ZIP Code 79762

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ector County, Texas.

Population: 40,141
Median household income: $74,560
Median home value: $218,900

ZIP Code 79762 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Ector County, Texas, home to about 40,141 residents. At $74,560, its median household income sits above Ector County's $71,031.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79762's population declined 8.4% from 43,812 to 40,141, while its median gross rent rose 19.6% from $1,119 to $1,338.

Hispanic or Latino residents are the largest group, 52.2% of the population. 82.3% of workers drive to work alone.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 40,141
Median age: 31.4 yrs
Median household income: $74,560
Median home value: $218,900
Median gross rent: $1,338
Housing units: 17,259
Homeownership rate: 57.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 22.2%
Unemployment rate: 5.1%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

43,81240,141

Median household income

$66,584$74,560

Median home value

$167,900$218,900

Median gross rent

$1,119$1,338

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	43,812	$66,584	$167,900	$1,119
2020	45,474	$68,245	$176,300	$1,126
2021	40,728	$68,281	$182,200	$1,211
2022	39,649	$76,569	$208,400	$1,322
2023	40,141	$74,560	$218,900	$1,338

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

Age distribution

Under 510.1%

5 to 1719.2%

18 to 2410.9%

25 to 3415.5%

35 to 4414.0%

45 to 549.7%

55 to 6410.1%

65 to 747.0%

75 and over3.6%

	Count	Share
Under 5	4,043	10.1%
5 to 17	7,726	19.2%
18 to 24	4,358	10.9%
25 to 34	6,204	15.5%
35 to 44	5,622	14.0%
45 to 54	3,906	9.7%
55 to 64	4,063	10.1%
65 to 74	2,791	7.0%
75 and over	1,428	3.6%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	15,140	37.7%
Black or African American	2,242	5.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	146	0.4%
Asian	643	1.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	42	0.1%
Two or more races	977	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	20,951	52.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma13.4%

High school graduate28.4%

Some college or associate's36.0%

Bachelor's degree16.2%

Graduate or professional degree6.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,215	13.4%
High school graduate	6,828	28.4%
Some college or associate's	8,634	36.0%
Bachelor's degree	3,879	16.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1,458	6.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 23 min

Drove alone82.3%

Carpooled11.0%

Public transit0.1%

Walked1.2%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home5.0%

Other means0.4%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	16,206	82.3%
Carpooled	2,157	11.0%
Public transit	19	0.1%
Walked	245	1.2%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	992	5.0%
Other means	73	0.4%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	6,174	33.0%
15 to 29 min	8,173	43.7%
30 to 44 min	2,397	12.8%
45 to 59 min	698	3.7%
60+ min	1,258	6.7%

Households

Average household size: 2.54
Poverty rate: 13.7% (5,481 of 39,866)

	Count	Share
Family households	10,373	65.9%
Nonfamily households	5,366	34.1%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1977

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	15,739	91.2%
Vacant	1,520	8.8%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	9,020	57.3%
Renter-occupied	6,719	42.7%

1-unit, detached59.6%

1-unit, attached2.4%

2 to 4 units6.4%

5 to 19 units18.4%

20 or more units9.4%

Mobile home & other3.7%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	10,294	59.6%
1-unit, attached	420	2.4%
2 to 4 units	1,109	6.4%
5 to 19 units	3,182	18.4%
20 or more units	1,623	9.4%
Mobile home & other	631	3.7%

ZIP Code 79762

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