Housing data for ZIP code 78735

Name: Housing in ZIP code 78735, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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ZIP code 78735 has an estimated 20,996 residents and 10,228 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Most of its land lies in Barton Creek, Travis County.

53.5% of households rent.

The median gross rent is $2,005 (±$88) a month.

The median home value is $867,500 (±$52,779).

The median household income is $139,191 (±$14,778) a year.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Residents: 20,996 (±1,168)
Median gross rent: $2,005
Median home value: $867,500
Households that rent: 53.5%

How ZIP code 78735 compares

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	ZIP 78735	Barton Creek	Travis County	Texas	United States
Residents	20,996 (±1,168)	3,440	1,330,015	30,188,424	334,922,499
Housing units	10,228 (±471)	1,661	618,236	12,128,515	143,775,355
Households that rent	53.5% (±3.5 points)	21.1%	47.9%	37.4%	34.8%
Median gross rent	$2,005 (±$88)	$2,268	$1,744	$1,403	$1,413
Median home value	$867,500 (±$52,779)	$2,000,000 or more	$523,000	$283,800	$332,700
Median household income	$139,191 (±$14,778)	$203,947	$99,611	$78,476	$80,734
Median real estate taxes (a year)	$10,000 or more	$10,000 or more	$7,727	$4,232	$3,119
Renters paying 30% or more of income	33.6% (±6.6 points)	39.2%	48.5%	51.7%	51.1%
Built before 1980	9.7% (±2.1 points)	0.0%	24.1%	33.2%	49.7%
Average commute	21.2 minutes (±1.6)	21.7 minutes	25.2 minutes	26.7 minutes	26.4 minutes
Households with broadband	96.0% (±1.9 points)	94.6%	94.3%	91.4%	91.0%
Median age of residents	38.3 years (±1.3)	59.0 years	35.6 years	35.6 years	38.9 years

In ZIP 78735, median gross rent is higher than in Travis County ($1,744).

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

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

The median gross rent in ZIP code 78735 is not measurably different from Barton Creek as a whole ($2,268).

Among the 47 ZIP codes in Travis County with a published estimate, ZIP 78735 ranks 10 from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Among the 46 ZIP codes in Travis County with a published estimate, ZIP 78735 ranks 8 from highest to lowest median home value.

Among the 46 ZIP codes in Travis County with a published estimate, ZIP 78735 ranks 9 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 78735

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	ZIP 78735	Travis County	Texas	United States
Less than $500	0.4% (±0.6 points)	2.0%	3.9%	6.3%
$500 to $999	2.5% (±1.9 points)	4.0%	17.4%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	9.2% (±3.9 points)	26.7%	35.4%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	37.6% (±6.6 points)	35.4%	25.2%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	32.8% (±6.0 points)	17.9%	11.1%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	8.4% (±3.1 points)	7.6%	4.0%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	9.1% (±3.4 points)	6.3%	2.9%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 37.6% of renting households.

Rent by bedrooms in ZIP code 78735

Median gross rent by number of bedrooms, estimate (90% margin of error)
Bedrooms	Census median
Studio	$1,805 (±$209)
1 bedroom	$1,780 (±$47)
2 bedrooms	$2,212 (±$66)
3 bedrooms	$2,381 (±$271)
4 bedrooms	$2,964 (±$292)

Rent burden in ZIP code 78735

Renting households by gross rent as a percentage of household income, 2020–2024
Share of income spent on rent	ZIP 78735	Travis County	Texas	United States
Less than 15%	15.2% (±4.1 points)	11.1%	11.2%	12.6%
15% to 19.9%	17.5% (±5.0 points)	13.2%	12.3%	12.2%
20% to 24.9%	18.3% (±5.3 points)	14.8%	13.2%	12.6%
25% to 29.9%	15.4% (±4.3 points)	12.4%	11.6%	11.5%
30% to 34.9%	8.2% (±4.3 points)	9.1%	9.4%	9.2%
35% or more	25.4% (±5.0 points)	39.4%	42.3%	41.9%

33.6% (±6.6 points) of renting households in ZIP code 78735 spend 30% or more of their income on gross rent.

