Rochester, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79544
Haskell County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 512
- 2/sq mi
- $41,750
- Median income
- $82,500
- Median home value
- 12.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Rochester pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 85%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79544 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79544 is classified by USPS as a standard delivery area and covers roughly 213.3 square miles in Rochester, Haskell County, Texas. The area is home to 512 residents, producing a population density of 2 people per square mile, and falls within the Chicago time zone. These USPS and Census boundary values drive every downstream statistic on this page, including the benchmarks that compare 79544 against Texas and the nation.
On the economic side, the median household income for ZIP 79544 sits at $41,750 (45% below the Texas average), while per-capita income is $29,549. The poverty rate stands at 18.8% and the unemployment rate at 1.5%. On housing, the median home value is $82,500 (67% below the state average) with median rent at $700 per month, and 85.3% of occupied units are owner-occupied, a direct signal of whether 79544 behaves more like a homeowner neighborhood or a renter-heavy ZIP.
Education and household profile round out the picture: 12.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 37, and the average commute is —. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 additional ZIPs sharing Haskell County, so you can benchmark 79544 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone. Every figure is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, HUD Fair Market Rents, and FHFA Home Price Index data, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with HUD →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + HUD FMR + FHFA HPI ACS demographics, ZBP business establishments, HUD Fair Market Rents, FHFA HPI for ZIP 79544, Rochester, TX · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; HUD FMR + FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
512
Population
213.3
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79544?
37.0
Median Age
62.0%
Male
38.0%
Female
1.0%
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?
$41,750
Median Household Income
-45% vs state
$29,549
Per Capita Income
18.8%
Poverty Rate
1.5%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 79544 ranks nationally
Household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income — the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$41,750 7th percentile higher than 7% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau — ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
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?
205
Total Housing Units
136
Occupied Units
69
Vacant Units
2.81
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$82,500
Median Home Value
-67% vs state
$700
Median Rent
1962
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 3 business establishments in ZIP 79544, employing approximately 8 people with a combined annual payroll of $76,000.
3
Businesses
8
Employees
$76K
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 79544 vs 79539 →
ZIP 79544 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
- 79547
Rule (79547)
758 residents
- 79544 512
Rochester (79544)
512 residents
- 79539 178
O Brien (79539)
178 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79544 ranks #3 by population — useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79544 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
- 79547
Rule (79547)
$41,023 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79544 ranks #3 of 4 neighboring ZIPs — local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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