Lueders, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79533
Jones County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 472
- 1/sq mi
- $59,375
- Median income
- $58,300
- Median home value
- 11.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Lueders pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 28th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79533 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79533 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lueders, Jones County, Texas, home to just 472 residents across 363.1 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79533 reports a modest median household income of $59,375 (21% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $24,925. Unemployment is 10.3%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $58,300 (76% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $1,286; owner occupancy is 82.1%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 11.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 33.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Jones County, so 79533 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 79533, Lueders, 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
472
Population
363.1
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79533?
33.7
Median Age
51.8%
Male
48.2%
Female
1.7%
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?
$59,375
Median Household Income
-21% vs state ZIP avg
$24,925
Per Capita Income
13.7%
Poverty Rate
10.3%
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
265housing units
265
Total Housing Units
168
Occupied Units
97
Vacant Units
2.79
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$58,300
Median Home Value
-76% vs state ZIP avg
$1,286
Median Rent
1952
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 79533, employing approximately 143 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,537,000.
10
Businesses
143
Employees
$6.5M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 30.0% |
| Manufacturing | 3 | 30.0% |
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 79533 vs 79503 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79503 | Avoca, TX | 175 | 8.3 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79533, 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.