ZIP Code 79830

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brewster County, Texas.

Population: 7,672
Median household income: $55,743
Median home value: $218,700

ZIP Code 79830 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in Brewster County, Texas, home to about 7,672 residents. At $55,743, its median household income sits above Brewster County's $52,612.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79830's population declined 2.4% from 7,860 to 7,672, while its median gross rent rose 12.2% from $723 to $811.

69.5% of homes are single-family detached houses. The typical home was built around 1982.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 7,672
Median age: 45.2 yrs
Median household income: $55,743
Median home value: $218,700
Median gross rent: $811
Housing units: 4,672
Homeownership rate: 63.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 45.2%
Unemployment rate: 2.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

7,8607,672

Median household income

$47,471$55,743

Median home value

$167,900$218,700

Median gross rent

$723$811

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	7,860	$47,471	$167,900	$723
2020	7,956	$46,875	$182,300	$736
2021	7,948	$49,414	$191,300	$743
2022	7,912	$50,584	$206,800	$795
2023	7,672	$55,743	$218,700	$811

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

Age distribution

Under 54.4%

5 to 1712.8%

18 to 244.5%

25 to 3415.6%

35 to 4412.6%

45 to 5411.3%

55 to 6411.1%

65 to 7418.3%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	341	4.4%
5 to 17	983	12.8%
18 to 24	347	4.5%
25 to 34	1,194	15.6%
35 to 44	965	12.6%
45 to 54	870	11.3%
55 to 64	848	11.1%
65 to 74	1,403	18.3%
75 and over	721	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	3,999	52.1%
Black or African American	19	0.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0	0.0%
Asian	86	1.1%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	45	0.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	3,523	45.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma9.9%

High school graduate16.4%

Some college or associate's28.5%

Bachelor's degree24.8%

Graduate or professional degree20.4%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	593	9.9%
High school graduate	982	16.4%
Some college or associate's	1,711	28.5%
Bachelor's degree	1,489	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	1,226	20.4%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 17 min

Drove alone72.5%

Carpooled14.6%

Public transit0.0%

Walked2.6%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home8.5%

Other means1.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,722	72.5%
Carpooled	549	14.6%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	96	2.6%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	319	8.5%
Other means	71	1.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	2,063	60.0%
15 to 29 min	616	17.9%
30 to 44 min	484	14.1%
45 to 59 min	54	1.6%
60+ min	221	6.4%

Households

Average household size: 1.87
Poverty rate: 9.3% (700 of 7,562)

	Count	Share
Family households	2,088	51.7%
Nonfamily households	1,949	48.3%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1982

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	4,037	86.4%
Vacant	635	13.6%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	2,575	63.8%
Renter-occupied	1,462	36.2%

1-unit, detached69.5%

1-unit, attached1.3%

2 to 4 units2.9%

5 to 19 units1.4%

20 or more units7.4%

Mobile home & other17.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	3,245	69.5%
1-unit, attached	63	1.3%
2 to 4 units	135	2.9%
5 to 19 units	66	1.4%
20 or more units	344	7.4%
Mobile home & other	819	17.5%

ZIP Code 79830

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