ZIP Code 79838

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in El Paso County, Texas.

Population: 4,813
Median household income: $43,413
Median home value: $89,700

ZIP Code 79838 (El Paso County, Texas) is home to about 4,813 residents. Its median household income of $43,413 runs below the El Paso County figure of $58,859.

From 2019 to 2023, ZIP Code 79838's population declined 22.0% from 6,171 to 4,813, while its median gross rent rose 19.9% from $538 to $645.

The typical home was built around 1988. 22.4% of residents live below the poverty line.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 4,813
Median age: 44.5 yrs
Median household income: $43,413
Median home value: $89,700
Median gross rent: $645
Housing units: 2,217
Homeownership rate: 78.0%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 10.5%
Unemployment rate: 3.2%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

6,1714,813

Median household income

$29,779$43,413

Median home value

$61,500$89,700

Median gross rent

$538$645

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	6,171	$29,779	$61,500	$538
2020	4,872	$30,737	$62,500	$551
2021	5,687	$30,374	$67,100	$583
2022	5,470	$36,366	$84,000	$635
2023	4,813	$43,413	$89,700	$645

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

Age distribution

Under 53.9%

5 to 1713.9%

18 to 247.5%

25 to 3417.5%

35 to 447.4%

45 to 5412.6%

55 to 6417.2%

65 to 7410.5%

75 and over9.4%

	Count	Share
Under 5	189	3.9%
5 to 17	667	13.9%
18 to 24	363	7.5%
25 to 34	842	17.5%
35 to 44	358	7.4%
45 to 54	605	12.6%
55 to 64	829	17.2%
65 to 74	507	10.5%
75 and over	453	9.4%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	83	1.7%
Black or African American	0	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	8	0.2%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	49	1.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	4,673	97.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma39.4%

High school graduate26.0%

Some college or associate's24.2%

Bachelor's degree6.3%

Graduate or professional degree4.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	1,415	39.4%
High school graduate	934	26.0%
Some college or associate's	869	24.2%
Bachelor's degree	228	6.3%
Graduate or professional degree	148	4.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 27 min

Drove alone89.1%

Carpooled5.3%

Public transit0.0%

Walked1.0%

Bicycle0.0%

Worked from home3.9%

Other means0.8%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	2,052	89.1%
Carpooled	121	5.3%
Public transit	0	0.0%
Walked	22	1.0%
Bicycle	0	0.0%
Worked from home	91	3.9%
Other means	18	0.8%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	639	28.9%
15 to 29 min	807	36.5%
30 to 44 min	474	21.4%
45 to 59 min	132	6.0%
60+ min	161	7.3%

Households

Average household size: 2.62
Poverty rate: 22.4% (1,079 of 4,810)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,196	65.2%
Nonfamily households	638	34.8%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1988

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	1,834	82.7%
Vacant	383	17.3%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	1,430	78.0%
Renter-occupied	404	22.0%

1-unit, detached61.0%

1-unit, attached2.6%

2 to 4 units7.5%

5 to 19 units3.3%

20 or more units0.0%

Mobile home & other25.5%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	1,352	61.0%
1-unit, attached	58	2.6%
2 to 4 units	167	7.5%
5 to 19 units	74	3.3%
20 or more units	0	0.0%
Mobile home & other	566	25.5%

ZIP Code 79838

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