Gruver, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79040
Hansford County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,839
- 1/sq mi
- $84,583
- Median income
- $156,400
- Median home value
- 38.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Gruver pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 33%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 28th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79040 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79040 covers 1414.6 square miles in Gruver, Hansford County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,839 residents on file, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79040 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $84,583 (12% above the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $37,164. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 7.6% and unemployment is 0.7%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $156,400 (37% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $939; owner occupancy is 79.7%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 38.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.1, and the average commute is 19 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79040.
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 79040
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Gruver, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 79040.
- Wholesale trade
Wholesale trade
8 establishments
- Retail trade
Retail trade
5 establishments
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
4 establishments
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 3
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
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 79040, Gruver, 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
1,839
Population
1414.6
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79040?
33.1
Median Age
50.5%
Male
49.5%
Female
18.4%
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?
$84,583
Median Household Income
+12% vs state ZIP avg
$37,164
Per Capita Income
7.6%
Poverty Rate
0.7%
Unemployment Rate
18.7 min
Mean Commute Time
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
886housing units
886
Total Housing Units
723
Occupied Units
163
Vacant Units
2.74
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$156,400
Median Home Value
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$939
Median Rent
1972
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 36 business establishments in ZIP 79040, employing approximately 203 people with a combined annual payroll of $13,034,000.
36
Businesses
203
Employees
$13.0M
Annual Payroll
4
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 8 | 22.2% |
| Retail trade | 5 | 13.9% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 4 | 11.1% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 8.3% |
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 79040, 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 (1,839 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.