Knott, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79748
Howard County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 173
- 1/sq mi
- $390,900
- Median home value
- 12.9%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Knott pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 22%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 1
- people per sq mi
- 64%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79748 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79748 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Knott, Howard County, Texas, home to just 173 residents across 144.2 square miles, a density of 1 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 79748, but per-capita income is $59,291. The poverty rate is 8.6%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $390,900 (58% above the average Texas ZIP), while 64.0% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 12.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 28.7, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 4 more in Howard County, so 79748 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 79748, Knott, 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
173
Population
144.2
Area (sq mi)
1
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79748?
28.7
Median Age
52.2%
Male
47.8%
Female
12.1%
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?
$59,291
Per Capita Income
8.6%
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
61housing units
61
Total Housing Units
50
Occupied Units
11
Vacant Units
4.64
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$390,900
Median Home Value
+58% vs state ZIP avg
1978
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 7 business establishments in ZIP 79748, employing approximately 30 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,403,000.
7
Businesses
30
Employees
$2.4M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 4 | 57.1% |
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 79748 vs 79713 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79713 | Ackerly, TX | 592 | 8.5 mi |