Loraine, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79532
Mitchell County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 940
- 3/sq mi
- $49,643
- Median income
- $69,800
- Median home value
- 8.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Loraine pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 14th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 80%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79532 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79532 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Loraine, Mitchell County, Texas, home to just 940 residents across 324.1 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79532 reports a modest median household income of $49,643 (34% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,391. The poverty rate is 24.5%, 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 $69,800 (72% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $373; owner occupancy is 79.9%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 8.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 27.9, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 more in Mitchell County, so 79532 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 79532, Loraine, 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
940
Population
324.1
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79532?
27.9
Median Age
59.6%
Male
40.4%
Female
5.2%
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?
$49,643
Median Household Income
-34% vs state ZIP avg
$29,391
Per Capita Income
24.5%
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
455housing units
455
Total Housing Units
314
Occupied Units
141
Vacant Units
3.23
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$69,800
Median Home Value
-72% vs state ZIP avg
$373
Median Rent
1958
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 79532, employing approximately 33 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,058,000.
10
Businesses
33
Employees
$2.1M
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 79532 vs 79545 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79545 | Roscoe, TX | 1,788 | 7.7 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79532, 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.