Abilene, TX
Census ZIP code profile for Abilene, TX - 6 ZIPs, total population 124,196. Median income, home value, education, commute, and demographics from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2023 5-Year Estimates.
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ACS city ledger plate
Sheet ABILENE-TX · Abilene, TX 6 ZIPs · 124,196 pop · #14169/25278 · Taylor County
INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-MID · OWN-LOW · POP-MID · SPREAD-MOD · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $67,764
- RANK-MID #14169/25278
- BELOW-PEER under Ovalo
- BOOK-MID 6 ZIPs
- OWN-LOW 60% owners
- POP-MID 124,196
- SPREAD-MOD 79603→79602
- HOME-LOW $199,080
Nearest income peer: Ovalo, TX (+ $3,268 income $)
Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Abilene
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Abilene on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Tye · lowest
Tye · lowest
$49,276 median HH income
- Dyess Afb · near
Dyess Afb · near
$62,637 median HH income
- Abilene · this city
Abilene · this city
$67,764 median HH income
- Ovalo · near
Ovalo · near
$71,032 median HH income
- Merkel · near
Merkel · near
$71,131 median HH income
- Lawn · near
Lawn · near
$71,979 median HH income
- Tuscola · highest
Tuscola · highest
$109,572 median HH income
What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Abilene, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a mid-size population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.
- 44th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 124,196
- city population (Census)
- 6
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $67,764
- avg ZIP median income
Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.
A below-median income city on a compact ZIP cluster (6 codes). Income averages $67,764, rent $1,124 , commute about 16 minutes. Sibling ZIPs here are close enough that a two-ZIP compare often answers which side of town.
Abilene sits in the lower half of Taylor County on income: Merkel, Tuscola and Buffalo Gap report more, Dyess Afb and Tye report less. Tuscola marks the far end of that range at $109,572, 62% above Abilene.
Within-city ZIP comparison
Where the ZIP codes inside Abilene differ
Abilene's city average masks two linked splits. Median household income runs from $53,513 in ZIP 79603 to $89,551 in ZIP 79602, while home values span $120,900 in 79603 to $272,600 in 79606. Compare the endpoint ZIPs before treating the city-level number as a neighborhood-level answer.
- Income high-to-low ratio
- 1.7×
- Home-value high-to-low ratio
- 2.3×
- Poverty-rate spread
- 19.6 points
79603 to 79602
79603 to 79606
79606 to 79601
Derived from the published ACS 2023 ZIP-level records shown on this site. A high-to-low ratio compares the highest and lowest available ZIP values; it is not a score or forecast.
ZIP Codes in Abilene, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Taylor County, which covers 15 ZIP codes in all; 6 of them fall in Abilene. See the Taylor County roll-up →
Abilene sits in the lower half of Taylor County on income: Merkel, Tuscola and Buffalo Gap report more, Dyess Afb and Tye report less. Tuscola marks the far end of that range at $109,572, 62% above Abilene.
Side-by-side: Compare 79605 vs 79601 →
Cost-of-living reads on mid-to-lower income cities should start with Census ACS household fields, then FBI UCR county context when safety inputs matter next to income in Abilene.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates (2023). Verify with Census Bureau →
Source: HUD USPS Crosswalk (ZIP-to-county mapping) and Source: simplemaps.com (ZIP coordinates & timezones). Verify with HUD →
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