ZIP 78418 Property Distress & Foreclosure Data

In Kleberg County, Texas, ZIP 78418 scores 32 of 100 for composite distress, a moderate level on DLRadar's public-record index. Environmental exposure also runs high (climate & FEMA risk (89/100), FEMA disaster exposure (78/100), flood (NFIP) exposure (75/100)). Its standout signals are structural risk (69/100), institutional ownership (65/100), construction/permit lag (40/100). On the quiet end sit mortgage stress (26/100). Structural risk reads 69/100 against active distress of 8/100.

The peak-phase market in 78418 posted values that rose 0.8% over the year, and 16% higher over three years, at 23/100 phase confidence. Near a top, distress surfaces unevenly, so parcel screening beats headline strength.

There are about 16,221 housing units across 78418. Median household income is $91,443, above the U.S. median near $78,000. Home values center near $302,500, an affordability ratio of 3.0× — accessible. Owners hold 66% of homes, renters 34%. Vacancy runs 23.2%, above the national norm and a classic distress-and-opportunity signal. Educational attainment sits at 33% bachelor's-or-above. Rent burden reaches 40% of tenant households. DLRadar's demographic-stress index for the area reads 31/100. Population is roughly 30,201 with a median age of 43. 14.7% of residents fall below the poverty threshold.

On the whole, 78418 leans distressed, with opportunity clustered in specific stressed parcels. Every signal above traces to a verifiable public dataset, refreshed continuously and scored the same way in every ZIP nationwide.