ZIP Code 79720

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Howard County, Texas.

Population: 30,432
Median household income: $71,194
Median home value: $146,500

ZIP Code 79720 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Howard County, Texas, home to about 30,432 residents. Its median household income of $71,194 runs in line with the Howard County figure of $71,457.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79720's population declined 13.1% from 35,025 to 30,432, while its median gross rent rose 13.9% from $873 to $994.

The median gross rent is $994. 15.8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,432
Median age: 37.9 yrs
Median household income: $71,194
Median home value: $146,500
Median gross rent: $994
Housing units: 13,309
Homeownership rate: 68.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.8%
Unemployment rate: 5.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

35,02530,432

Median household income

$54,479$71,194

Median home value

$99,800$146,500

Median gross rent

$873$994

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	35,025	$54,479	$99,800	$873
2020	34,454	$57,450	$104,400	$872
2021	32,431	$60,122	$122,200	$891
2022	32,297	$66,655	$132,700	$983
2023	30,432	$71,194	$146,500	$994

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

Age distribution

Under 55.8%

5 to 1715.1%

18 to 249.3%

25 to 3414.9%

35 to 4415.6%

45 to 5413.8%

55 to 6411.8%

65 to 748.2%

75 and over5.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	1,758	5.8%
5 to 17	4,609	15.1%
18 to 24	2,828	9.3%
25 to 34	4,546	14.9%
35 to 44	4,753	15.6%
45 to 54	4,211	13.8%
55 to 64	3,599	11.8%
65 to 74	2,488	8.2%
75 and over	1,640	5.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	13,766	45.2%
Black or African American	1,574	5.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	89	0.3%
Asian	326	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	33	0.1%
Some other race	90	0.3%
Two or more races	765	2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	13,789	45.3%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma18.1%

High school graduate33.9%

Some college or associate's32.3%

Bachelor's degree10.8%

Graduate or professional degree5.0%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,840	18.1%
High school graduate	7,194	33.9%
Some college or associate's	6,856	32.3%
Bachelor's degree	2,291	10.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,056	5.0%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 20 min

Drove alone79.2%

Carpooled15.5%

Public transit0.0%

Walked0.9%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	10,117	79.2%
Carpooled	1,977	15.5%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	118	0.9%
Bicycle	12	0.1%
Worked from home	503	3.9%
Other means	48	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,805	55.5%
15 to 29 min	2,504	20.4%
30 to 44 min	917	7.5%
45 to 59 min	1,113	9.1%
60+ min	933	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.41
Poverty rate: 15.3% (4,169 of 27,272)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,057	62.3%
Nonfamily households	4,271	37.7%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1967

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	11,328	85.1%
Vacant	1,981	14.9%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,731	68.2%
Renter-occupied	3,597	31.8%

1-unit, detached74.2%

1-unit, attached1.9%

2 to 4 units3.0%

5 to 19 units5.4%

20 or more units6.4%

Mobile home & other9.2%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	9,880	74.2%
1-unit, attached	248	1.9%
2 to 4 units	394	3.0%
5 to 19 units	716	5.4%
20 or more units	847	6.4%
Mobile home & other	1,224	9.2%

ZIP Code 79720

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