Welch, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79377
Dawson County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 277
- 4/sq mi
- $44,000
- Median income
- $144,100
- Median home value
- 20.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Welch pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 8th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 24th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 69%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79377 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79377 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Welch, Dawson County, Texas, home to just 277 residents across 69.3 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79377 reports a modest median household income of $44,000 (42% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $25,678. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 7.8% and unemployment is 2.1%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $144,100 (42% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $725; owner occupancy is 68.9%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 20.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 26.7, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79377.
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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 79377, Welch, 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
277
Population
69.3
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79377?
26.7
Median Age
58.3%
Male
41.7%
Female
27.0%
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?
$44,000
Median Household Income
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$25,678
Per Capita Income
7.8%
Poverty Rate
2.1%
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
122housing units
122
Total Housing Units
90
Occupied Units
32
Vacant Units
2.56
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$144,100
Median Home Value
-42% vs state ZIP avg
$725
Median Rent
1967
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 79377, employing approximately 10 people with a combined annual payroll of $99,000.
3
Businesses
10
Employees
$99K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79377, 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.