Morse, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79062
Hansford County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 218
- 1/sq mi
- $63,317
- Median income
- $76,500
- Median home value
- 28.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Morse pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 35th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79062 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79062 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Morse, Hansford County, Texas, home to just 218 residents across 242.2 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79062 reports a modest median household income of $63,317 (16% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $24,233. The poverty rate is 11.7%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $76,500 (69% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $630; owner occupancy is 76.5%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 28.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 23.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 more in Hansford County, so 79062 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 79062, Morse, 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
218
Population
242.2
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79062?
23.7
Median Age
40.0%
Male
60.0%
Female
3.2%
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?
$63,317
Median Household Income
-16% vs state ZIP avg
$24,233
Per Capita Income
11.7%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
146housing units
146
Total Housing Units
115
Occupied Units
31
Vacant Units
3.78
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$76,500
Median Home Value
-69% vs state ZIP avg
$630
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 6 business establishments in ZIP 79062, employing approximately 50 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,368,000.
6
Businesses
50
Employees
$1.4M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 50.0% |
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 79062 vs 79083 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79083 | Stinnett, TX | 2,661 | 10.2 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79062, 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.