75048 Zip Code Population and Demographics

In this article, we'll explore the population statistics for the zip code 75048, including popular demographics data like median age, number of households, household income, gender, employment and unemployment rates, occupations, religion, and more.

75048 is a zip code in Collin County and Dallas County, Texas, which covers Plano CCD and Northeast Dallas, with a total population of 26,956 people.

We are using the latest American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year survey data from the US Census Bureau, which is accurate up to 2021.

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Population

There is a lot of data that lets us see how many people live in the 75048 zip code. The most basic data is the total population, which is the total number of people living in 75048.

The estimated population of people living in 75048 is 26,956, with a median age of 41.9.

We can look back at data from previous years to see how the population in the 75048 area has changed over the last 5 years.

Year Population Change 5-Year Change
2021
26,956
+3.43%
+11.37%
2020
26,062
+1.81%
-
2019
25,598
+2.25%
-
2018
25,034
+3.43%
-
2017
24,203
 - -

Population of 75048 by Race and Ethnicity

How much has the race and ethnicity of the population in the 75048 zip code changed? The US Census Bureau gives us a few defined types that the population is broken down into.

Let's look at the total numbers and also the change over the last 5 years.

Race 2021 2017 Change
White
57%
54.5%
 +4.59%
Black/African American
11.8%
12.2%
 -3.28%
Native
0.8%
0%
 0.00%
Hispanic
8.3%
16.6%
 -50.00%
Asian
18.1%
13.6%
 +33.09%
Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0%
0%
 0.00%
Two Or More Races
3.8%
3.1%
 +22.58%
Other
0.1%
0.1%
 0.00%

This data can be very important for anybody studying the 75048 zip for a number of reasons, including social and economic research, planning and development, and marketing to a multi-cultural population.

Note that the Native group includes both Native American and Alaskan Native people.

Population of 75048 by Age and Gender

We can also monitor the change of the age and gender in the 75048 zip code to track track trends in the population over time.

We can see how the population in 75048 has changed over the last 5 years by median age as a total, and also by male and female.

Year Total Male Female
2021 41.9 +5.54% 42.5 +7.32% 41 +2.76%
2020 39.7 +6.72% 39.6 +6.17% 39.9 +8.13%
2019 37.2 0% 37.3 +2.47% 36.9 -1.86%
2018 37.2 0% 36.4 +2.82% 37.6 -1.31%
2017 37.2 - 35.4 - 38.1 -

The median age of the 75048 zip gives you an idea of the age distribution, with half of the population being older than the median age and half being younger.

This can then be used to infer and compare against birth rates, parent ages, and more metrics to understand the population. For example, an increasing median age indicates an aging population in the 75048 area, which can be a sign of a declining population in terms of birth rates and workforce participation.

Age 2021 2017
(Years) Male Female Male Female
0 to 9 1,801 -33.14% 1,735 -8.08% 1,219 1,566
10 to 19 1,801 +4.84% 1,401 +45.58% 1,868 2,148
20 to 29 1,242 +28.21% 1,946 -34.78% 1,459 1,312
30 to 39 1,489 -1% 1,577 +17.59% 1,371 1,816
40 to 49 1,952 -7.33% 1,950 +37.2% 1,801 2,545
50 to 59 1,822 +39.79% 2,007 +5.43% 2,637 2,094
60 to 69 1,027 +26.55% 1,231 +26.15% 1,290 1,555
70+ 539 +67.33% 683 +78.57% 980 1,295

Median Household Income

The latest median household income for the 75048 zip code is $114,256.00.

In simple terms, the median income is the middle income of a group of people. Half of the people in the group make more than the median income, and half make less.

The median income is a good indicator of the overall income of a group of people, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more.

Median Income by Age

We can also look at the median income by age to see how the median income varies by age, and how it compares to the overall median income for 75048.

  • Under 25
    $0.00
  • 25 to 44
    $135,865.00
  • 45 to 64
    $111,771.00
  • 65 and over
    $68,581.00

Average Household Income

Whenever we ask what is the average household income in the 75048 zip code, we are actually talking about the mean household income.

This is calculated by adding up all the incomes of all the households in 75048, and then dividing that number by the total number of households.

This is a good way to get a general idea of the average income of a group of people, but it can be skewed by a very high or very low incomes.

The average household income of 75048 is currently $142,927.00.

In terms of accurately summarizing income at a geographic level, the median income is a better metric than the average income because it isn't affected by a small number of very high or very low incomes.

If you had an area where the average income was greater than the median, it can mean that there is significant income inequality, with income being concentrated in a small number of wealthy households.

17.72% of households in 75048 are classed as high income households (making $200,000+ per year).

Household Income Tiers

The US Census Bureau divides households into income tiers based on the median income for the area. This is a good way to compare the income of 75048 against other zip codes.

  • Less than $24,999
    3.87%
  • $25,000 to $49,999
    8.67%
  • $50,000 to $74,999
    10.95%
  • $75,000 to $99,999
    16.44%
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    24.54%
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    17.81%
  • $200,000 or more
    17.72%

Per Capita Income

The per capita income in 75048 is $51,011.00.

