ZIP Code 79601

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Taylor County, Texas.

Population: 26,917
Median household income: $54,515
Median home value: $182,900

ZIP Code 79601 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Taylor County, Texas, home to about 26,917 residents. The median household income of $54,515 is below the Taylor County median ($66,406).

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79601's population declined 2.1% from 27,507 to 26,917, while its median gross rent rose 24.0% from $797 to $988.

56.8% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1980.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 26,917
Median age: 29.9 yrs
Median household income: $54,515
Median home value: $182,900
Median gross rent: $988
Housing units: 9,422
Homeownership rate: 45.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 21.0%
Unemployment rate: 4.7%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

27,50726,917

Median household income

$39,344$54,515

Median home value

$104,300$182,900

Median gross rent

$797$988

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	27,507	$39,344	$104,300	$797
2020	27,385	$46,468	$129,600	$811
2021	27,033	$48,306	$141,300	$831
2022	26,603	$53,049	$156,800	$931
2023	26,917	$54,515	$182,900	$988

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

Age distribution

Under 54.3%

5 to 1711.3%

18 to 2425.9%

25 to 3416.5%

35 to 4412.7%

45 to 5410.0%

55 to 649.1%

65 to 745.5%

75 and over4.7%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,153	4.3%
5 to 17	3,034	11.3%
18 to 24	6,974	25.9%
25 to 34	4,449	16.5%
35 to 44	3,410	12.7%
45 to 54	2,700	10.0%
55 to 64	2,454	9.1%
65 to 74	1,475	5.5%
75 and over	1,268	4.7%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	14,888	55.3%
Black or African American	3,561	13.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	13	0.0%
Asian	769	2.9%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	46	0.2%
Two or more races	980	3.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	6,660	24.7%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma16.3%

High school graduate34.8%

Some college or associate's27.9%

Bachelor's degree13.3%

Graduate or professional degree7.7%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	2,564	16.3%
High school graduate	5,486	34.8%
Some college or associate's	4,399	27.9%
Bachelor's degree	2,091	13.3%
Graduate or professional degree	1,216	7.7%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 14 min

Drove alone76.9%

Carpooled7.8%

Public transit0.7%

Walked6.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home7.2%

Other means0.3%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	7,778	76.9%
Carpooled	789	7.8%
Public transit	74	0.7%
Walked	702	6.9%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	731	7.2%
Other means	26	0.3%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,590	59.6%
15 to 29 min	3,105	33.1%
30 to 44 min	394	4.2%
45 to 59 min	80	0.9%
60+ min	212	2.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.35
Poverty rate: 23.6% (4,361 of 18,501)

	Count	Share
Family households	4,237	54.2%
Nonfamily households	3,580	45.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1980

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	7,817	83.0%
Vacant	1,605	17.0%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	3,579	45.8%
Renter-occupied	4,238	54.2%

1-unit, detached56.8%

1-unit, attached3.4%

2 to 4 units11.0%

5 to 19 units14.4%

20 or more units8.6%

Mobile home & other5.8%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	5,353	56.8%
1-unit, attached	321	3.4%
2 to 4 units	1,032	11.0%
5 to 19 units	1,354	14.4%
20 or more units	815	8.6%
Mobile home & other	547	5.8%

ZIP Code 79601

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