Ira, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79527
Scurry County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 251
- 1/sq mi
- $63,333
- Median income
- $131,300
- Median home value
- 7.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ira pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 35th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 20th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79527 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79527 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ira, Scurry County, Texas, home to just 251 residents across 251.0 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79527 reports a modest median household income of $63,333 (16% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $34,660. The poverty rate is 8.7%, with unemployment at 4.7%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $131,300 (47% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 91.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 7.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.6, 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 79527.
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 79527, Ira, 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
251
Population
251.0
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79527?
42.6
Median Age
53.0%
Male
47.0%
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?
$63,333
Median Household Income
-16% vs state ZIP avg
$34,660
Per Capita Income
8.7%
Poverty Rate
4.7%
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
173housing units
173
Total Housing Units
106
Occupied Units
67
Vacant Units
2.07
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$131,300
Median Home Value
-47% vs state ZIP avg
1968
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 11 business establishments in ZIP 79527, employing approximately 84 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,583,000.
11
Businesses
84
Employees
$4.6M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 4 | 36.4% |
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 79527, 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.