Per capita income is the average income of a person in a given area. It is calculated by dividing the total income of 75048 by the total population of 75048.

This is different from the average or mean income because it includes and accounts for all people living in the 75048 area, including people like children, the elderly, unemployed people, retired people, and more.

Education Levels

We can also look at the education levels in 75048 to see how many people have a high school degree, a bachelor's degree, or a graduate degree.

Educational attainment is a good indicator of the overall education level of a population, and can be used to compare against other metrics such as the average income, per capita income, and more to see how education levels affect income, unemployment rates, and more.

  • Master's degree or higher
    16.63%
  • Bachelor's degree
    41.33%
  • Some college or associate's degree
    11.96%
  • High school diploma or equivalent
    29.34%
  • Less than high school diploma
    0.75%

Employment

Employment rates are all based around the total population in 75048 that are over the age of 16.

Currently, the total population of the 75048 zip over the age of 16 is 21,687.

Of those people, a total of 72.40% are working or actively looking for work. This is called the labor force participation rate.

The participation rate is a useful market measure because it shows the relative amount of labor resources available to the economy.

The employment to total population rate in 75048 is 68.10%.

Employment by Age

We can look at the employment rates by age to see how it compares to the overall employment rate. Here's how that breaks down for the 75048 zip code.

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
16 to 19 years 1,532 35.90% 12.90%
20 to 24 years 1,477 47.30% 2.10%
25 to 29 years 1,294 83.20% 13.80%
30 to 34 years 1,183 85.50% 0.00%
35 to 44 years 3,993 88.80% 5.60%
45 to 54 years 5,110 95.40% 3.60%
55 to 59 years 1,978 84.90% 3.30%
60 to 64 years 1,720 71.90% 7.60%
65 to 74 years 2,310 36.20% 21.80%
75 years and over 1,090 17.50% 0.00%

Employment by Race

Another very interesting employment statistic we can look at is the employment and unemployment rates by race in 75048. The table below shows the rates for each of the ethnicity groups types defined by the US Census Bureau (which we mentioned earlier in this article).

Age Population Participation Unemployment Rate
White 13,835 73.50% 6.40%
Black or African American 2,512 79.90% 0.90%
American Indian and Alaska Native 191 63.40% 8.30%
Asian 3,925 62.20% 4.70%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0 0.00% 0.00%
Other 431 92.60% 0.00%
Two or more races 793 70.20% 25.90%
Hispanic or Latino 1,781 86.70% 15.40%
Not Hispanic or Latino 12,690 72.10% 4.50%

Occupations

In this section we can look at the most common occupations for people living in the 75048 area as well as the gender breakdown and earnings of them.

The total population of civilian employees that are 16 years old or older in 75048 is 14,759, with median earnings of $64,263.00.

Women in 75048 are earning approximately 68.70% of the men's earnings.

Population Earnings
Total 14,759 $64,263.00
Male 7,901 $74,436.00
Female 6,858 $51,102.00

Occupations by Category

In the table below, we can break down the population and earnings for 75048 even further by occupation. The list of occupation categories below will show you how many people are employed in each category and the median earnings of each profession.

Occupation Employed Earnings
Management 1,975 $98,445.00
Business and Financial 1,236 $84,858.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,338 $107,174.00
Architecture and Engineering 578 $136,513.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 318 $211,175.00
Community and Social Service 172 $42,542.00
Legal 31 $0.00
Educational and Library 794 $63,582.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 397 $65,764.00
Healthcare Practitioners 612 $66,432.00
Healthcare Support 374 $38,446.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 217 $105,869.00
Law Enforcement 138 $81,500.00
Food Preparation and Serving 628 $9,277.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 217 $29,471.00
Personal Care and Service 466 $23,806.00
Sales 1,171 $47,831.00
Office and Administrative Support 2,144 $50,557.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 261 $67,648.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 253 $42,072.00
Production 632 $34,024.00
Transportation and Material Moving 613 $42,799.00

Occupations by Gender

Now we can also look at the occupations by category for 75048 when it is broken down by male and female.

This lets us see how many male and females work in each occupation, the median earnings, and the male to female ratio of earnings for 75048.

That last metric is important because it can be used to look at the gender pay gap between men and women.

