Whiteface, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79379
Cochran County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 666
- 4/sq mi
- $67,813
- Median income
- $80,800
- Median home value
- 9.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Whiteface pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 43rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 4th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 4
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79379 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79379 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Whiteface, Cochran County, Texas, home to just 666 residents across 185.0 square miles, a density of 4 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79379 reports a modest median household income of $67,813 (10% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $23,909. The poverty rate is 26.8%, 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 $80,800 (67% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $770; owner occupancy is 77.2%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 9.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37.4, 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 79379.
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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 79379, Whiteface, 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
666
Population
185.0
Area (sq mi)
4
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79379?
37.4
Median Age
53.0%
Male
47.0%
Female
6.8%
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?
$67,813
Median Household Income
-10% vs state ZIP avg
$23,909
Per Capita Income
26.8%
Poverty Rate
6.4%
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
229housing units
229
Total Housing Units
180
Occupied Units
49
Vacant Units
2.71
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$80,800
Median Home Value
-67% vs state ZIP avg
$770
Median Rent
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 79379, employing approximately 37 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,448,000.
7
Businesses
37
Employees
$1.4M
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 79379, 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.