Estimated zip code population in 2021: 10,872 Zip code population in 2010: 11,506 Zip code population in 2000: 11,260
Houses and condos: 4,630 Renter-occupied apartments: 1,203
% of renters here:
35%
State:
37%
March 2022 cost of living index in zip code 77954: 79.5 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Land area: 370.0 sq. mi. Water area: 0.7 sq. mi.
Population density: 29 people per square mile
(very low).
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Real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2021:
This zip code:
1.0% ($1,736)
Texas:
1.6% ($3,797)
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with mortgages in 2021: $2,332 (1.2%) Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units with no mortgage in 2021: $1,502 (0.9%)
Averages for the 2020 tax year for zip code 77954, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2020: $67,735 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$67,735
State:
$77,054
Salary/wage: $48,279 (reported on 80.0% of returns)
Here:
$48,279
State:
$62,766
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1202.6% for AGIs below $25k, 3522.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 6352.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 9197.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 16556.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 81247.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $3,537 (reported on 26.7% of returns)
This zip code:
$3,537
Texas:
$2,665
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 9.3% for AGIs below $25k, 18.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 60.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 105.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 294.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6577.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $12,997 (reported on 17.1% of returns)
Here:
$12,997
State:
$10,044
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 21.1% for AGIs below $25k, 31.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 121.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 190.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 525.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 17577.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$25,246 (reported on 15.8% of returns)
Here:
+$25,246
State:
+$39,590
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.4% for AGIs below $25k, 29.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 96.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 216.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 796.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 36180.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$13,931 (reported on 17.8% of returns)
Here:
+$13,931
State:
+$10,888
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 111.3% for AGIs below $25k, 159.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 407.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 307.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1102.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6947.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $19,812 (reported on 9.3% of returns)
77954:
$19,812
Texas:
$24,740
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 47.8% for AGIs below $25k, 102.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 193.3% for AGIs $50k-75k, 478.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1116.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4315.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Total itemized deductions: $63,388 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
Here:
$63,388
State:
$40,428
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 63.1% for AGIs below $25k, 217.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 321.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 670.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 16025.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $24,014 (reported on 3.1% of returns)
Here:
$24,014
State:
$18,201
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 74.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 237.9% for AGIs $100k-200k, 6000.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $5,694 (reported on 3.8% of returns)
77954:
$5,694
State:
$7,821
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 16.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 44.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 97.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1105.0% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,576 (reported on 23.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,576
State:
$2,584
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 136.5% for AGIs below $25k, 104.2% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2020 taxes: 90.4%
Here:
90%
State:
92%
(% for various income ranges: 90.3% for AGIs below $25k, 91.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 91.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 88.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 88.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 90.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2012 tax year for zip code 77954, filed in 2013:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2012: $81,052 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$81,052
State:
$65,384
Salary/wage: $40,991 (reported on 83.6% of returns)
Here:
$40,991
State:
$52,524
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 81.2% for AGIs below $25k, 81.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 77.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 75.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 64.7% for AGIs $100k-200k, 11.2% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $1,729 (reported on 30.1% of returns)
This zip code:
$1,729
Texas:
$2,372
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.9% for AGIs below $25k, 0.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Ordinary dividends: $6,355 (reported on 15.9% of returns)
Here:
$6,355
State:
$9,721
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 1.0% for AGIs below $25k, 0.9% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.0% for AGIs $100k-200k, 1.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Net capital gain/loss in AGI: +$17,545 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
Here:
+$17,545
State:
+$35,319
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.4% for AGIs $100k-200k, 4.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Profit/loss from business: +$28,713 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