Occupation Male Female
Population Earnings Population Earnings
Management 1,063 $127,532.00 912 $86,923.00
Business and Financial 733 $95,579.00 503 $84,052.00
Computer and Mathematical 1,151 $117,011.00 187 $73,681.00
Architecture and Engineering 433 $140,173.00 145 $136,365.00
Life, Physical, and Social Science 312 $0.00 6 $0.00
Community and Social Service 0 $0.00 172 $42,542.00
Legal 15 $0.00 16 $0.00
Educational and Library 154 $63,250.00 640 $64,016.00
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media 185 $87,758.00 212 $22,440.00
Healthcare Practitioners 75 $74,301.00 537 $65,527.00
Healthcare Support 27 $0.00 347 $37,990.00
Firefighters and Protective Service 126 $72,188.00 91 $0.00
Law Enforcement 138 $81,500.00 0 $0.00
Food Preparation and Serving 386 $8,066.00 242 $10,438.00
Building and Grounds Cleaning 91 $41,681.00 126 $26,709.00
Personal Care and Service 222 $20,833.00 244 $24,250.00
Sales 762 $71,452.00 409 $10,859.00
Office and Administrative Support 418 $50,547.00 1,726 $50,559.00
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 0 $0.00 0 $0.00
Construction and Extraction 261 $67,648.00 0 $0.00
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair 253 $42,072.00 0 $0.00
Production 394 $43,736.00 238 $26,383.00
Transportation and Material Moving 613 $42,799.00 0 $0.00

Households and Family Size

A household is defined by the US Census Bureau as a group of people who occupy a housing unit. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, group of rooms, or single room occupied as separate living quarters.

There are currently 9,387 households in 75048, with an average household size of 2.87 people.

A family is defined as a group of two or more people related by birth, marriage, or adoption who live together in the same household.

There are 7,140 families living in the 75048 zip code with an average family size of 3.39 people.

Households by Marital Status

The four categories of household by marital status are:

  • Married-couple family
  • Male householder with no spouse present
  • Female household with no spouse present
  • Nonfamily household

The table below shows the total number of households and families, with the average sizes of each, that live in 75048:

Married Male Female Nonfamily
Total Households 5,976 292 872 2,247
Average Household Size 3.37 3.33 3.8 1.13
Total Families 5,976 292 872 0
Average Household Size 3.35 3.03 3.78 0

Poverty

Of the 7,140 families living in 75048, 3.30% are considered to be below the poverty threshold.

The table below shows the latest poverty thresholds in 75048:

Household Size Poverty Threshold
1 Person $14,580.00
2 People $19,720.00
3 People $24,860.00
4 People $30,000.00
5 People $35,140.00
6 People $40,280.00
7 People $45,420.00
8 People $50,560.00

Housing

There are 9,631 housing units in 75048.

The table below shows the split between occupied and vacant units:

Total Percentage
Occupied 9,387 97.47%
Vacant 244 2.53%

8.61% of the total 9,631 housing units in 75048 are rental units. This is approximately 829 properties.

For owner-occupied housing units, a total of 8,511 are occupied by the owner - or 88.37% of the total.

Rental Rates

The median rent for a property in 75048 is $1,632.00.

In the chart below, we can look at the number of rental properties in 75048 that fall into a particular rent range. These can then be used to compare with other areas, or to see how they have changed over time.

  • No rent paid
    47
  • Less than $500
    24
  • $500 to $999
    51
  • $1,000 to $1,499
    277
  • $1,500 to $1,999
    237
  • $2,000 to $2,499
    184
  • $2,500 to $2,999
    17
  • $3,000 or more
    39

Property Value

The median value of a property in 75048 is $282,900.00.

Just like with rental rates, we can look at the number of properties in 75048 that fall into a particular value range.

  • Less than $50,000
    137
  • $50,000 to $99,999
    203
  • $100,000 to $149,999
    279
  • $150,000 to $199,999
    735
  • $200,000 to $299,999
    3,431
  • $300,000 to $499,999
    3,151
  • $500,000 to $999,999
    575
  • $1,000,000 or more
    0

Property Age

We can also look at the age of properties in 75048. The chart below shows the number of properties in 75048 that fall into a particular age range.

  • 1939 or earlier
    20
  • 1940 to 1949
    0
  • 1950 to 1959
    22
  • 1960 to 1969
    90
  • 1970 to 1979
    178
  • 1980 to 1989
    1,485
  • 1990 to 1999
    1,829
  • 2000 to 2009
    3,678
  • 2010 to 2013
    2,329
  • 2014 or later
    0

Vehicles per Household

The number of vehicles available per household can be a good indicator of the level of affluence in an area. The chart below shows the number of households in 75048 that have a particular number of vehicles available.

  • No vehicles available
    217
  • 1 vehicle available
    1,868
  • 2 vehicles available
    3,917
  • 3 or more vehicles available
    3,385

Commuting to Work

In this section, we can also look at how people in 75048 get to work. The chart below shows the number of people in 75048 that commute to work in a particular way.

31.1 minutes is the average travel time to work for people in 75048.

These commute times can be compared to other date like income and educational levels to see how they relate to each other and if there are any trends in the data that might suggest a correlation.

  • Less than 5 minutes
    46
  • 5 to 9 minutes
    760
  • 10 to 14 minutes
    779
  • 15 to 19 minutes
    987
  • 20 to 24 minutes
    2,192
  • 25 to 29 minutes
    1,100
  • 30 to 34 minutes
    2,253
  • 35 to 39 minutes
    284
  • 40 to 44 minutes
    673
  • 45 to 59 minutes
    1,213
  • 60 to 89 minutes
    921
  • 90 or more minutes
    455

Summary

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