78610 ZIP Code, Buda, TX
78610 is a ZIP code in Buda, Texas — mostly in Hays County (71% of its land), with smaller parts in Travis and Caldwell counties. It covers 97 square miles of land, centered about 14 miles southwest of downtown Austin. The closest ZIP codes are 78652, 78748 and 78640. 48,319 people live here in 17,640 households, more than in 9 of every 10 Texas ZIP codes. With about 499 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and most homes are owner-occupied (79%). Median household income is $119,698, well above the Texas median of $78,476.
Quick facts
- Mailing city: Buda, TX
- County: Hays County
- Metro area: Austin
- Land area: 97 sq mi
- Population: 48,319
- Median household income: $119,698
- Carrier routes: 23 (23,159 homes)
Key figures
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Residents | 48,319 |
| Households | 17,640 |
| Median household income | $119,698 |
| Income per person | $49,752 |
| Median age | 36.5 |
| Homeowners | 78.8% |
| Median home value | $408,000 |
| Median rent | $1,867 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 42.5% |
| Average commute (minutes) | 32.6 |
| Households with kids under 18 | 38.4% |
| Moved in the past year | 16.8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% |
| Broadband internet | 95.8% |
| Speak a non-English language at home | 22.3% |
Household income
| % of households | Value |
|---|---|
| <$10K | 2.7% |
| $10–15K | 1.1% |
| $15–25K | 1.6% |
| $25–35K | 3.1% |
| $35–50K | 6.3% |
| $50–75K | 12.5% |
| $75–100K | 11.8% |
| $100–150K | 27.4% |
| $150–200K | 17.2% |
| $200K+ | 16.2% |
Age
| % of all residents | Value |
|---|---|
| <10 | 14.5% |
| 10–19 | 13.0% |
| 20–24 | 4.7% |
| 25–34 | 15.4% |
| 35–44 | 18.2% |
| 45–54 | 13.6% |
| 55–64 | 11.5% |
| 65–74 | 5.9% |
| 75+ | 3.4% |
Tenure
| % of housing units | Value |
|---|---|
| Owned, with mortgage | 57.2% |
| Owned outright | 20.1% |
| Rented | 20.7% |
| Vacant | 2.0% |
Type of building
| % of housing units | Value |
|---|---|
| Detached house | 82.8% |
| Townhome | 1.6% |
| 2–4 units | 1.3% |
| 5–19 units | 4.9% |
| 20+ units | 4.8% |
| Mobile / other | 4.5% |
Businesses in 78610
1,004 business establishments with 13,904 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).
- Construction: 191
- Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 117
- Retail Trade: 91
- Other Services (except Public Administration): 87
- Accommodation and Food Services: 81
- Health Care and Social Assistance: 68
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services: 61
- Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 60
EDDM carrier routes
78610 has 23 USPS carrier routes with 23,159 residential and 991 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.
Carrier routes in 78610
78610 has 23 USPS carrier routes (23 rural (R)) with 23,159 residential and 991 business mailboxes. Routes range from 450 homes (R005) to 1,588 homes (R023); the median route has 1,013 homes. The Census counted 17,640 households in 78610 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.
| Homes per route | Routes |
|---|---|
| 1–249 | 0 |
| 250–499 | 1 |
| 500–749 | 4 |
| 750–999 | 6 |
| 1,000–1,499 | 10 |
| 1,500+ | 2 |
Best routes in 78610 for…
Highest income
For bigger-ticket offers: remodeling, pools, financial planning, private schools.
- Route R002 — Est. median household income $200,000+, 522 homes
- Route R011 — Est. median household income $144,663, 858 homes
- Route R015 — Est. median household income $139,966, 955 homes
- Route R022 — Est. median household income $136,072, 1,255 homes
- Route R019 — Est. median household income $132,411, 645 homes
Select these 5 routes on the route map
Often mailed by: Home services EDDM, Real estate EDDM postcards, Landscaping and lawn care mailers
Most families with kids
For tutoring, youth sports, pediatric dental, child care and family dining.
- Route R011 — Est. families with children under 18 63.6%, 858 homes
- Route R015 — Est. families with children under 18 58.8%, 955 homes
- Route R009 — Est. families with children under 18 57.1%, 1,064 homes
- Route R010 — Est. families with children under 18 55.0%, 1,253 homes
- Route R018 — Est. families with children under 18 54.8%, 1,302 homes
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Often mailed by: Dental practice EDDM, Healthcare and clinic mailers
Most homeowners
Owners decide on roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance; renters usually can't.
- Route R021 — Est. owner-occupied homes 94.7%, 1,414 homes
- Route R002 — Est. owner-occupied homes 93.0%, 522 homes
- Route R003 — Est. owner-occupied homes 92.3%, 548 homes
- Route R019 — Est. owner-occupied homes 92.1%, 645 homes
- Route R012 — Est. owner-occupied homes 90.9%, 944 homes
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Often mailed by: Roofing direct mail, HVAC postcards
Most new movers
New residents are still choosing a dentist, a gym and a lawn service.
- Route R017 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 26.9%, 1,085 homes
- Route R008 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 26.3%, 825 homes
- Route R020 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 25.6%, 1,465 homes
- Route R016 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 25.2%, 766 homes
- Route R004 — Est. residents who moved in the past year 20.8%, 783 homes
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Often mailed by: Restaurant EDDM menus and offers, Gym and fitness mailers
Newest homes
Newer subdivisions: landscaping, window treatments, fencing, security, home warranties.
- Route R012 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 82.0%, 944 homes
- Route R017 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 81.3%, 1,085 homes
- Route R020 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 80.9%, 1,465 homes
- Route R007 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 77.3%, 1,097 homes
- Route R010 — Est. homes built 2010 or later 73.6%, 1,253 homes
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Most businesses
For B2B offers: office supplies, cleaning, IT, catering and commercial services.
