Grandfalls, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79742
Ward County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 490
- 3/sq mi
- $68,681
- Median income
- 19.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Grandfalls pairs a below-median household income, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 44th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 3
- people per sq mi
- 86%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79742 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79742 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Grandfalls, Ward County, Texas, home to just 490 residents across 153.1 square miles, a density of 3 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79742 reports a modest median household income of $68,681 (9% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $28,405. The poverty rate is 13.9%, with unemployment at 5.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. The ACS does not report a median home value for this ZIP, so housing cost context is limited to the available tenure and rent fields.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 19.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 27.1, 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 79742.
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 79742, Grandfalls, 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
490
Population
153.1
Area (sq mi)
3
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79742?
27.1
Median Age
54.5%
Male
45.5%
Female
3.9%
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?
$68,681
Median Household Income
-9% vs state ZIP avg
$28,405
Per Capita Income
13.9%
Poverty Rate
5.1%
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
289housing units
289
Total Housing Units
257
Occupied Units
32
Vacant Units
2.41
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$428
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 11 business establishments in ZIP 79742, employing approximately 72 people with a combined annual payroll of $4,361,000.
11
Businesses
72
Employees
$4.4M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 5 | 45.5% |
| Accommodation and food services | 3 | 27.3% |
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 79742, 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.