Mentone, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79754
Loving County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 80
- 0/sq mi Low-density area
- $51,250
- Median income Below-median income area
- 0.0%
- Bachelor's or higher Below-average bachelor's attainment
National ZIP placement
Mentone pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country, in a rural, renter-heavy area.
- 16th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 11%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79754 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79754 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Mentone, Loving County, Texas, home to just 80 residents across 400.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
With fewer than 100 residents on file, this page keeps the Census figures below and skips the multi-chart expansion used on larger ZIPs. Small-N ACS estimates are already unstable enough without padding the page around them. Median household income is $51,250.
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 79754, Mentone, 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
80
Population
400.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79754?
86.2
Median Age
81.8%
Male
18.2%
Female
6.1%
Foreign-Born
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$51,250
Median Household Income
-32% vs state ZIP avg
$53,812
Per Capita Income
6.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
4.2 min
Mean Commute Time
How ZIP 79754 ranks among Texas ZIPs
Mentone, TX household income vs. every Texas ZIP code
Median household income among 1,737 reporting Texas ZIPs (this ZIP's population is too small for a reliable national-corpus placement)
$51,250 16th percentile higher than 16% of 1,737 Texas ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more Texas ZIPs. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2019–2023
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
Housing stock: occupied vs vacant
33housing units
33
Total Housing Units
27
Occupied Units
6
Vacant Units
1.22
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1938
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 16 business establishments in ZIP 79754, employing approximately 639 people with a combined annual payroll of $57,918,000.
16
Businesses
639
Employees
$57.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
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 79754, 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.
Related Areas
Frequently Asked Questions
What county is ZIP code 79754 in?
ZIP code 79754 (Mentone) is located in Loving County, Texas. Loving County contains multiple ZIP codes, see the full list at /counties/loving-tx.
What is the population of ZIP code 79754?
ZIP code 79754 in Mentone, TX has a population of 80 according to the Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates.
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