ZIP Code 76436 — Carlton CDP, TX Demographics & Data

ZIP code 76436 covers Carlton, TX in Comanche County with a population of about 87.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 22.1 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 254; U.S. House district TX-25; the DALLAS - FT. WORTH media market.

Median household income in ZIP 76436 is about $52,083 — about 31% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 21.8%; unemployment rate near 0.0%; 22.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 11.5 points below the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Construction, Manufacturing, and Transportation; about 11.1% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 4.1 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 48.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Carlton CDP, TX as Relatively Low (composite score 51.0), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are wildfire (92.1) and flood (54.7). 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 Carlton CDP, TX show little to no average snow and around 36.2 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 4 for ZIP 76436 (Carlton CDP, 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.