Fort Stockton, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79735
Pecos County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 13,315
- 3/sq mi
- $78,935
- Median income
- $174,500
- Median home value
- 13.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Fort Stockton pairs an above-median household income with below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 39%
- household income, US ZIPs
- 36th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 71%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79735 against every reporting US ZIP.
FHFA HPI release change
What changed in the latest House Price Index year
- FHFA House Price Index values in ZIP 79735 (Fort Stockton, TX) fell -12.3% from 2023 to 2024.
ZIP code 79735 is a mid-sized community (a standard USPS delivery area) in Fort Stockton, Pecos County, Texas, home to 13,315 residents across 4438.3 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79735 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $78,935 (4% above the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,190. The poverty rate is 22.4%, so the area-level income figures should not be treated as typical household experience. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $174,500 (30% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $937; owner occupancy is 70.8%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 36, and the average commute is -. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79735.
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 →
Top industries in ZIP 79735
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Fort Stockton, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 79735.
- Retail trade
Retail trade
50 establishments
- Accommodation and food services
Accommodation and food services
49 establishments
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
27 establishments
- Transportation and warehousing
Transportation and warehousing
22 establishments
- Health care and social assistance
Health care and social assistance
21 establishments
What this shows Establishment counts come from the Census ZIP Code Business Patterns program, which counts physical business locations rather than employees or revenue.
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 79735, Fort Stockton, 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
13,315
Population
4438.3
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79735?
36.0
Median Age
58.0%
Male
42.0%
Female
13.0%
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?
$78,935
Median Household Income
+4% vs state ZIP avg
$33,190
Per Capita Income
22.4%
Poverty Rate
2.6%
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
5,086housing units
5,086
Total Housing Units
4,565
Occupied Units
521
Vacant Units
2.46
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$174,500
Median Home Value
-30% vs state ZIP avg
$937
Median Rent
1982
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 283 business establishments in ZIP 79735, employing approximately 2,889 people with a combined annual payroll of $125,665,000.
283
Businesses
2,889
Employees
$125.7M
Annual Payroll
15
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 50 | 17.7% |
| Accommodation and food services | 49 | 17.3% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 27 | 9.5% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 22 | 7.8% |
| Health care and social assistance | 21 | 7.4% |
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 20 | 7.1% |
| Construction | 16 | 5.7% |
| Finance and insurance | 15 | 5.3% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 15 | 5.3% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 10 | 3.5% |
| Information | 9 | 3.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 8 | 2.8% |
| Wholesale trade | 6 | 2.1% |
| Utilities | 5 | 1.8% |
| Manufacturing | 4 | 1.4% |
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 79735, 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 (13,315 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.