Population & age
- Total population
- 1,042
- Median age
- 34.3
ZIP 75853, TX (75853)
Anderson County · Population 1,042
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
TX 75853 (ZIP 75853) sits in Anderson County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 43.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $81,271, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Local establishments report average pay of $27,226 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. FEMA has issued 34 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1966 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 11,854 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 43.8% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Texas has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $81,271) approximately $3,738/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Smith County, TX (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $68,750, fair market rent of $1,100 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $380,881, up 0.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 79.0%
- Black
- 18.4%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.2%
- Other / multi-racial
- 2.6%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $68,750
- Median home value
- $219,600
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 27.3%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 10.0%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 367(85.9%)
- Renter-occupied
- 60(14.1%)
- Vacant units
- 237
- Built (median)
- 1995
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 24.0 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 44(4.2%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 369(86.4%)
- No broadband
- 58(13.6%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 4(0.4%)
- Non-English at home
- 19(2.1%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$870
/month
1 Bed
$900
/month
2 Bed
$1,100
/month
3 Bed
$1,360
/month
4 Bed
$1,660
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
Home values
Typical home value
$380,881
Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) · as of March 2026
Year-over-year change
+0.6%
vs. March 2025
Metro area
Palestine, TX
Metropolitan statistical area
Source: Zillow Research, ZHVI All Homes (SFR, Condo/Co-op) Time Series (zillow.com/research/data). Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) is copyrighted by Zillow, Inc.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
301
Across 288 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $81.1M.
Single-family
276
92% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
25
8% of total units
Single-family value
$77.3M
construction value
Multifamily value
$3.8M
construction value
Aggregated from 2 counties touching this ZIP (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Income & tax statistics
Tax returns filed
490
Average AGI
$81,271
Avg property tax
—
EITC participation
14.3%
Income distribution
- $1 – $25,00024.5% · 120
- $25,000 – $50,00026.5% · 130
- $50,000 – $75,00016.3% · 80
- $75,000 – $100,00010.2% · 50
- $100,000 – $200,00016.3% · 80
- $200,000 or more6.1% · 30
Avg mortgage interest
—
Avg charitable contribution
$588
Avg capital gains
$2,635
Avg total income tax
—
Source: IRS Statistics of Income — Individual Income Tax Statistics by ZIP Code (irs.gov). Public domain. Dollar columns reported in thousands by the IRS; figures here display real dollars. Total ZCTA AGI for the area was $39.8M across all reported brackets.
Business & employment
Business establishments
10
Total employment
31
Annual payroll
$844K
Average annual pay
$27,226
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$59,154
Average weekly wage
$1,138
Total employment
20,139
Total establishments
1,672
That is roughly 10% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.4%
That is 0.4 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
19,510
Employed
18,659
Unemployed
851
Based on Anderson County, TX data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
34
Date Range
1966–2024
Most Recent Declaration
HURRICANE BERYL
Hurricane — declared July 9, 2024 (DR-4798)
Incident period: July 5, 2024 – July 9, 2024
Top Incident Types
- Hurricane7 (21%)
- Flood6 (18%)
- Severe Storm6 (18%)
- Fire6 (18%)
- Severe Ice Storm2 (6%)
- Other7 (21%)
Individual Assistance
8
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
8
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
30
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
17
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
65.6°F
53.8° – 77.3°
Annual precipitation
46.8"
Annual snowfall
0.1"
Heating · cooling days
2,229.3 · 2,478.2
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: PALESTINE 2 NE, TX US, 16.8 miles from the centroid of ZIP 75853 (ZIP 75853)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
11,854
That is roughly 3,654 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
22%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
4.5
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
5.8
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
17.7%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
38
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,528
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
6.2
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
36%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
41%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 7.4% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Anderson data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Limited food access for many residents
43.8% of Anderson County, TX residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.07
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
—
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
0.65
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.50
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 15.8% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Anderson County, TX for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 125 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 499 reports
Homicide
3
Robbery
5
Burglary
174
Vehicle theft
72
County-level data for Henderson (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+239 people
+70 households • +$12.1M net AGI flow
Moved in
1,458households
2,856 people • $83.7M AGI
Moved out
1,388households
2,617 people • $71.6M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Smith County, TX — 130 households
- Henderson County, TX — 96 households
- Dallas County, TX — 77 households
- Houston County, TX — 62 households
- Tarrant County, TX — 61 households
Where departing residents went
- Smith County, TX — 144 households
- Henderson County, TX — 107 households
- Dallas County, TX — 59 households
- Cherokee County, TX — 56 households
- Tarrant County, TX — 56 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $57,407 versus departing households' $51,597.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Texas
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 75853. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
None
No state income tax
Sales tax (combined)
8.20%
State 6.25% · avg local 1.95%
Property tax (effective)
1.42%
Median $1,254/year
Tax burden rank
4 of 50
8.40% of personal income
For ZIP 75853: A household at this ZIP's median AGI of $81,271 keeps approximately $3,738 more annually than residents of the typical income-tax state. Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $380,881, that works out to roughly $5,421/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Voluntary (private insurance framework)
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
165% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). Asset limit $5,000.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 75853
Nearby ZIPs by distance
75861 (7.9 mi) · 75803 (Palestine, 9.1 mi) · 75751 (Athens, 10.5 mi) · 75884 (11.8 mi) · 75886 (13.1 mi) · 75782 (Poynor, 15.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
36.9%
3.9pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
43.2%
11.2pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
23.6%
Tracks close to the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
78.3%
2.3pp above the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
12.3%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
15.5%
4.5pp above the 11.0% national rate.
