ZIP Code 79045

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Deaf Smith County, Texas.

Population: 18,441
Median household income: $54,207
Median home value: $111,800

ZIP Code 79045 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Deaf Smith County, Texas, home to about 18,441 residents. The median household income of $54,207 is in line with the Deaf Smith County median ($54,114).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79045's population declined 2.2% from 18,847 to 18,441, while its median gross rent rose 16.6% from $790 to $921.

The median resident is 31.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 22.5% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 18,441
Median age: 31.2 yrs
Median household income: $54,207
Median home value: $111,800
Median gross rent: $921
Housing units: 7,026
Homeownership rate: 65.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 11.4%
Unemployment rate: 3.3%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

18,84718,441

Median household income

$50,035$54,207

Median home value

$90,800$111,800

Median gross rent

$790$921

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	18,847	$50,035	$90,800	$790
2020	18,706	$50,635	$90,500	$767
2021	18,634	$50,072	$90,300	$759
2022	18,597	$52,124	$103,600	$844
2023	18,441	$54,207	$111,800	$921

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

Age distribution

Under 59.0%

5 to 1722.5%

18 to 2410.5%

25 to 3413.3%

35 to 4411.6%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 649.4%

65 to 748.3%

75 and over4.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,659	9.0%
5 to 17	4,154	22.5%
18 to 24	1,945	10.5%
25 to 34	2,457	13.3%
35 to 44	2,138	11.6%
45 to 54	1,975	10.7%
55 to 64	1,741	9.4%
65 to 74	1,527	8.3%
75 and over	845	4.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,835	20.8%
Black or African American	148	0.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	190	1.0%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	91	0.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	14,177	76.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma29.7%

High school graduate40.0%

Some college or associate's18.9%

Bachelor's degree7.9%

Graduate or professional degree3.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,170	29.7%
High school graduate	4,270	40.0%
Some college or associate's	2,020	18.9%
Bachelor's degree	849	7.9%
Graduate or professional degree	374	3.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone78.4%

Carpooled13.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means4.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	6,408	78.4%
Carpooled	1,080	13.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	48	0.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	317	3.9%
Other means	323	4.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	4,457	56.7%
15 to 29 min	1,994	25.4%
30 to 44 min	803	10.2%
45 to 59 min	272	3.5%
60+ min	333	4.2%

Households

Average household size: 3.07
Poverty rate: 16.1% (2,930 of 18,177)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,414	74.2%
Nonfamily households	1,532	25.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,946	84.6%
Vacant	1,080	15.4%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,918	65.9%
Renter-occupied	2,028	34.1%

1-unit, detached79.0%

1-unit, attached0.9%

2 to 4 units5.5%

5 to 19 units4.2%

20 or more units1.5%

Mobile home & other8.9%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,548	79.0%
1-unit, attached	62	0.9%
2 to 4 units	389	5.5%
5 to 19 units	296	4.2%
20 or more units	108	1.5%
Mobile home & other	623	8.9%

ZIP Code 79045

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