ZIP Code 79043

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Castro County, Texas.

Population: 1,511
Median household income: $55,301
Median home value: $62,700

ZIP Code 79043 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Castro County, Texas, home to about 1,511 residents. At $55,301, its median household income sits below Castro County's $63,485.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79043's population held roughly steady from 1,514 to 1,511, while its median gross rent rose 75.0% from $592 to $1,036.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 75.9% of the population. 69.5% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 1,511
Median age: 35.8 yrs
Median household income: $55,301
Median home value: $62,700
Median gross rent: $1,036
Housing units: 609
Homeownership rate: 55.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.8%
Unemployment rate: 4.4%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

1,5141,511

Median household income

$40,223$55,301

Median home value

$54,700$62,700

Median gross rent

$592$1,036

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	1,514	$40,223	$54,700	$592
2020	1,480	$40,333	$50,100	$575
2021	1,650	$44,554	$53,600	$723
2022	1,634	$53,018	$54,700	$1,024
2023	1,511	$55,301	$62,700	$1,036

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

Age distribution

Under 59.2%

5 to 1718.5%

18 to 246.6%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4420.6%

45 to 5410.4%

55 to 6412.5%

65 to 745.4%

75 and over3.8%

	Count	Share
Under 5	139	9.2%
5 to 17	279	18.5%
18 to 24	99	6.6%
25 to 34	199	13.2%
35 to 44	311	20.6%
45 to 54	157	10.4%
55 to 64	189	12.5%
65 to 74	81	5.4%
75 and over	57	3.8%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	251	16.6%
Black or African American	60	4.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	18	1.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	2	0.1%
Two or more races	33	2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,147	75.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma37.5%

High school graduate30.7%

Some college or associate's21.0%

Bachelor's degree10.5%

Graduate or professional degree0.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	373	37.5%
High school graduate	305	30.7%
Some college or associate's	209	21.0%
Bachelor's degree	104	10.5%
Graduate or professional degree	3	0.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone69.5%

Carpooled24.1%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home4.8%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	462	69.5%
Carpooled	160	24.1%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	11	1.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	32	4.8%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	389	61.5%
15 to 29 min	164	25.9%
30 to 44 min	48	7.6%
45 to 59 min	16	2.5%
60+ min	16	2.5%

Households

Average household size: 3.13
Poverty rate: 20.1% (304 of 1,511)

	Count	Share
Family households	392	81.3%
Nonfamily households	90	18.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1963

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	482	79.1%
Vacant	127	20.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	266	55.2%
Renter-occupied	216	44.8%

1-unit, detached79.5%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units0.0%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other20.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	484	79.5%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	125	20.5%

ZIP Code 79043

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