Lorenzo, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79343
Crosby County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,571
- 4/sq mi
- $58,906
- Median income
- $119,800
- Median home value
- 22.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Lorenzo pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 27th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 16th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 81%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79343 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79343 covers 357.0 square miles in Lorenzo, Crosby County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,571 residents on file, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79343 reports a modest median household income of $58,906 (22% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,118. The poverty rate is 22.2%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $119,800 (52% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $681; owner occupancy is 81.2%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 22.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.3, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 more in Crosby County, so 79343 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 79343, Lorenzo, 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
1,571
Population
357.0
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79343?
43.3
Median Age
47.8%
Male
52.2%
Female
4.1%
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?
$58,906
Median Household Income
-22% vs state ZIP avg
$28,118
Per Capita Income
22.2%
Poverty Rate
3.8%
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
572housing units
572
Total Housing Units
473
Occupied Units
99
Vacant Units
2.61
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$119,800
Median Home Value
-52% vs state ZIP avg
$681
Median Rent
1964
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 21 business establishments in ZIP 79343, employing approximately 103 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,462,000.
21
Businesses
103
Employees
$6.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 14.3% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 14.3% |
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 79343 vs 79357 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79357 | Ralls, TX | 2,303 | 7.8 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79343, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,571 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.