Hedley, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79237
Donley County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 513
- 1/sq mi
- $59,688
- Median income
- $62,500
- Median home value
- 15.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Hedley pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 28th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 87%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79237 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79237 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Hedley, Donley County, Texas, home to just 513 residents across 513.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79237 reports a modest median household income of $59,688 (21% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,078. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 6.4% and unemployment is 1.2%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $62,500 (75% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $622; owner occupancy is 87.0%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 54.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 more in Donley County, so 79237 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 79237, Hedley, 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
513
Population
513.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79237?
54.5
Median Age
44.7%
Male
55.3%
Female
1.2%
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?
$59,688
Median Household Income
-21% vs state ZIP avg
$34,078
Per Capita Income
6.4%
Poverty Rate
1.2%
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
371housing units
371
Total Housing Units
231
Occupied Units
140
Vacant Units
2.18
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$62,500
Median Home Value
-75% vs state ZIP avg
$622
Median Rent
1964
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 79237 vs 79240 →
ZIP 79237 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79245
Memphis (79245)
2,476 residents
- 79237 513
Hedley (79237)
513 residents
- 79240 60
Lelia Lake (79240)
60 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79237 ranks #2 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79237, 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.