Fabens, TX
Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fabens, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 8,699. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.
U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage
ACS city ledger plate
Sheet FABENS-TX · Fabens, TX 1 ZIPs · 8,699 pop · #23413/25278 · El Paso County
INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW
- INC-LOW $43,367
- RANK-BOTTOM #23413/25278
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Tornillo
- BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
- OWN-MID 73% owners
- POP-TOWN 8,699
- SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
- HOME-LOW $95,800
Nearest income peer: Tornillo, TX ( $1,133 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 Fabens
Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Fabens on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.
- Tornillo · lowest
Tornillo · lowest
$42,234 median HH income
- Fabens · this city
Fabens · this city
$43,367 median HH income
- San Elizario · near
San Elizario · near
$44,831 median HH income
- Canutillo · near
Canutillo · near
$45,924 median HH income
- Clint · near
Clint · near
$59,003 median HH income
- El Paso · highest
El Paso · highest
$59,719 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, Fabens, TX sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.
- 7th pct
- household income vs 25,278 US cities
- 8,699
- city population (Census)
- 1
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $43,367
- 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.
Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($43,367 average) · poverty 27.4%. The primary code (79838) carries the ACS household fields that matter.
Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Fabens as a pure owner town.
Within Texas, Silverton is the closest lower-income city and Toyah the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Fabens.
Population concentration
Fabens's single ZIP 79838 carries the town
Fabens is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 79838 is the entire residential footprint (8,699 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.
Census ZBP business roll-up
Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fabens
Citywide ZBP: 61 establishments, 581 employees , annual payroll $20,109k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 79838 (61 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (18) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .
ZIP Codes in Fabens, TX
These ZIP codes sit in El Paso County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fabens. See the El Paso County roll-up →
Fabens sits in the lower half of El Paso County on income: El Paso, San Elizario and Canutillo report more, and only Tornillo reports less. El Paso marks the far end of that range at $59,719, 38% above Fabens.
| ZIP Code | Population | Median income | Establishments | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 79838 | 8,699 | $43,367 | 61 | 114 |
Fabens roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Fabens, .