ZIP Code 79761

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ector County, Texas.

Population: 30,243
Median household income: $69,279
Median home value: $158,400

ZIP Code 79761 (Ector County, Texas) is home to about 30,243 residents. At $69,279, its median household income sits in line with Ector County's $71,031.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79761's population declined 10.0% from 33,602 to 30,243, while its median gross rent rose 25.9% from $990 to $1,246.

81.6% of workers drive to work alone. 63.6% of homes are single-family detached houses.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 30,243
Median age: 30.4 yrs
Median household income: $69,279
Median home value: $158,400
Median gross rent: $1,246
Housing units: 13,591
Homeownership rate: 57.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.6%
Unemployment rate: 7.0%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

33,60230,243

Median household income

$55,296$69,279

Median home value

$122,100$158,400

Median gross rent

$990$1,246

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	33,602	$55,296	$122,100	$990
2020	33,955	$54,746	$122,700	$1,035
2021	31,566	$59,538	$119,900	$1,104
2022	31,521	$66,593	$139,900	$1,229
2023	30,243	$69,279	$158,400	$1,246

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

Age distribution

Under 59.6%

5 to 1720.2%

18 to 2411.9%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 4412.3%

45 to 5411.7%

55 to 649.7%

65 to 746.6%

75 and over4.1%

	Count	Share
Under 5	2,907	9.6%
5 to 17	6,106	20.2%
18 to 24	3,603	11.9%
25 to 34	4,197	13.9%
35 to 44	3,719	12.3%
45 to 54	3,544	11.7%
55 to 64	2,936	9.7%
65 to 74	1,991	6.6%
75 and over	1,240	4.1%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	6,807	22.5%
Black or African American	2,507	8.3%
American Indian & Alaska Native	32	0.1%
Asian	378	1.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	8	0.0%
Some other race	36	0.1%
Two or more races	273	0.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,202	66.8%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma24.3%

High school graduate29.3%

Some college or associate's32.8%

Bachelor's degree9.6%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	4,279	24.3%
High school graduate	5,167	29.3%
Some college or associate's	5,778	32.8%
Bachelor's degree	1,685	9.6%
Graduate or professional degree	718	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 21 min

Drove alone81.6%

Carpooled13.1%

Public transit0.5%

Walked1.5%

Bicycle0.1%

Worked from home1.2%

Other means2.1%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	11,075	81.6%
Carpooled	1,777	13.1%
Public transit	64	0.5%
Walked	210	1.5%
Bicycle	10	0.1%
Worked from home	162	1.2%
Other means	279	2.1%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	5,354	39.9%
15 to 29 min	5,185	38.7%
30 to 44 min	1,440	10.7%
45 to 59 min	417	3.1%
60+ min	1,019	7.6%

Households

Average household size: 2.39
Poverty rate: 13.0% (3,873 of 29,865)

	Count	Share
Family households	7,300	58.7%
Nonfamily households	5,129	41.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1969

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	12,429	91.5%
Vacant	1,162	8.5%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	7,098	57.1%
Renter-occupied	5,331	42.9%

1-unit, detached63.6%

1-unit, attached1.5%

2 to 4 units5.6%

5 to 19 units15.0%

20 or more units8.4%

Mobile home & other6.0%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	8,638	63.6%
1-unit, attached	207	1.5%
2 to 4 units	756	5.6%
5 to 19 units	2,040	15.0%
20 or more units	1,140	8.4%
Mobile home & other	810	6.0%

ZIP Code 79761

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