Buffalo Gap, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79508
Taylor County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,242
- 40/sq mi
- $105,000
- Median income
- $210,000
- Median home value
- 32.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Buffalo Gap pairs an upper-quartile household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 16%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 46th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 40
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79508 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79508 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Buffalo Gap, Taylor County, Texas, home to just 1,242 residents across 30.8 square miles, a density of 40 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79508 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $105,000 (39% above the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $48,296. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 5.6% and unemployment is 0.0%. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $210,000 (15% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $1,179; owner occupancy is 92.7%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 32.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 5 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Taylor County, so 79508 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 →
Top industries in ZIP 79508
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Buffalo Gap, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 79508.
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
9 establishments
- Construction
Construction
8 establishments
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
5 establishments
- Health care and social assistance
Health care and social assistance
4 establishments
- Retail trade 3
Retail trade
3 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 79508, Buffalo Gap, 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
1,242
Population
30.8
Area (sq mi)
40
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79508?
37.5
Median Age
53.4%
Male
46.6%
Female
0.1%
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?
$105,000
Median Household Income
+39% vs state ZIP avg
$48,296
Per Capita Income
5.6%
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
480housing units
480
Total Housing Units
436
Occupied Units
44
Vacant Units
2.43
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$210,000
Median Home Value
-15% vs state ZIP avg
$1,179
Median Rent
1995
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 39 business establishments in ZIP 79508, employing approximately 595 people with a combined annual payroll of $27,961,000.
39
Businesses
595
Employees
$28.0M
Annual Payroll
5
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 9 | 23.1% |
| Construction | 8 | 20.5% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 5 | 12.8% |
| Health care and social assistance | 4 | 10.3% |
| Retail trade | 3 | 7.7% |
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 79508 vs 79562 →
ZIP 79508 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79603
Abilene (79603)
24,288 residents
- 79606
Abilene (79606)
22,885 residents
- 79562 3,669
Tuscola (79562)
3,669 residents
- 79508 1,242
Buffalo Gap (79508)
1,242 residents
- 79563 1,161
Tye (79563)
1,161 residents
- 79541 791
Ovalo (79541)
791 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79508 ranks #4 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79508 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79562
Tuscola (79562)
$109,572 median income
- 79508
Buffalo Gap (79508)
$105,000 median income
- 79606
Abilene (79606)
$79,196 median income
- 79541
Ovalo (79541)
$71,032 median income
- 79603
Abilene (79603)
$53,513 median income
- 79563
Tye (79563)
$49,276 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79508 ranks #2 of 6 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79508, 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 (1,242 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.