Girard, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79518
Kent County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 124
- 0/sq mi
- $34,342
- Median income
- 15.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Girard pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 3rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 50%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79518 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79518 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Girard, Kent County, Texas, home to just 124 residents across 310.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79518 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $34,342 (55% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $26,674. Unemployment is 10.0%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 15.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 62.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 more in Kent County, so 79518 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 79518, Girard, 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
124
Population
310.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79518?
62.5
Median Age
51.9%
Male
48.1%
Female
0.0%
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?
$34,342
Median Household Income
-55% vs state ZIP avg
$26,674
Per Capita Income
9.6%
Poverty Rate
10.0%
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
103housing units
103
Total Housing Units
56
Occupied Units
47
Vacant Units
1.86
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1974
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 79518 vs 79528 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79528 | Jayton, TX | 619 | 6.2 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79518, 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.