O Brien, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79539
Haskell County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 178
- 2/sq mi
- $46,250
- Median income
- 16.4%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
O Brien pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 10th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 79%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79539 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79539 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in O Brien, Haskell County, Texas, home to just 178 residents across 98.9 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79539 reports a modest median household income of $46,250 (39% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $14,763. Economic pressure is pronounced: 46.8% of residents are below the poverty line and unemployment is 29.2%. 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: 16.4% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.1, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 2 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Haskell County, so 79539 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 79539, O Brien, 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
178
Population
98.9
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79539?
35.1
Median Age
49.1%
Male
50.9%
Female
3.2%
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?
$46,250
Median Household Income
-39% vs state ZIP avg
$14,763
Per Capita Income
46.8%
Poverty Rate
29.2%
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
91housing units
91
Total Housing Units
63
Occupied Units
28
Vacant Units
3.49
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$1,125
Median Rent
1955
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 79539 vs 79544 →
ZIP 79539 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79529
Knox City (79529)
1,383 residents
- 79544 512
Rochester (79544)
512 residents
- 79539 178
O Brien (79539)
178 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79539 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79539 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79529
Knox City (79529)
$50,694 median income
- 79539
O Brien (79539)
$46,250 median income
- 79544
Rochester (79544)
$41,750 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79539 ranks #2 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79539, 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.