Roby, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79543
Fisher County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,186
- 3/sq mi
- $64,978
- Median income
- $71,500
- Median home value
- 16.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Roby pairs a below-median household income with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 38th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3rd pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79543 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79543 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Roby, Fisher County, Texas, home to just 1,186 residents across 423.6 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79543 reports a modest median household income of $64,978 (14% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,491. The poverty rate is 13.6%, with unemployment at 4.4%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $71,500 (71% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $602; owner occupancy is 82.1%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 16.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36.9, and the average commute is 27 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79543.
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 79543, Roby, 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
1,186
Population
423.6
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79543?
36.9
Median Age
52.7%
Male
47.3%
Female
3.7%
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?
$64,978
Median Household Income
-14% vs state ZIP avg
$32,491
Per Capita Income
13.6%
Poverty Rate
4.4%
Unemployment Rate
26.7 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
603housing units
603
Total Housing Units
475
Occupied Units
128
Vacant Units
2.24
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$71,500
Median Home Value
-71% vs state ZIP avg
$602
Median Rent
1965
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 14 business establishments in ZIP 79543, employing approximately 82 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,973,000.
14
Businesses
82
Employees
$5.0M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 21.4% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 3 | 21.4% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79543, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment (Nearby and same-county blocks stay local).
Similar population
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by resident population (1,186 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.