ZIP Code 79109

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Randall County, Texas.

Population: 42,410
Median household income: $68,579
Median home value: $217,600

ZIP Code 79109 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Randall County, Texas, home to about 42,410 residents. Its median household income of $68,579 runs below the Randall County figure of $80,905.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79109's population declined 4.9% from 44,600 to 42,410, while its median gross rent rose 20.7% from $783 to $945.

63.2% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1973.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 42,410
Median age: 38.1 yrs
Median household income: $68,579
Median home value: $217,600
Median gross rent: $945
Housing units: 20,308
Homeownership rate: 60.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 32.9%
Unemployment rate: 4.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

44,60042,410

Median household income

$57,817$68,579

Median home value

$164,100$217,600

Median gross rent

$783$945

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	44,600	$57,817	$164,100	$783
2020	43,652	$60,176	$166,900	$820
2021	43,167	$61,570	$173,000	$862
2022	42,659	$67,831	$198,900	$894
2023	42,410	$68,579	$217,600	$945

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

Age distribution

Under 56.4%

5 to 1716.3%

18 to 248.5%

25 to 3413.5%

35 to 4414.5%

45 to 549.3%

55 to 6412.7%

65 to 7410.8%

75 and over7.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,702	6.4%
5 to 17	6,920	16.3%
18 to 24	3,622	8.5%
25 to 34	5,732	13.5%
35 to 44	6,170	14.5%
45 to 54	3,959	9.3%
55 to 64	5,380	12.7%
65 to 74	4,580	10.8%
75 and over	3,345	7.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	29,856	70.4%
Black or African American	1,998	4.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	148	0.3%
Asian	318	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	27	0.1%
Some other race	284	0.7%
Two or more races	1,883	4.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,896	18.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma7.1%

High school graduate22.1%

Some college or associate's37.9%

Bachelor's degree22.1%

Graduate or professional degree10.8%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,070	7.1%
High school graduate	6,436	22.1%
Some college or associate's	11,054	37.9%
Bachelor's degree	6,446	22.1%
Graduate or professional degree	3,160	10.8%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 18 min

Drove alone79.1%

Carpooled10.9%

Public transit0.4%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home6.9%

Other means1.6%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,562	79.1%
Carpooled	2,277	10.9%
Public transit	83	0.4%
Walked	205	1.0%
Bicycle	28	0.1%
Worked from home	1,451	6.9%
Other means	338	1.6%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	8,286	42.5%
15 to 29 min	8,654	44.4%
30 to 44 min	1,350	6.9%
45 to 59 min	428	2.2%
60+ min	775	4.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.33
Poverty rate: 11.8% (4,931 of 41,845)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,511	58.1%
Nonfamily households	7,586	41.9%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1973

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	18,097	89.1%
Vacant	2,211	10.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	10,867	60.0%
Renter-occupied	7,230	40.0%

1-unit, detached63.2%

1-unit, attached5.4%

2 to 4 units4.2%

5 to 19 units13.2%

20 or more units12.8%

Mobile home & other1.3%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	12,831	63.2%
1-unit, attached	1,093	5.4%
2 to 4 units	856	4.2%
5 to 19 units	2,678	13.2%
20 or more units	2,590	12.8%
Mobile home & other	260	1.3%

ZIP Code 79109

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