Dickens, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79229
Dickens County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 424
- 1/sq mi
- $47,583
- Median income
- $43,200
- Median home value
- 7.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Dickens pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 12th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 90%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79229 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79229 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Dickens, Dickens County, Texas, home to just 424 residents across 530.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79229 reports a modest median household income of $47,583 (37% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,388. The poverty rate is 17.0%, with unemployment at 2.2%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $43,200 (83% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 90.1%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 60.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 3 more in Dickens County, so 79229 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 79229, Dickens, 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
424
Population
530.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79229?
60.3
Median Age
46.9%
Male
53.1%
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?
$47,583
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$29,388
Per Capita Income
17.0%
Poverty Rate
2.2%
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
209housing units
209
Total Housing Units
121
Occupied Units
88
Vacant Units
1.93
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$43,200
Median Home Value
-83% vs state ZIP avg
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 4 business establishments in ZIP 79229, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $308,000.
4
Businesses
21
Employees
$308K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 79229 vs 79220 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79220 | Afton, TX | 197 | 8.8 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79229, 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.