Booker, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79005
Lipscomb County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,735
- 3/sq mi
- $70,223
- Median income
- $155,900
- Median home value
- 16.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Booker pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 47th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 28th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79005 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79005 covers 510.3 square miles in Booker, Lipscomb County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,735 residents on file, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79005 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $70,223 (7% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,953. The poverty rate is 15.0%, with unemployment at 4.8%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $155,900 (37% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $946; owner occupancy is 82.5%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.5, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79005.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 79005
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Booker, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 79005.
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
8 establishments
- Retail trade
Retail trade
8 establishments
- Construction
Construction
4 establishments
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
4 establishments
- Finance and insurance 3
Finance and insurance
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 79005, Booker, 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
1,735
Population
510.3
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79005?
33.5
Median Age
49.4%
Male
50.6%
Female
24.9%
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?
$70,223
Median Household Income
-7% vs state ZIP avg
$26,953
Per Capita Income
15.0%
Poverty Rate
4.8%
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
676housing units
676
Total Housing Units
527
Occupied Units
149
Vacant Units
2.85
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$155,900
Median Home Value
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$946
Median Rent
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 39 business establishments in ZIP 79005, employing approximately 673 people with a combined annual payroll of $37,875,000.
39
Businesses
673
Employees
$37.9M
Annual Payroll
5
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 8 | 20.5% |
| Retail trade | 8 | 20.5% |
| Construction | 4 | 10.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 4 | 10.3% |
| Finance and insurance | 3 | 7.7% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79005, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,735 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.