ZIP Code 79553

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Jones County, Texas.

Population: 3,071
Median household income: $45,489
Median home value: $66,800

Covering part of Jones County, Texas, ZIP Code 79553 has about 3,071 residents. At $45,489, its median household income sits below Jones County's $63,472.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79553's population declined 6.1% from 3,270 to 3,071, while its median gross rent rose 62.7% from $635 to $1,033.

The median gross rent is $1,033. 17.0% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 3,071
Median age: 34.3 yrs
Median household income: $45,489
Median home value: $66,800
Median gross rent: $1,033
Housing units: 1,582
Homeownership rate: 62.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 17.0%
Unemployment rate: 1.8%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

3,2703,071

Median household income

$43,629$45,489

Median home value

$60,300$66,800

Median gross rent

$635$1,033

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	3,270	$43,629	$60,300	$635
2020	3,127	$46,862	$64,800	$729
2021	3,256	$46,955	$62,900	$748
2022	3,081	$48,313	$72,800	$1,066
2023	3,071	$45,489	$66,800	$1,033

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

Age distribution

Under 54.1%

5 to 1722.0%

18 to 2412.7%

25 to 3413.2%

35 to 4412.5%

45 to 545.7%

55 to 648.7%

65 to 7411.7%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	126	4.1%
5 to 17	676	22.0%
18 to 24	389	12.7%
25 to 34	405	13.2%
35 to 44	385	12.5%
45 to 54	174	5.7%
55 to 64	267	8.7%
65 to 74	360	11.7%
75 and over	289	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	1,576	51.3%
Black or African American	150	4.9%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	47	1.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	110	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	1,188	38.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.6%

High school graduate39.0%

Some college or associate's30.4%

Bachelor's degree15.6%

Graduate or professional degree1.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	256	13.6%
High school graduate	733	39.0%
Some college or associate's	572	30.4%
Bachelor's degree	293	15.6%
Graduate or professional degree	26	1.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone68.4%

Carpooled23.2%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.4%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means2.0%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	874	68.4%
Carpooled	296	23.2%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	31	2.4%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	50	3.9%
Other means	26	2.0%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	574	46.8%
15 to 29 min	289	23.6%
30 to 44 min	171	13.9%
45 to 59 min	53	4.3%
60+ min	140	11.4%

Households

Average household size: 2.21
Poverty rate: 25.1% (736 of 2,937)

	Count	Share
Family households	872	65.5%
Nonfamily households	460	34.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1956

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,332	84.2%
Vacant	250	15.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	836	62.8%
Renter-occupied	496	37.2%

1-unit, detached88.7%

1-unit, attached0.0%

2 to 4 units3.2%

5 to 19 units3.2%

20 or more units1.6%

Mobile home & other3.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,403	88.7%
1-unit, attached	0	0.0%
2 to 4 units	51	3.2%
5 to 19 units	51	3.2%
20 or more units	26	1.6%
Mobile home & other	51	3.2%

ZIP Code 79553

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