Happy, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79042
Swisher County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,169
- 1/sq mi
- $70,590
- Median income
- $148,500
- Median home value
- 23.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Happy pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 48th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 25th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79042 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79042 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Happy, Swisher County, Texas, home to just 1,169 residents across 1062.7 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79042 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $70,590 (7% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,346. The poverty rate is 17.1%, with unemployment at 3.6%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $148,500 (40% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $1,081; owner occupancy is 81.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 23.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 30.3, and the average commute is 23 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79042.
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 79042
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Happy, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 79042.
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
6 establishments
- Wholesale trade
Wholesale trade
3 establishments
- Transportation and warehousing
Transportation and warehousing
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 79042, Happy, 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
1,169
Population
1062.7
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79042?
30.3
Median Age
48.9%
Male
51.1%
Female
3.0%
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?
$70,590
Median Household Income
-7% vs state ZIP avg
$31,346
Per Capita Income
17.1%
Poverty Rate
3.6%
Unemployment Rate
23.4 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
567housing units
567
Total Housing Units
463
Occupied Units
104
Vacant Units
2.63
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$148,500
Median Home Value
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$1,081
Median Rent
1960
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 21 business establishments in ZIP 79042, employing approximately 63 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,481,000.
21
Businesses
63
Employees
$2.5M
Annual Payroll
3
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Other services (except public administration) | 6 | 28.6% |
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 14.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 14.3% |
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 79042, 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 (1,169 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.