Jayton, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79528
Kent County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 619
- 1/sq mi
- $73,476
- Median income
- $103,900
- Median home value
- 26.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Jayton pairs an above-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 48%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 11th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 83%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79528 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79528 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Jayton, Kent County, Texas, home to just 619 residents across 884.3 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79528 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $73,476 (3% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $31,713. The poverty rate is 10.1%, with unemployment at 6.4%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $103,900 (58% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $682; owner occupancy is 82.7%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 26.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 55.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 1 more in Kent County, so 79528 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 79528, Jayton, 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
619
Population
884.3
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79528?
55.5
Median Age
52.2%
Male
47.8%
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?
$73,476
Median Household Income
-3% vs state ZIP avg
$31,713
Per Capita Income
10.1%
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
319housing units
319
Total Housing Units
226
Occupied Units
93
Vacant Units
2.32
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$103,900
Median Home Value
-58% vs state ZIP avg
$682
Median Rent
1966
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 8 business establishments in ZIP 79528, employing approximately 52 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,893,000.
8
Businesses
52
Employees
$4.9M
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
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 79528 vs 79518 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79518 | Girard, TX | 124 | 6.2 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79528, 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.