+$28,713
State:
+$13,732
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 6.4% for AGIs below $25k, 4.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.6% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.2% for AGIs $75k-100k, 10.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 5.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxable individual retirement arrangement distribution: $12,763 (reported on 8.3% of returns)
77954:
$12,763
Texas:
$19,511
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 2.2% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 2.6% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.2% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.5% for AGIs over 200k)
Self-employment retirement plans: $34,100 (reported on 0.9% of returns)
77954:
$34,100
Texas:
$23,938
Total itemized deductions: $26,570 (11% of AGI, reported on 14.6% of returns)
Here:
$26,570
State:
$24,724
Here:
11.1% of AGI
State:
15.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.0% for AGIs below $25k, 5.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 7.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 5.8% for AGIs $100k-200k, 3.9% for AGIs over 200k)
Charity contributions: $13,724 (reported on 10.7% of returns)
Here:
$13,724
State:
$6,808
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.5% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.8% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.5% for AGIs $100k-200k, 2.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Taxes paid: $4,459 (reported on 14.4% of returns)
77954:
$4,459
State:
$6,921
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $25k, 0.7% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.5% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 1.1% for AGIs $100k-200k, 0.6% for AGIs over 200k)
Earned income credit: $2,441 (reported on 23.6% of returns)
Here:
$2,441
State:
$2,570
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 8.5% for AGIs below $25k, 1.5% for AGIs $25k-50k)
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2012 taxes: 58.1%
Here:
58%
State:
51%
(% for various income ranges: 50.0% for AGIs below $25k, 53.3% for AGIs $25k-50k, 62.7% for AGIs $50k-75k, 64.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 76.3% for AGIs $100k-200k, 95.7% for AGIs over 200k)
Averages for the 2004 tax year for zip code 77954, filed in 2005:
Average Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) in 2004: $33,358 (Individual Income Tax Returns)
Here:
$33,358
State:
$47,881
Salary/wage: $29,443 (reported on 82.6% of returns)
Here:
$29,443
State:
$41,947
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 155.6% for AGIs below $10k, 80.9% for AGIs $10k-25k, 77.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 79.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 79.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 46.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable interest for individuals: $2,490 (reported on 37.5% of returns)
This zip code:
$2,490
Texas:
$2,255
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 12.8% for AGIs below $10k, 2.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 2.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.1% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.8% for AGIs $75k-100k, 3.6% for AGIs over 100k)
Taxable dividends: $2,716 (reported on 18.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,716
State:
$4,261
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 7.2% for AGIs below $10k, 0.7% for AGIs $10k-25k, 1.0% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.9% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Net capital gain/loss: +$6,052 (reported on 17.9% of returns)
Here:
+$6,052
State:
+$16,110
(% of AGI for various income ranges: -0.7% for AGIs below $10k, 0.6% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 2.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.3% for AGIs $75k-100k, 8.9% for AGIs over 100k)
Profit/loss from business: +$12,980 (reported on 16.1% of returns)
Here:
+$12,980
State:
+$11,013
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 4.1% for AGIs $25k-50k, 3.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 3.1% for AGIs $75k-100k, 14.5% for AGIs over 100k)
IRA payment deduction: $3,843 (reported on 1.7% of returns)
77954:
$3,843
Texas:
$3,120
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.2% for AGIs $25k-50k, 0.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 0.2% for AGIs over 100k)
Self-employed pension: $17,381 (reported on 0.5% of returns)
Here:
$17,381
Texas:
$16,401
Total itemized deductions: $16,612 (23% of AGI, reported on 11.5% of returns)
Here:
$16,612
State:
$19,631
Here:
23.4% of AGI
State:
18.9% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 11.3% for AGIs below $10k, 3.8% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.4% for AGIs $25k-50k, 5.4% for AGIs $50k-75k, 5.9% for AGIs $75k-100k, 6.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Charity contributions deductions: $4,087 (5% of AGI, reported on 8.9% of returns)
Here:
$4,087
State:
$4,753
Here:
5.2% of AGI
State:
4.2% of AGI
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 0.4% for AGIs below $10k, 0.4% for AGIs $10k-25k, 0.8% for AGIs $25k-50k, 1.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 1.0% for AGIs $75k-100k, 2.0% for AGIs over 100k)
Total tax: $5,172 (reported on 66.0% of returns)
77954:
$5,172
State:
$9,058
(% of AGI for various income ranges: 4.9% for AGIs below $10k, 3.3% for AGIs $10k-25k, 6.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 9.2% for AGIs $50k-75k, 10.7% for AGIs $75k-100k, 19.7% for AGIs over 100k)
Earned income credit: $2,028 (reported on 26.8% of returns)
Here:
$2,028
State:
$2,024
Percentage of individuals using paid preparers for their 2004 taxes: 63.1%
Here:
63%
State:
57%
(% for various income ranges: 53.9% for AGIs below $10k, 65.1% for AGIs $10k-25k, 63.6% for AGIs $25k-50k, 67.0% for AGIs $50k-75k, 67.5% for AGIs $75k-100k, 82.1% for AGIs over 100k)
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Household received Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 488 Household did not receive Food Stamps/SNAP in the past 12 months: 2,960
Women who had a birth in the past 12 months: 59 (59 now married, 0 unmarried) Women who did not have a birth in the past 12 months: 1,815 (937 now married, 874 unmarried)
Housing units in zip code 77954 with a mortgage: 664 (30 second mortgage, 30 both second mortgage and home equity loan) Houses without a mortgage: 12
