Childress, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Childress, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 7,040. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
Source:
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet CHILDRESS-TX · Childress, TX 1 ZIPs · 7,040 pop · #18578/25278 · Childress County
INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · GAP-SOLO · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-MID $58,438
- RANK-LOWER #18578/25278
- GAP-SOLO Solo county
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 72% owners
- POP-TOWN 7,040
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $124,600
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.
National city placement
According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Childress, TX sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 27th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 7,040
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $58,438
- 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.
Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $58,438 and poverty 15.3% concentrate in 79201.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (71.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Childress as a pure owner town.
Within Texas, Aransas Pass is the closest lower-income city and Barnhart the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Childress.
ZIP Codes in Childress, TX
These ZIP codes sit in Childress County, which covers 2 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Childress. See the Childress County roll-up →
| ZIP Code | Population | Density | Timezone |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79201 | 7,040 | 3 | America/Chicago |
On a short ZIP footprint the city roll-up and the primary ZIP nearly coincide. Start at the Census ACS tables for Childress, then BLS wages if you need the labor-market side of the same small geography.
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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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.