Ovalo, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79541
Taylor County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 791
- 2/sq mi
- $71,032
- Median income
- $271,400
- Median home value
- 31.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ovalo pairs a below-median household income with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 48th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 38%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 84%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79541 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79541 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ovalo, Taylor County, Texas, home to just 791 residents across 416.3 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79541 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $71,032 (6% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $38,945. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 2.5% and unemployment is 2.3%. Median home value is $271,400 (10% above the average Texas ZIP); 84.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 31.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37.3, and the average commute is 27 minutes. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Taylor County, so 79541 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 79541, Ovalo, 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
791
Population
416.3
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79541?
37.3
Median Age
48.4%
Male
51.6%
Female
4.7%
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?
$71,032
Median Household Income
-6% vs state ZIP avg
$38,945
Per Capita Income
2.5%
Poverty Rate
2.3%
Unemployment Rate
27.4 min
Mean Commute Time
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
641housing units
641
Total Housing Units
621
Occupied Units
20
Vacant Units
2.50
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$271,400
Median Home Value
+10% vs state ZIP avg
1976
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 79541, employing approximately 21 people with a combined annual payroll of $1,076,000.
11
Businesses
21
Employees
$1.1M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 3 | 27.3% |
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 79541 vs 79530 →
ZIP 79541 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79562
Tuscola (79562)
3,669 residents
- 79508 1,242
Buffalo Gap (79508)
1,242 residents
- 79541 791
Ovalo (79541)
791 residents
- 79530 480
Lawn (79530)
480 residents
- 79519 74
Goldsboro (79519)
74 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79541 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79541 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79519
Goldsboro (79519)
$163,380 median income
- 79562
Tuscola (79562)
$109,572 median income
- 79508
Buffalo Gap (79508)
$105,000 median income
- 79530
Lawn (79530)
$71,979 median income
- 79541
Ovalo (79541)
$71,032 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79541 ranks #5 of 5 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 79541, 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.