- Route R005 — USPS business mailboxes 194, 450 homes
- Route R016 — USPS business mailboxes 127, 766 homes
- Route R014 — USPS business mailboxes 121, 1,013 homes
- Route R008 — USPS business mailboxes 119, 825 homes
- Route R018 — USPS business mailboxes 111, 1,302 homes
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Every carrier route in 78610
| Route | Type | Homes | Businesses | Est. median income | Est. owners | Est. families with kids | Est. moved in past year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R001 | Rural | 1,119 | 79 | $69,979 | 86.1% | 27.2% | 8.0% |
| R002 | Rural | 522 | 3 | $200,000+ | 93.0% | 41.5% | 14.8% |
| R003 | Rural | 548 | 3 | $112,519 | 92.3% | 32.3% | 11.1% |
| R004 | Rural | 783 | 26 | $117,509 | 81.5% | 30.4% | 20.8% |
| R005 | Rural | 450 | 194 | $117,635 | 78.5% | 26.9% | 14.3% |
| R006 | Rural | 670 | 76 | $123,433 | 89.9% | 38.9% | 10.8% |
| R007 | Rural | 1,097 | 5 | $113,675 | 86.6% | 41.6% | 5.4% |
| R008 | Rural | 825 | 119 | $78,263 | 55.2% | 30.0% | 26.3% |
| R009 | Rural | 1,064 | 1 | $118,132 | 71.7% | 57.1% | 16.8% |
| R010 | Rural | 1,253 | 1 | $117,968 | 72.4% | 55.0% | 17.2% |
| R011 | Rural | 858 | 0 | $144,663 | 82.0% | 63.6% | 6.6% |
| R012 | Rural | 944 | 0 | $121,909 | 90.9% | 43.0% | 14.0% |
| R013 | Rural | 1,538 | 7 | $101,686 | 79.7% | 36.0% | 18.4% |
| R014 | Rural | 1,013 | 121 | $113,783 | 80.2% | 41.8% | 6.4% |
| R015 | Rural | 955 | 2 | $139,966 | 79.3% | 58.8% | 8.1% |
| R016 | Rural | 766 | 127 | $79,642 | 57.3% | 29.4% | 25.2% |
| R017 | Rural | 1,085 | 2 | $122,562 | 76.2% | 29.7% | 26.9% |
| R018 | Rural | 1,302 | 111 | $73,147 | 65.3% | 54.8% | 9.3% |
| R019 | Rural | 645 | 77 | $132,411 | 92.1% | 38.4% | 9.7% |
| R020 | Rural | 1,465 | 16 | $120,111 | 77.9% | 30.5% | 25.6% |
| R021 | Rural | 1,414 | 6 | $78,566 | 94.7% | 19.2% | 8.5% |
| R022 | Rural | 1,255 | 14 | $136,072 | 84.7% | 33.7% | 20.3% |
| R023 | Rural | 1,588 | 1 | $119,940 | 80.1% | 32.8% | 20.4% |
Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 78610 on the EDDM route map.
How route demographics are estimated
Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates
The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).
How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method
We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.
Margins of error
Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.
Different years
USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.
Why some routes show identical figures
Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.
Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Nearby ZIP codes
- 78652 — Austin city, TX (4 mi)
- 78748 — Austin city, TX (5.7 mi)
- 78640 — Kyle city, TX (6 mi)
- 78747 — Austin city, TX (6.7 mi)
- 78739 — Austin city, TX (7.3 mi)
- 78745 — Austin city, TX (9.2 mi)
- 78749 — Austin city, TX (9.5 mi)
- 78737 — Belterra CDP, TX (9.7 mi)
Areas that include 78610
- Buda, TX ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
- Mustang Ridge, TX ZIP codes — 3 ZIP codes
- Mountain City, TX ZIP codes — 2 ZIP codes
- Creedmoor, TX ZIP codes — 3 ZIP codes
- Hays, TX ZIP codes — 1 ZIP code
- Hays County ZIP codes — 8 ZIP codes
- Travis County ZIP codes — 56 ZIP codes
- Austin ZIP code map — 89 ZIP codes
- Texas ZIP code data
Where it ranks
- No. 24 of 83: highest median household income in the Austin area
- No. 25 of 83: highest share of households with children in the Austin area
- No. 5 of 8: highest median household income in Hays County
- No. 5 of 8: highest share of owner-occupied homes in Hays County
- No. 4 of 8: highest share of households with children in Hays County
- No. 2 of 8: highest share of residents who moved in during the past year in Hays County
- No. 3 of 8: lowest median age in Hays County
- No. 5 of 8: fastest population growth in Hays County
Mail every home in 78610
Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.
EDDM guides
ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 78610, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.
Frequently asked questions
- What city is 78610 in?
- 78610 is a Buda, TX mailing address. By land area, 10% lies inside Buda, 6% lies inside Creedmoor, 2% lies inside Mustang Ridge and 1% lies inside Kyle; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
- What county is 78610 in?
- 78610 is mostly in Hays County (71% of its land), with smaller parts in Travis and Caldwell counties.
- What is the population of 78610?
- About 48,319 people (±1,994), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 45,134.
- What is the median household income in 78610?
- $119,698 (±$7,528), compared with $78,476 for Texas as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
- How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 78610?
- 23 USPS carrier routes with 23,159 residential and 991 business mailboxes (24,166 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
- What ZIP codes are near 78610?
- The closest, measured center to center: 78652 (4 mi, Austin), 78748 (5.7 mi, Austin), 78640 (6 mi, Kyle), 78747 (6.7 mi, Austin), 78739 (7.3 mi, Austin) and 78745 (9.2 mi, Austin).
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