Rule, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79548
Haskell County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 174
- 1/sq mi
- $99,000
- Median home value
- 47.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Rule pairs among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 9th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 98%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79548 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79548 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Rule, Haskell County, Texas, home to just 174 residents across 248.6 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 79548, but per-capita income is $42,819. Unemployment is 14.5%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $99,000 (60% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 97.8%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 47.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 43.8, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 3 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 more in Haskell County, so 79548 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 79548, Rule, 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
174
Population
248.6
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79548?
43.8
Median Age
43.3%
Male
56.7%
Female
0.0%
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?
$42,819
Per Capita Income
8.7%
Poverty Rate
14.5%
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
80housing units
80
Total Housing Units
46
Occupied Units
34
Vacant Units
2.26
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$99,000
Median Home Value
-60% vs state ZIP avg
1959
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 79548, employing approximately 11 people with a combined annual payroll of $311,000.
3
Businesses
11
Employees
$311K
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 79548 vs 79547 →
ZIP 79548 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79553
Stamford (79553)
3,469 residents
- 79547 758
Rule (79547)
758 residents
- 79548 174
Rule (79548)
174 residents
- 79540 89
Old Glory (79540)
89 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79548 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.