Ackerly, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79713
Howard County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 592
- 1/sq mi
- $64,886
- Median income
- $149,200
- Median home value
- 17.1%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Ackerly pairs a below-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 38th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 25th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 77%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79713 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79713 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ackerly, Howard County, Texas, home to just 592 residents across 422.9 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79713 reports a modest median household income of $64,886 (14% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $29,139. The poverty rate is 18.3%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $149,200 (40% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 77.3%.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 17.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 28.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Howard County, so 79713 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 79713, Ackerly, 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
592
Population
422.9
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79713?
28.5
Median Age
47.4%
Male
52.6%
Female
18.0%
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?
$64,886
Median Household Income
-14% vs state ZIP avg
$29,139
Per Capita Income
18.3%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
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
290housing units
290
Total Housing Units
247
Occupied Units
43
Vacant Units
3.40
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$149,200
Median Home Value
-40% vs state ZIP avg
1979
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 79713, employing approximately 71 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,329,000.
11
Businesses
71
Employees
$4.3M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 4 | 36.4% |
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 79713 vs 79748 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79748 | Knott, TX | 173 | 8.5 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79713, 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.