

Among the 4 ZIP codes in Llano County with a published estimate, ZIP 78639 ranks 3 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 7 ZIP codes in Llano County with a published estimate, ZIP 78639 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 6 ZIP codes in Llano County with a published estimate, ZIP 78639 ranks 5 from highest to lowest median household income.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Rent in ZIP code 78639

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 78639	Llano County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	10.5% (±10.0 points)	10.1%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	51.1% (±14.5 points)	40.0%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	28.9% (±11.3 points)	37.1%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	7.3% (±6.9 points)	11.5%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	1.1% (±2.6 points)	0.6%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	1.1% (±1.6 points)	0.0%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±5.3 points)	0.6%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $500 to $999, paid by 51.1% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 78639

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
1 bedroom	$517 (±$292)
2 bedrooms	$883 (±$99)
3 bedrooms	$1,343 (±$303)

Rent burden in ZIP code 78639

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 78639	Llano County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	10.2% (±6.8 points)	16.3%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	14.8% (±9.0 points)	10.6%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	8.9% (±11.3 points)	7.6%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	12.7% (±9.9 points)	12.1%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	6.9% (±5.7 points)	5.8%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	46.5% (±15.7 points)	47.6%	42.3%	41.9%

53.4% (±16.7 points) of renting households in ZIP code 78639 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 78639

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 78639	Llano County	Texas	United States
Less than $50,000	9.4% (±3.3 points)	5.3%	6.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	10.0% (±4.9 points)	5.5%	7.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	9.6% (±4.6 points)	7.2%	7.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	7.6% (±5.1 points)	6.5%	10.2%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	21.1% (±6.5 points)	18.5%	22.1%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	15.4% (±5.6 points)	23.7%	28.0%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	17.3% (±5.7 points)	21.7%	14.9%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	9.6% (±3.2 points)	11.6%	3.7%	7.1%

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

The homes in ZIP code 78639

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 78639	Llano County	Texas	United States
Single-family, detached	66.1% (±4.9 points)	72.5%	64.4%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	1.3% (±1.1 points)	4.2%	2.9%	6.2%
2 units	4.8% (±3.1 points)	2.8%	1.9%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	4.8% (±2.6 points)	4.5%	3.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	0.3% (±0.4 points)	1.9%	4.4%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	0.0% (±0.9 points)	0.8%	5.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	1.0% (±0.9 points)	0.8%	10.9%	10.3%
Mobile home	21.0% (±4.7 points)	11.7%	6.4%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.8% (±0.6 points)	0.8%	0.3%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 78639 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 78639	Llano County	Texas	United States
2020 or later	2.4% (±1.6 points)	2.5%	4.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	16.3% (±4.0 points)	12.5%	17.4%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	22.0% (±4.4 points)	18.7%	17.9%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	17.1% (±4.8 points)	16.2%	12.8%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	15.6% (±4.9 points)	17.1%	14.7%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	14.5% (±4.4 points)	15.5%	13.1%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	9.5% (±3.5 points)	10.0%	7.7%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	2.5% (±2.0 points)	3.9%	6.6%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.0% (±0.9 points)	1.0%	2.7%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	0.0% (±0.9 points)	2.5%	3.1%	11.7%

26.5% of the homes in ZIP code 78639 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 78639

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 78639	Llano County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	1.8% (±1.5 points)	3.4%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	90.1% (±3.3 points)	89.9%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	7.1% (±2.6 points)	4.9%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.3% (±0.5 points)	1.3%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±1.2 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.4% (±0.7 points)	0.4%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.3% (±0.4 points)	0.0%	0.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 78639 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 78639	Llano County	Texas	United States
Drove alone	65.4% (±7.7 points)	70.8%	71.4%	68.8%
Carpooled	16.3% (±6.0 points)	11.1%	10.0%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±1.5 points)	0.0%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked	1.3% (±1.1 points)	2.2%	1.5%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.2% (±1.2 points)	0.9%	1.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	15.8% (±6.8 points)	15.0%	14.4%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 78639 take an average of 31.9 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 78639

Places whose land overlaps this ZIP code, with the share of the ZIP’s land in each
Place	Share of the ZIP’s land in this place	Median gross rent	Households that rent
Kingsland	21%	$892	25.8%

A township or a New York town includes the villages inside it, so their shares can add up to more than the whole.

ZIP codes near 78639

Nearest ZIP codes with Census figures, by straight-line distance between their internal points
ZIP code	Distance	Median gross rent	Median home value	Median household income	Households that rent
78609	6.3 mi	$651	$319,700	$64,418	26.8%
78657	9.7 mi	$1,492	$483,200	$91,452	18.7%
78607	11 mi	—	$243,800	$58,594	32.0%
78611	14 mi	$1,035	$319,300	$80,938	19.7%
78643	15 mi	$1,077	$362,600	$68,365	25.3%
78654	16 mi	$1,387	$358,400	$74,130	33.3%
78672	16 mi	—	$212,500	$52,813	10.4%
78663	19 mi	$1,688	$356,800	$168,125	17.0%

Crime reported to police in Llano County

In 2025, the police departments that report for Llano County recorded 225 violent and 611 property crimes per 100,000 residents.

The FBI publishes crime by police department, not by ZIP code, so this is the figure for the county as a whole.

ZIP code 78639 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78639: the Census Bureau’s area built from census blocks to match the ZIP code’s delivery area as closely as it can.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about ZIP 78639

What is the median rent in ZIP code 78639?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78639 is $908 (±$84) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 78639?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 78639 is $245,500 (±$31,431) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 78639?

The median household income in ZIP code 78639 is $57,742 (±$6,211) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 78639 in?

ZIP code 78639 lies mostly in Kingsland.

Sources

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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM

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