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San Elizario, TX

Single-footprint Census roll-up for San Elizario, TX: 1 USPS ZIP, population 13,208. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SAN-ELIZARIO-TX · San Elizario, TX 1 ZIPs · 13,208 pop · #23106/25278 · El Paso County

INC-LOW · RANK-BOTTOM · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-LOW $44,831
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23106/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Canutillo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 75% owners
  • POP-TOWN 13,208
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $109,800

Nearest income peer: Canutillo, TX (+ $1,093 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 San Elizario

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest San Elizario on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, San Elizario, 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.

9th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
13,208
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$44,831
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 ($44,831 average) · poverty 32.2%. The primary code (79849) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (74.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating San Elizario as a pure owner town.

Within Texas, Elsa is the closest lower-income city and Cactus the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for San Elizario.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 79849, is all of San Elizario

There is no split to weigh here: 79849 holds every one of San Elizario's 13,208 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP San Elizario

Citywide ZBP: 66 establishments, 552 employees , annual payroll $13,611k (~5 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 79849 (66 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (13) · also Retail trade · Transportation and warehousing .

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ZIP Codes in San Elizario, TX

These ZIP codes sit in El Paso County, which covers 30 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in San Elizario. See the El Paso County roll-up →

San Elizario lands mid-pack among the 6 cities sharing El Paso County: El Paso, Anthony and Clint earn more and Fabens and Tornillo earn less. El Paso marks the far end of that range at $59,719, 33% above San Elizario.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
79849 13,208 $44,831 66 364
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San Elizario 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 San Elizario, .