Allison, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79003
Wheeler County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 162
- 2/sq mi
- $73,125
- Median income
- $83,900
- Median home value
- 48.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Allison pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 48%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 67%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79003 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79003 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Allison, Wheeler County, Texas, home to just 162 residents across 101.3 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79003 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $73,125 (3% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,362. Unemployment is 17.6%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $83,900 (66% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 67.3%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 48.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Wheeler County, so 79003 can be compared with both its immediate and county-level context.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 79003, Allison, TX · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
162
Population
101.3
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79003?
30.7
Median Age
54.2%
Male
45.8%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$73,125
Median Household Income
-3% vs state ZIP avg
$25,362
Per Capita Income
17.5%
Poverty Rate
17.6%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
64housing units
64
Total Housing Units
49
Occupied Units
15
Vacant Units
3.61
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$83,900
Median Home Value
-66% vs state ZIP avg
1957
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 5 business establishments in ZIP 79003, employing approximately 15 people with a combined annual payroll of $666,000.
5
Businesses
15
Employees
$666K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 60.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 79003 vs 79011 →
ZIP 79003 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79096
Wheeler (79096)
2,229 residents
- 79011 236
Briscoe (79011)
236 residents
- 79003 162
Allison (79003)
162 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79003 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79003 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79003
Allison (79003)
$73,125 median income
- 79096
Wheeler (79096)
$67,165 median income
- 79011
Briscoe (79011)
$54,375 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79003 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79003, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.