ZIP Code 79549

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Scurry County, Texas.

Population: 15,505
Median household income: $59,559
Median home value: $108,500

Covering part of Scurry County, Texas, ZIP Code 79549 has about 15,505 residents. The median household income of $59,559 is below the Scurry County median ($62,689).

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79549's population declined 2.7% from 15,943 to 15,505, while its median gross rent rose 20.8% from $760 to $918.

The median resident is 36.2 years old. The largest age group is 5 to 17, 18.7% of residents.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 15,505
Median age: 36.2 yrs
Median household income: $59,559
Median home value: $108,500
Median gross rent: $918
Housing units: 6,388
Homeownership rate: 76.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.3%
Unemployment rate: 2.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

15,94315,505

Median household income

$54,272$59,559

Median home value

$86,100$108,500

Median gross rent

$760$918

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	15,943	$54,272	$86,100	$760
2020	15,708	$48,425	$88,000	$755
2021	15,814	$53,097	$94,700	$794
2022	15,608	$57,063	$108,100	$1,032
2023	15,505	$59,559	$108,500	$918

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

Age distribution

Under 56.1%

5 to 1718.7%

18 to 249.6%

25 to 3415.1%

35 to 4413.4%

45 to 5410.1%

55 to 6412.1%

65 to 749.0%

75 and over5.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	952	6.1%
5 to 17	2,900	18.7%
18 to 24	1,485	9.6%
25 to 34	2,349	15.1%
35 to 44	2,085	13.4%
45 to 54	1,559	10.1%
55 to 64	1,877	12.1%
65 to 74	1,388	9.0%
75 and over	910	5.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	7,411	47.8%
Black or African American	449	2.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	203	1.3%
Asian	101	0.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	123	0.8%
Two or more races	375	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,843	44.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma14.3%

High school graduate31.9%

Some college or associate's36.5%

Bachelor's degree12.8%

Graduate or professional degree4.5%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,458	14.3%
High school graduate	3,243	31.9%
Some college or associate's	3,709	36.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,299	12.8%
Graduate or professional degree	459	4.5%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 19 min

Drove alone80.8%

Carpooled11.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.9%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	5,113	80.8%
Carpooled	731	11.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	182	2.9%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	246	3.9%
Other means	58	0.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	3,876	63.7%
15 to 29 min	1,305	21.4%
30 to 44 min	352	5.8%
45 to 59 min	67	1.1%
60+ min	484	8.0%

Households

Average household size: 2.47
Poverty rate: 10.2% (1,362 of 13,290)

	Count	Share
Family households	3,402	61.9%
Nonfamily households	2,098	38.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1968

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	5,500	86.1%
Vacant	888	13.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	4,202	76.4%
Renter-occupied	1,298	23.6%

1-unit, detached82.0%

1-unit, attached1.1%

2 to 4 units7.3%

5 to 19 units1.9%

20 or more units1.4%

Mobile home & other6.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,235	82.0%
1-unit, attached	68	1.1%
2 to 4 units	465	7.3%
5 to 19 units	124	1.9%
20 or more units	87	1.4%
Mobile home & other	409	6.4%

ZIP Code 79549

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