Quitaque, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79255
Briscoe County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 571
- 1/sq mi
- $54,375
- Median income
- $66,700
- Median home value
- 24.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Quitaque pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 20th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2nd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79255 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79255 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Quitaque, Briscoe County, Texas, home to just 571 residents across 519.1 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79255 reports a modest median household income of $54,375 (28% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,500. The poverty rate is 12.5%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $66,700 (73% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $685; owner occupancy is 82.9%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 53.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 more in Briscoe County, so 79255 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 79255, Quitaque, 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
571
Population
519.1
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79255?
53.2
Median Age
41.4%
Male
58.6%
Female
3.8%
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?
$54,375
Median Household Income
-28% vs state ZIP avg
$28,500
Per Capita Income
12.5%
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
311housing units
311
Total Housing Units
181
Occupied Units
130
Vacant Units
2.20
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$66,700
Median Home Value
-73% vs state ZIP avg
$685
Median Rent
1965
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 15 business establishments in ZIP 79255, employing approximately 95 people with a combined annual payroll of $3,002,000.
15
Businesses
95
Employees
$3.0M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 4 | 26.7% |
| Construction | 3 | 20.0% |
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 79255 vs 79234 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79234 | Flomot, TX | 110 | 11.0 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79255, 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.