Housing market/Texas/ZIP 76240
ZIP 76240 Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Cooke County, TX · 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 76240 · TX
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 76240 — Gainesville, 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 76240
- 1-unit detached9,45876.3%
- 1-unit attached1241.0%
- 2–4 units7796.3%
- 5–49 units9127.4%
- 50+ units1871.5%
- Mobile9337.5%
2–4 unit share 6.3% · 5–49 unit share 7.3% · combined 2–49 13.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,105 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $837.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 44.1%; ≥50% 19.7%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,340 (1.213× ACS median gross rent).
Population
29,271 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +6.8%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 167 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 4 properties, 296 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 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 76240 32.2% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 8.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,105; population increased +6.8% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 779 units in 2–4-unit structures and 912 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 167 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,340 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,105. 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 76240 is a Census / HUD profile for Cooke County, TX. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 76240 — Gainesville, 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 76240?
ZIP 76240 (Cooke County, TX) has 29,271 residents, 11,377 households, a renter share of 32.2%, median household income of $67,056, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,105. Vacancy is 8.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 76240?
ACS counts 484 units in 2-unit buildings, 295 in 3–4 unit buildings, 347 in 5–9, 341 in 10–19, and 224 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,691 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 76240?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,340. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 76240 — Gainesville, TX HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this Texas ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 76240 is Census / HUD research for Cooke County, TX. 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.