Lenorah, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79749
Martin County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 255
- 2/sq mi
- $34,286
- Median income
- $182,100
- Median home value
- 14.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Lenorah pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with below-median home values, in a rural, mixed-tenure area.
- 3rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 38th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 55%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79749 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79749 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Lenorah, Martin County, Texas, home to just 255 residents across 170.0 square miles, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79749 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $34,286 (55% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $32,855. Unemployment is 29.9%, an important qualifier alongside the household-income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $182,100 (26% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 54.5%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 14.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.5, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 1 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 2 more in Martin County, so 79749 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 79749, Lenorah, 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
255
Population
170.0
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79749?
42.5
Median Age
58.1%
Male
41.9%
Female
4.4%
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?
$34,286
Median Household Income
-55% vs state ZIP avg
$32,855
Per Capita Income
13.0%
Poverty Rate
29.9%
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
207housing units
207
Total Housing Units
202
Occupied Units
5
Vacant Units
2.36
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$182,100
Median Home Value
-26% vs state ZIP avg
1960
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 79749, employing approximately 73 people with a combined annual payroll of $5,529,000.
11
Businesses
73
Employees
$5.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 27.3% |
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 79749 vs 79782 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79782 | Stanton, TX | 3,976 | 9.2 mi |
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79749, 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.