Home values in ZIP code 78735

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	ZIP 78735	Travis County	Texas	United States
Less than $50,000	1.3% (±1.1 points)	2.4%	6.0%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	1.5% (±1.6 points)	1.7%	7.3%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.2% (±0.4 points)	1.4%	7.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.2% (±0.4 points)	1.6%	10.2%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	2.5% (±2.9 points)	8.4%	22.1%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	6.0% (±3.0 points)	32.4%	28.0%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	51.8% (±5.1 points)	37.1%	14.9%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	36.4% (±5.4 points)	15.1%	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 78735

Housing units by units in structure, 2020–2024
Building type	ZIP 78735	Travis County	Texas	United States
Single-family, detached	43.1% (±2.7 points)	51.5%	64.4%	61.3%
Single-family, attached (townhouse, rowhouse)	3.3% (±1.5 points)	4.4%	2.9%	6.2%
2 units	0.6% (±0.8 points)	2.2%	1.9%	3.4%
3 or 4 units	3.0% (±1.5 points)	3.5%	3.4%	4.3%
5 to 9 units	7.1% (±2.5 points)	5.0%	4.4%	4.5%
10 to 19 units	17.2% (±3.8 points)	9.1%	5.5%	4.3%
20 or more units	22.1% (±3.7 points)	21.3%	10.9%	10.3%
Mobile home	3.6% (±1.6 points)	2.8%	6.4%	5.6%
Boat, RV, van, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.1%	0.3%	0.1%

When the homes in ZIP code 78735 were built

Housing units by year structure built, 2020–2024
Year built	ZIP 78735	Travis County	Texas	United States
2020 or later	2.0% (±0.9 points)	5.6%	4.0%	2.0%
2010 to 2019	31.4% (±3.8 points)	23.5%	17.4%	9.4%
2000 to 2009	28.7% (±3.9 points)	18.9%	17.9%	13.6%
1990 to 1999	21.3% (±3.6 points)	12.8%	12.8%	12.4%
1980 to 1989	7.0% (±2.4 points)	15.1%	14.7%	12.9%
1970 to 1979	6.8% (±1.7 points)	11.4%	13.1%	14.2%
1960 to 1969	1.9% (±0.9 points)	5.9%	7.7%	9.9%
1950 to 1959	0.5% (±0.7 points)	3.4%	6.6%	9.5%
1940 to 1949	0.0% (±0.5 points)	1.5%	2.7%	4.4%
1939 or earlier	0.5% (±0.4 points)	1.9%	3.1%	11.7%

9.7% of the homes in ZIP code 78735 were built before 1980, so many fall under the federal lead-paint disclosure rules for homes built before 1978.

Heating fuel in ZIP code 78735

Occupied housing units by house heating fuel, 2020–2024
Fuel used most	ZIP 78735	Travis County	Texas	United States
Utility gas	41.7% (±4.2 points)	39.2%	34.5%	46.5%
Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.1%	0.1%	3.9%
Electricity	55.5% (±4.2 points)	56.8%	61.2%	41.3%
Bottled or tank gas (propane)	2.5% (±1.6 points)	2.8%	2.9%	4.9%
Wood	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.1%	0.2%	1.4%
Solar energy	0.0% (±0.1 points)	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%
Coal or coke	0.0% (±0.5 points)	0.0%	0.0%	0.1%
Other fuel	0.1% (±0.1 points)	0.2%	0.2%	0.5%
No fuel used	0.2% (±0.4 points)	0.5%	0.6%	1.2%

How people in ZIP code 78735 get to work

Workers 16 and over by means of transportation to work, 2020–2024
Means of transportation	ZIP 78735	Travis County	Texas	United States
Drove alone	54.1% (±4.5 points)	57.0%	71.4%	68.8%
Carpooled	4.5% (±1.4 points)	6.9%	10.0%	8.5%
Public transportation	0.0% (±0.4 points)	1.6%	0.9%	3.2%
Walked	2.1% (±1.2 points)	2.2%	1.5%	2.4%
Other means (bicycle, taxi, motorcycle)	1.5% (±0.7 points)	2.1%	1.8%	2.0%
Worked from home	37.8% (±4.3 points)	30.2%	14.4%	15.1%

Workers who live in ZIP code 78735 take an average of 21.2 minutes to get to work.

Places in ZIP code 78735

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
Barton Creek	24%	$2,268	21.1%

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 78735

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
78733	3.7 mi	$1,925	$1,008,600	$206,368	9.2%
78749	3.7 mi	$1,965	$585,200	$111,079	41.4%
78746	4.0 mi	$2,136	$1,494,300	$188,414	34.2%
78736	5.0 mi	$1,830	$573,100	$93,805	34.0%
78745	6.0 mi	$1,713	$504,800	$86,109	53.7%
78703	6.4 mi	$2,181	$1,495,800	$153,036	46.5%
78704	6.4 mi	$1,801	$916,100	$106,897	67.0%
78739	6.6 mi	$3,473	$808,600	$238,559	7.2%

ZIP code 78735 is reported as ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78735: 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 78735

What is the median rent in ZIP code 78735?

The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 78735 is $2,005 (±$88) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median home value in ZIP code 78735?

The median value of owner-occupied homes in ZIP code 78735 is $867,500 (±$52,779) (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What is the median household income in ZIP code 78735?

The median household income in ZIP code 78735 is $139,191 (±$14,778) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

What town is ZIP code 78735 in?

ZIP code 78735 lies mostly in Barton Creek.

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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