ZIP Code 79356

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Garza County, Texas.

Population: 5,362
Median household income: $48,466
Median home value: $83,100

ZIP Code 79356 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Garza County, Texas, home to about 5,362 residents. Its median household income of $48,466 runs below the Garza County figure of $50,545.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79356's population declined 9.0% from 5,893 to 5,362, while its median gross rent rose 1.4% from $773 to $784.

Owners occupy 69.8% of the area's occupied homes. The median resident is 38.9 years old.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 5,362
Median age: 38.9 yrs
Median household income: $48,466
Median home value: $83,100
Median gross rent: $784
Housing units: 1,892
Homeownership rate: 69.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.4%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

5,8935,362

Median household income

$48,975$48,466

Median home value

$79,600$83,100

Median gross rent

$773$784

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	5,893	$48,975	$79,600	$773
2020	5,931	$52,917	$79,500	$701
2021	5,602	$63,664	$79,500	$897
2022	5,654	$52,870	$91,000	$1,054
2023	5,362	$48,466	$83,100	$784

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

Age distribution

Under 54.5%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 2412.2%

25 to 3415.2%

35 to 4413.9%

45 to 5413.7%

55 to 6410.9%

65 to 747.2%

75 and over8.5%

	Count	Share
Under 5	240	4.5%
5 to 17	747	13.9%
18 to 24	656	12.2%
25 to 34	816	15.2%
35 to 44	746	13.9%
45 to 54	732	13.7%
55 to 64	583	10.9%
65 to 74	385	7.2%
75 and over	457	8.5%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,927	35.9%
Black or African American	558	10.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.2%
Asian	46	0.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	108	2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	2,710	50.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma32.4%

High school graduate33.1%

Some college or associate's24.1%

Bachelor's degree7.1%

Graduate or professional degree3.3%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,204	32.4%
High school graduate	1,232	33.1%
Some college or associate's	897	24.1%
Bachelor's degree	265	7.1%
Graduate or professional degree	121	3.3%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 25 min

Drove alone88.3%

Carpooled10.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home0.2%

Other means0.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,476	88.3%
Carpooled	171	10.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	20	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	4	0.2%
Other means	0	0.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	961	57.6%
15 to 29 min	55	3.3%
30 to 44 min	233	14.0%
45 to 59 min	290	17.4%
60+ min	128	7.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.89
Poverty rate: 13.8% (549 of 3,984)

	Count	Share
Family households	953	67.3%
Nonfamily households	462	32.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,415	74.8%
Vacant	477	25.2%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	988	69.8%
Renter-occupied	427	30.2%

1-unit, detached80.5%

1-unit, attached2.1%

2 to 4 units5.3%

5 to 19 units0.0%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other12.1%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,524	80.5%
1-unit, attached	40	2.1%
2 to 4 units	100	5.3%
5 to 19 units	0	0.0%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	228	12.1%

ZIP Code 79356

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