ZIP Code 77979

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Calhoun County, Texas.

Population: 16,179
Median household income: $68,877
Median home value: $137,700

Covering part of Calhoun County, Texas, ZIP Code 77979 has about 16,179 residents. At $68,877, its median household income sits below Calhoun County's $71,870.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 77979's population declined 9.7% from 17,916 to 16,179, while its median gross rent rose 46.7% from $726 to $1,065.

Owners occupy 76.0% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 37.7 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 16,179
Median age: 37.7 yrs
Median household income: $68,877
Median home value: $137,700
Median gross rent: $1,065
Housing units: 7,797
Homeownership rate: 76.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 18.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

17,91616,179

Median household income

$58,877$68,877

Median home value

$115,600$137,700

Median gross rent

$726$1,065

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	17,916	$58,877	$115,600	$726
2020	17,295	$58,057	$115,200	$789
2021	16,577	$62,054	$120,100	$795
2022	16,607	$60,782	$123,500	$944
2023	16,179	$68,877	$137,700	$1,065

Each year is a US Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimate ending that year.

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1718.4%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3415.4%

35 to 4410.8%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6414.9%

65 to 748.4%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	940	5.8%
5 to 17	2,979	18.4%
18 to 24	1,060	6.6%
25 to 34	2,486	15.4%
35 to 44	1,743	10.8%
45 to 54	1,828	11.3%
55 to 64	2,412	14.9%
65 to 74	1,353	8.4%
75 and over	1,378	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	5,900	36.5%
Black or African American	436	2.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	37	0.2%
Asian	1,050	6.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	177	1.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	8,579	53.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.0%

High school graduate31.3%

Some college or associate's32.7%

Bachelor's degree11.0%

Graduate or professional degree6.9%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,020	18.0%
High school graduate	3,504	31.3%
Some college or associate's	3,662	32.7%
Bachelor's degree	1,236	11.0%
Graduate or professional degree	778	6.9%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone83.3%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.5%

Other means0.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,675	83.3%
Carpooled	925	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	49	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	358	4.5%
Other means	9	0.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,359	43.9%
15 to 29 min	2,787	36.4%
30 to 44 min	1,058	13.8%
45 to 59 min	191	2.5%
60+ min	263	3.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.37
Poverty rate: 9.7% (1,551 of 15,917)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,647	69.3%
Nonfamily households	2,063	30.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1975

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	6,710	86.1%
Vacant	1,087	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	5,101	76.0%
Renter-occupied	1,609	24.0%

1-unit, detached74.9%

1-unit, attached1.8%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other11.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,840	74.9%
1-unit, attached	140	1.8%
2 to 4 units	496	6.4%
5 to 19 units	107	1.4%
20 or more units	287	3.7%
Mobile home & other	927	11.9%

ZIP Code 77979

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