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $1,368 Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $507
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
16.7%
Whole state:
14.2%
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2021:
This zip code:
13.1%
Whole state:
7.6%
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
Here:
5.6
State:
6.3
Median number of rooms in apartments:
Here:
4.8
State:
4.0
Notable locations in this zip code not listed on our city pages
Notable locations in zip code 77954: Thomaston Compressor Station (A), Caruther Ranch (B), Janyssek Ranch (C), Mustang Mott Store (D), Respondek Ranch (E), Smith Ranch Headquarters (F), Thomas Windmill (G), Warzecha Ranch (H), Terrell-Reuss Streets Historic District (I), Cuero Commercial Historic District (J), Cuero Gin (K), Cuero Hydroelectric Plant (L), East Main Street Residential Historic District (M), City Water Works (N), Emil Leonardt House (O), Elisha Stevens House (P), Edward Mugge House (Q), Floyd Buchel House (R), Cuero Fire Department (S), Frank Marie House (T). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in zip code 77954 include: Mount Bethel Baptist Church (A), Macedonia Baptist Church (B), Little Zion Baptist Church (C), Jerusalem Baptist Mission Church (D), First Baptist Church (E), First Pentecostal Church of God (F), Saint Michaels Catholic Church (G), Zion Church (H), Saint John Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemeteries: Bellview Cemetery (1), Burns Station Cemetery (2), Evergreen Cemetery (3), Hillside Cemetery (4), Leissner Cemetery (5), Lockhart Cemetery (6), Lost Creek Cemetery (7). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes and reservoirs: Berry Pond (A), Flying F Ranch Lake (B), Musselman Cattle Company Lake Number 2 (C), Morrow Lake (D), City of Cuero Lake (E), Soil Conservation Service Site 1 Reservoir (F), Soil Conservation Service Site 2 Reservoir (G), Cuero Lake (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Willow Branch (A), Shoats Creek (B), Sandies Creek (C), Oaxley Branch (D), Fivemile Creek (E), Threemile Creek (F), Sandy Fork (G), Reeds Branch (H), McCoy Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
In group quarters: 1,671 (-1 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 1,140 2-persons, 563 3-persons, 366 4-persons, 208 5-persons, 94 6-persons, 2 7-or-more-persons
Size of nonfamily households: 944 1-person, 111 2-persons, 8 3-persons
1,609 married couples with children.
365 single-parent households (99 men, 266 women).
83.4% of residents of 77954 zip code speak English at home.
16.4% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 29% well, 6% not well).
0.1% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (93% very well, 7% well).
0.1% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (100% well).
0.1% of residents speak other language at home (100% well).
Foreign born population: 213 (2.0%) (19.4% of them are naturalized citizens)
This zip code:
2.0%
Whole state:
17.2%
83%Honduras
4%Liberia
3%Uganda
3%Chile
0%Bangladesh
14%German
7%American
4%English
3%Irish
1%Trinidadian and Tobagonian
1%Polish
1%Italian
Year of entry for the foreign-born population
212010 or later
622000 to 2009
641990 to 1999
82Before 1990
Housing units lacking complete plumbing facilities: 3.3% Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 2.6%
61.1%Electricity
27.5%Utility gas
10.0%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
0.9%Wood
Population in 1990: 8,321. Population change in the 1990s: +2,939 (+35.3%).
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
This state: 9,394
Northeast: 190
Midwest: 246
South: 354
West: 414
59% of the 77954 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 55% lived in this county. Out of people who lived in different counties, 50% lived in Texas.
92% of the 77954 zip code residents lived in the same house 1 year ago. Out of people who lived in different houses, 53% moved from this county. Out of people who lived in different houses, 44% moved from different county within same state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 5% moved from different state. Out of people who lived in different houses, 0% moved from abroad.
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 52
Here:
6.4%
Texas:
9.1%
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 7
Here:
1.7%
Texas:
8.0%
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 52
Here:
27.2%
Texas:
17.8%
Occupation by median earnings in the past 12 months ($)
81,683Business and financial operations occupations
66,116Health diagnosing and treating practitioners and other technical occupations
61,917Management occupations
57,674Community and social service occupations
53,591Construction and extraction occupations
52,017Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
ALLIED FEEDS, INC (208 HUTCHESON ST in CUERO, TX; small business) : $19,849 in 4 contractsfrom 2004 to 2006
$17,828 with Army for Forage and Feed. Signed on 2004-04-02. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
$2,021, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2006-01-27. Completion date: 2004-08-31.
$0, same as above.Signed on 2006-05-12. Completion date: 2005-06-30.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
Health Care and Social Assistance: General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (250-499 employees: 1 establishment, 20-49 employees: 1 establishment)
Health Care and Social Assistance: Nursing Care Facilities (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 2)
203 people in nursing facilities/skilled-nursing facilities
64 people in local jails and other municipal confinement facilities
People in group quarters in 2000:
1,307 people in state prisons
217 people in nursing homes
44 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
2 people in religious group quarters
Fatal accident statistics in 2014:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 1
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Fatal accident statistics in 2013:
Fatal accident count: 1
Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
Fatalities: 1
Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
2002 - 2018 National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS) incidents
According to the data from the years 2002 - 2018 the average number of fires per year is 55. The highest number of reported fires - 99 took place in 2008, and the least - 25 in 2014. The data has a dropping trend.
When looking into fire subcategories, the most incidents belonged to: Outside Fires (58.2%), and Structure Fires (22.9%).
Fire incident types reported to NFIRS in Zip Code 77954