Sanford, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79078
Hutchinson County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 377
- 6/sq mi
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Sanford has 377 residents, placing it in the 15th percentile of the 32,959 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 6 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 79078 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 79078 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Sanford, Hutchinson County, Texas, home to just 377 residents across 58.9 square miles, a density of 6 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 79078, but per-capita income is $25,774. The poverty rate is 39.7%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 0.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 57.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 more in Hutchinson County, so 79078 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 79078, Sanford, 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
377
Population
58.9
Area (sq mi)
6
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79078?
57.5
Median Age
63.6%
Male
36.4%
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?
$25,774
Per Capita Income
39.7%
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
204housing units
204
Total Housing Units
55
Occupied Units
149
Vacant Units
3.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1977
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 79078 vs 79036 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79036 | Fritch, TX | 5,128 | 6.1 mi |