What these numbers say together
TX 75853 (ZIP 75853) sits in Anderson County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: High Blood Pressure comes in above the national average at 43.2%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. IRS data shows average household income (AGI) of $81,271, well above the ~$45K national average per return. Local establishments report average pay of $27,226 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. FEMA has issued 34 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1966 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 11,854 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Per USDA's Food Environment Atlas, 43.8% of residents in this county live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket — a deep food-access gap. Texas has no state income tax, saving the local median household (AGI $81,271) approximately $3,738/year vs the US average effective state tax rate. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Smith County, TX (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Healthcare access is the area's quieter strength; school options sit on the lighter side, so families may find themselves looking at districts a few ZIPs over. Notable: median household income $68,750, fair market rent of $1,100 for a two-bedroom, and a typical home value of $380,881, up 0.6% over the past year. Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits near the national rate at 23.6%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 75853
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 75853?
36.9%, which is 3.9 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 75853?
23.6%, which is 1.6 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 75853?
43.2%, which is 11.2 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 75853?
1,042 people live in ZIP 75853, with a median age of 34.3 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 75853?
$68,750 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 75853 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 75853, 85.9% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 14.1% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 75853?
In ZIP 75853, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 75853?
4.2% of the population in ZIP 75853 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 75853 have broadband internet?
86.4% of households in ZIP 75853 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the typical home value in ZIP 75853?
The typical home value in ZIP 75853 is $380,881, up 0.6% from a year ago (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
Are home values rising or falling in ZIP 75853?
Home values are up 0.6% over the past year (Zillow Home Value Index, retrieved May 1, 2026).
What is the average household income in ZIP 75853?
The average Adjusted Gross Income reported on tax returns from ZIP 75853 (TX 75853) is $81,271 per return (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How much do homeowners pay in property tax in ZIP 75853?
Tax returns from ZIP 75853 report an average of $0 per return in real-estate tax deductions (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What percentage of residents in ZIP 75853 earn over $200,000?
6.1% of tax returns from ZIP 75853 (TX 75853) report Adjusted Gross Income of $200,000 or more (IRS SOI Tax Year 2022, retrieved May 2, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 75853?
As of 2022, 10 business establishments operated in ZIP 75853 employing 31 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 75853?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 75853 is $27,226, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 75853 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 75853 ranks in the 42th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a moderate vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 75853?
Household Characteristics is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 75853, ranking in the 56th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 75853 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 34 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 75853 between 1966–2024 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 75853?
Hurricane is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 75853, accounting for 7 of 34 declarations (21%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 75853?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 75853 was "HURRICANE BERYL" — a hurricane declared in 2024 (DR-4798) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 75853?
ZIP 75853 has an average annual temperature of 65.6°F and 46.8" of annual precipitation based on the PALESTINE 2 NE, TX US weather station 16.8 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 75853?
Texas has no state income tax. For a household earning the local median AGI of $81,271, this saves approximately $3,738 per year compared to the national average effective state tax rate. The combined state and local sales tax rate is 8.20% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Texas have paid family leave?
Texas runs an active paid family leave program offering up to — weeks of paid leave per year (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 75853?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (33 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), home values from the Zillow Home Value Index, income & tax statistics from the IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (34 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). Home values retrieved May 1, 2026 from Zillow Research. Income & tax statistics retrieved May 2, 2026 from IRS SOI (Tax Year 2022). Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (34 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 75853
Nearby ZIPs by distance
75861 (7.9 mi) · 75803 (Palestine, 9.1 mi) · 75751 (Athens, 10.5 mi) · 75884 (11.8 mi) · 75886 (13.1 mi) · 75782 (Poynor, 15.7 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
42nd percentile
Moderate Vulnerability
Based on 2 census tracts, population 1,259
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
10
Limited English Speakers
13
Persons with Disability
195
Without HS Diploma
56
Without Health Insurance
160
Adults Age 65+
281
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.