Housing market/Texas/ZIP 76542
ZIP 76542 Killeen, Texas
Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area · Texas. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 76542 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 76542 — Killeen, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 76542
- 1-unit detached14,82870.7%
- 1-unit attached7183.4%
- 2–4 units2,43211.6%
- 5–49 units1,8809.0%
- 50+ units2451.2%
- Mobile8694.1%
2–4 unit share 11.6% · 5–49 unit share 8.9% · combined 2–49 20.5%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,237 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,042.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 48.0%; ≥50% 19.5%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,230 (0.994× ACS median gross rent).
Population
53,631 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +7.6%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 4 projects, 457 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 386 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 76542 35.4% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 5.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,237; population increased +7.6% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 2,432 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,880 units in 5–49-unit structures; 4 LIHTC projects totaling 457 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,230 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,237. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
Texas research
ZIP 76542 is a Census / HUD profile for Killeen-Temple, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 76542 — Killeen, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·Texas ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is Texas research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 76542?
ZIP 76542 (Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area) has 53,631 residents, 19,913 households, a renter share of 35.4%, median household income of $72,891, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,237. Vacancy is 5.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 76542?
ACS counts 1,095 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,337 in 3–4 unit buildings, 827 in 5–9, 780 in 10–19, and 273 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 4,312 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 76542?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,230. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 76542 — Killeen, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 76542 is Census / HUD research for Killeen-Temple, TX HUD Metro FMR Area. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list Texas property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.