ZIP Code 76234 — Decatur city, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 76234 covers Decatur, TX in Wise County with a population of about 20,912.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 40.2 (near the U.S. median).

It sits in telephone area code 940; U.S. House district TX-13; the DALLAS - FT. WORTH media market.

Median household income in ZIP 76234 is about $88,083 — about 17% above the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 6.0%; unemployment rate near 4.2%; 22.3% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 11.4 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Healthcare, Retail trade, and Other services; about 8.6% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 6.6 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Median home value is about $304,300 — about 13% below the U.S. median home value ($348,079).

Housing tenure and rents show median gross rent around $1,139 (about even with the U.S. median rent ($1,163)), and owner-occupancy near 80.6% (about 15.2 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

To comfortably buy a median-priced home in ZIP 76234 in Decatur, TX, a household would need roughly $84,000 in annual income under a 20% down, 30-year loan at 6.8% (illustrative), keeping housing costs near 28% of income. Estimated monthly PITI is about $1,955. That is roughly in line with the local median household income ($88,083). Rates, taxes, insurance, and HOA fees vary — treat this as a planning estimate, not a lender quote.

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Decatur city, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 59.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (93.7) and flood (60.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Decatur city, TX show little to no average snow and around 38.9 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 986 for ZIP 76234 (Decatur city, TX) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.