Afton, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79220
Dickens County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 197
- 0/sq mi
- $49,792
- Median income
- $116,700
- Median home value
- 24.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Afton pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 14th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 15th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 64%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79220 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79220 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Afton, Dickens County, Texas, home to just 197 residents across 492.5 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79220 reports a modest median household income of $49,792 (34% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $22,042. The poverty rate is 9.3%, with unemployment at 0.7%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $116,700 (53% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 64.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 more in Dickens County, so 79220 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 79220, Afton, 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
197
Population
492.5
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79220?
37.0
Median Age
49.8%
Male
50.2%
Female
9.3%
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?
$49,792
Median Household Income
-34% vs state ZIP avg
$22,042
Per Capita Income
9.3%
Poverty Rate
0.7%
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
107housing units
107
Total Housing Units
81
Occupied Units
26
Vacant Units
2.78
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$116,700
Median Home Value
-53% vs state ZIP avg
1973
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 79220 vs 79256 →
ZIP 79220 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79229
Dickens (79229)
424 residents
- 79256
Roaring Springs (79256)
319 residents
- 79220
Afton (79220)
197 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79220 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79220 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79220
Afton (79220)
$49,792 median income
- 79229
Dickens (79229)
$47,583 median income
- 79256
Roaring Springs (79256)
$39,231 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79220 ranks the highest of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79220, 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.