ZIP Code 79079

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Wheeler County, Texas.

Population: 2,406
Median household income: $68,081
Median home value: $84,800

Covering part of Wheeler County, Texas, ZIP Code 79079 has about 2,406 residents. The median household income of $68,081 is in line with the Wheeler County median ($67,964).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79079's population declined 8.1% from 2,617 to 2,406, while its median gross rent rose 48.9% from $712 to $1,060.

White (non-Hispanic) residents are the largest group, 66.8% of the population. 73.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 2,406
Median age: 40.3 yrs
Median household income: $68,081
Median home value: $84,800
Median gross rent: $1,060
Housing units: 1,425
Homeownership rate: 80.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.9%
Unemployment rate: 2.9%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

2,6172,406

Median household income

$43,277$68,081

Median home value

$75,900$84,800

Median gross rent

$712$1,060

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	2,617	$43,277	$75,900	$712
2020	2,570	$45,684	$68,000	$781
2021	2,509	$43,977	$67,000	$841
2022	2,409	$50,066	$85,300	$875
2023	2,406	$68,081	$84,800	$1,060

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

Age distribution

Under 55.0%

5 to 1717.5%

18 to 246.5%

25 to 348.5%

35 to 4417.3%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6413.5%

65 to 7414.3%

75 and over5.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	121	5.0%
5 to 17	422	17.5%
18 to 24	157	6.5%
25 to 34	205	8.5%
35 to 44	417	17.3%
45 to 54	293	12.2%
55 to 64	324	13.5%
65 to 74	344	14.3%
75 and over	123	5.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,608	66.8%
Black or African American	54	2.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	11	0.5%
Asian	42	1.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	6	0.2%
Two or more races	71	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	614	25.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma10.8%

High school graduate29.8%

Some college or associate's37.5%

Bachelor's degree19.3%

Graduate or professional degree2.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	184	10.8%
High school graduate	509	29.8%
Some college or associate's	640	37.5%
Bachelor's degree	330	19.3%
Graduate or professional degree	43	2.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 24 min

Drove alone73.3%

Carpooled22.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.7%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.1%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	863	73.3%
Carpooled	262	22.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	8	0.7%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	36	3.1%
Other means	9	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	577	50.5%
15 to 29 min	178	15.6%
30 to 44 min	132	11.6%
45 to 59 min	87	7.6%
60+ min	168	14.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.55
Poverty rate: 14.7% (352 of 2,399)

	Count	Share
Family households	693	73.3%
Nonfamily households	252	26.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1962

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	945	66.3%
Vacant	480	33.7%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	760	80.4%
Renter-occupied	185	19.6%

1-unit, detached85.1%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units0.8%

5 to 19 units2.0%

20 or more units1.3%

Mobile home & other9.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,212	85.1%
1-unit, attached	16	1.1%
2 to 4 units	11	0.8%
5 to 19 units	29	2.0%
20 or more units	19	1.3%
Mobile home & other	138	9.7%

ZIP Code 79079

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