ZIP Code 79901

ZIP Code Tabulation Area in El Paso County, Texas.

Population: 8,321
Median household income: $13,984
Median home value: $93,100

ZIP Code 79901 is a ZIP Code Tabulation Area in El Paso County, Texas, home to about 8,321 residents. At $13,984, its median household income sits below El Paso County's $58,859.

Between 2019 and 2023, ZIP Code 79901's population declined 13.2% from 9,590 to 8,321, while its median gross rent rose 19.7% from $432 to $517.

7.5% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Owners occupy 7.7% of the area's occupied homes.

Demographics

ACS 2019–2023

Population: 8,321
Median age: 46.1 yrs
Median household income: $13,984
Median home value: $93,100
Median gross rent: $517
Housing units: 4,571
Homeownership rate: 7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 7.5%
Unemployment rate: 12.6%

Trends

ACS 5-year · 2019–2023

Population

9,5908,321

Median household income

$13,574$13,984

Median home value

$56,800$93,100

Median gross rent

$432$517

Year	Population	Median household income	Median home value	Median gross rent
2019	9,590	$13,574	$56,800	$432
2020	8,821	$12,025	$55,600	$441
2021	8,518	$13,510	$72,600	$464
2022	8,747	$14,142	$84,000	$502
2023	8,321	$13,984	$93,100	$517

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

Age distribution

Under 52.7%

5 to 1714.3%

18 to 2410.3%

25 to 3413.9%

35 to 447.8%

45 to 5412.2%

55 to 6415.6%

65 to 7413.4%

75 and over9.9%

	Count	Share
Under 5	226	2.7%
5 to 17	1,186	14.3%
18 to 24	856	10.3%
25 to 34	1,160	13.9%
35 to 44	646	7.8%
45 to 54	1,017	12.2%
55 to 64	1,295	15.6%
65 to 74	1,112	13.4%
75 and over	823	9.9%

Race & ethnicity

	Count	Share
White (non-Hispanic)	353	4.2%
Black or African American	131	1.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	10	0.1%
Asian	0	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0	0.0%
Some other race	0	0.0%
Two or more races	37	0.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	7,790	93.6%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

No high school diploma54.1%

High school graduate20.5%

Some college or associate's17.9%

Bachelor's degree5.4%

Graduate or professional degree2.1%

	Count	Share
No high school diploma	3,277	54.1%
High school graduate	1,241	20.5%
Some college or associate's	1,084	17.9%
Bachelor's degree	324	5.4%
Graduate or professional degree	127	2.1%

Commute to work

Mean travel time to work: 34 min

Drove alone54.9%

Carpooled6.7%

Public transit11.1%

Walked14.2%

Bicycle1.0%

Worked from home5.4%

Other means6.9%

How workers get to work

	Count	Share
Drove alone	1,332	54.9%
Carpooled	162	6.7%
Public transit	269	11.1%
Walked	344	14.2%
Bicycle	24	1.0%
Worked from home	130	5.4%
Other means	167	6.9%

Travel time

	Count	Share
Under 15 min	535	23.3%
15 to 29 min	985	42.9%
30 to 44 min	412	17.9%
45 to 59 min	54	2.3%
60+ min	312	13.6%

Households

Average household size: 1.98
Poverty rate: 54.9% (4,304 of 7,837)

	Count	Share
Family households	1,480	39.5%
Nonfamily households	2,263	60.5%

Housing

Median year structure built: 1952

Occupancy

	Count	Share
Occupied	3,743	81.9%
Vacant	828	18.1%

Tenure (of occupied units)

	Count	Share
Owner-occupied	289	7.7%
Renter-occupied	3,454	92.3%

1-unit, detached14.9%

1-unit, attached3.7%

2 to 4 units15.4%

5 to 19 units38.5%

20 or more units27.2%

Mobile home & other0.4%

Units in structure

	Count	Share
1-unit, detached	679	14.9%
1-unit, attached	171	3.7%
2 to 4 units	702	15.4%
5 to 19 units	1,761	38.5%
20 or more units	1,242	27.2%
Mobile home & other	16	0.4%

ZIP Code 79901

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