Matador, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79244
Motley County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 720
- 1/sq mi
- $71,875
- Median income
- $88,400
- Median home value
- 20.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Matador pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 50%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 6th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 73%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79244 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79244 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Matador, Motley County, Texas, home to just 720 residents across 514.3 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79244 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $71,875 (5% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,350. The poverty rate is 15.1%, with unemployment at 1.4%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $88,400 (64% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $588; owner occupancy is 73.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 49, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 more in Motley County, so 79244 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 79244, Matador, 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
720
Population
514.3
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79244?
49.0
Median Age
54.1%
Male
45.9%
Female
2.2%
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?
$71,875
Median Household Income
-5% vs state ZIP avg
$33,350
Per Capita Income
15.1%
Poverty Rate
1.4%
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
472housing units
472
Total Housing Units
299
Occupied Units
173
Vacant Units
2.60
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$88,400
Median Home Value
-64% vs state ZIP avg
$588
Median Rent
1961
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 18 business establishments in ZIP 79244, employing approximately 108 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,643,000.
18
Businesses
108
Employees
$2.6M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 5 | 27.8% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 4 | 22.2% |
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 79244 vs 79256 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79256 | Roaring Springs, TX | 319 | 11.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79244, 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.