Gatesville, TX — income, home value, property tax, and sales tax.
With a per-capita income of $3,657, ZIP code 76599 sits well below national norms, marking this Gatesville area as decidedly working-class. County property taxes run at an effective rate of 1.36%, a meaningful cost for owners whose incomes are already stretched thin. Sales tax comes to 6.25%, applying to everyday purchases throughout the area. Together these figures describe a place where earnings are limited and each tax dollar carries weight — households here have little slack, and both property and sales levies draw noticeably on already tight finances.