ZIP Code 78545

In ZIP code 78545, near Delmita, households earn a median of $24,550, while per-capita income reaches $19,630. With the county's effective property tax rate at 1.14%, a home assessed at $100,000 would carry roughly $1,140 in annual property taxes — a sum that weighs heavily against local earnings. That same home's tax bill equals about 4.6% of the median household's yearly income, so owning property here demands a real share of what people bring in. Sales taxes add 6.25% to purchases, further stretching paychecks in a place where incomes already run low.