ZIP Code 79072

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Hale County, Texas.

Population: 25,596
Median household income: $50,766
Median home value: $106,400

ZIP Code 79072 (Hale County, Texas) is home to about 25,596 residents. The median household income of $50,766 is in line with the Hale County median ($52,788).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79072's population declined 3.9% from 26,629 to 25,596, while its median gross rent rose 25.7% from $647 to $813.

The median gross rent is $813. 14.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 25,596
Median age: 32.0 yrs
Median household income: $50,766
Median home value: $106,400
Median gross rent: $813
Housing units: 10,093
Homeownership rate: 55.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 14.7%
Unemployment rate: 4.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

26,62925,596

Median household income

$48,553$50,766

Median home value

$84,700$106,400

Median gross rent

$647$813

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	26,629	$48,553	$84,700	$647
2020	26,404	$47,961	$85,800	$664
2021	25,831	$48,699	$82,700	$709
2022	25,747	$49,104	$97,100	$766
2023	25,596	$50,766	$106,400	$813

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

Age distribution

Under 57.0%

5 to 1720.5%

18 to 2412.5%

25 to 3414.3%

35 to 4412.2%

45 to 5410.7%

55 to 649.5%

65 to 747.7%

75 and over5.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,798	7.0%
5 to 17	5,237	20.5%
18 to 24	3,201	12.5%
25 to 34	3,664	14.3%
35 to 44	3,128	12.2%
45 to 54	2,739	10.7%
55 to 64	2,431	9.5%
65 to 74	1,965	7.7%
75 and over	1,433	5.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,332	28.6%
Black or African American	1,136	4.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	38	0.1%
Asian	185	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	17	0.1%
Some other race	130	0.5%
Two or more races	545	2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	16,213	63.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma25.9%

High school graduate33.8%

Some college or associate's25.6%

Bachelor's degree8.6%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,985	25.9%
High school graduate	5,191	33.8%
Some college or associate's	3,926	25.6%
Bachelor's degree	1,324	8.6%
Graduate or professional degree	934	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.8%

Carpooled15.1%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home2.7%

Other means1.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	8,242	79.8%
Carpooled	1,562	15.1%
Public transit	15	0.1%
Walked	142	1.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	274	2.7%
Other means	99	1.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,862	58.3%
15 to 29 min	2,210	22.0%
30 to 44 min	886	8.8%
45 to 59 min	399	4.0%
60+ min	703	7.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.82
Poverty rate: 21.6% (5,112 of 23,635)

	Count	Share
Family households	6,019	72.1%
Nonfamily households	2,332	27.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	8,351	82.7%
Vacant	1,742	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,595	55.0%
Renter-occupied	3,756	45.0%

1-unit, detached71.6%

1-unit, attached2.8%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units7.0%

20 or more units3.7%

Mobile home & other7.6%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	7,226	71.6%
1-unit, attached	281	2.8%
2 to 4 units	738	7.3%
5 to 19 units	707	7.0%
20 or more units	375	3.7%
Mobile home & other	766	7.6%

ZIP Code 79072

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