Gardendale, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79758
Ector County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 2,197
- 16/sq mi
- $102,560
- Median income
- $390,700
- Median home value
- 21.6%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Gardendale pairs an upper-quartile household income with upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 17%
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 22%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 16
- people per sq mi
- 93%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79758 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 79758 (Gardendale, TX) rose +13.3% from 2023 to 2024.
ZIP code 79758 covers 137.3 square miles in Gardendale, Ector County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 2,197 residents on file, a density of 16 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79758 lands in the middle-income range, with a median household income of $102,560 (36% above the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $60,491. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 2.6% and unemployment is 0.6%. Housing is both higher-cost and owner-heavy: median home value is $390,700 (58% above the average Texas ZIP), while 93.4% of occupied homes are owner-occupied and median rent is $2,536.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 21.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 35.2, and the average commute is -. The page also surfaces 4 ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 more in Ector County, so 79758 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 →
Top industries in ZIP 79758
Top 5 sectors by establishment count in Gardendale, TX
Which industries have the most business establishments in ZIP 79758.
- Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
11 establishments
- Construction
Construction
11 establishments
- Transportation and warehousing
Transportation and warehousing
10 establishments
- Professional, scientific, and technical services
Professional, scientific, and technical services
10 establishments
- Other services (except public administration)
Other services (except public administration)
7 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 79758, Gardendale, 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
2,197
Population
137.3
Area (sq mi)
16
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79758?
35.2
Median Age
47.5%
Male
52.5%
Female
7.7%
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?
$102,560
Median Household Income
+36% vs state ZIP avg
$60,491
Per Capita Income
2.6%
Poverty Rate
0.6%
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
849housing units
849
Total Housing Units
783
Occupied Units
66
Vacant Units
2.54
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$390,700
Median Home Value
+58% vs state ZIP avg
$2,536
Median Rent
2003
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 65 business establishments in ZIP 79758, employing approximately 878 people with a combined annual payroll of $84,023,000.
65
Businesses
878
Employees
$84.0M
Annual Payroll
8
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 11 | 16.9% |
| Construction | 11 | 16.9% |
| Transportation and warehousing | 10 | 15.4% |
| Professional, scientific, and technical services | 10 | 15.4% |
| Other services (except public administration) | 7 | 10.8% |
| Retail trade | 4 | 6.2% |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 4 | 6.2% |
| Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services | 4 | 6.2% |
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 79758 vs 79762 →
ZIP 79758 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79762
Odessa (79762)
39,056 residents
- 79707
Midland (79707)
32,854 residents
- 79764
Odessa (79764)
20,725 residents
- 79765 6,927
Odessa (79765)
6,927 residents
- 79758 2,197
Gardendale (79758)
2,197 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79758 ranks #5 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79758 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79765
Odessa (79765)
$104,965 median income
- 79758
Gardendale (79758)
$102,560 median income
- 79707
Midland (79707)
$99,886 median income
- 79762
Odessa (79762)
$75,272 median income
- 79764
Odessa (79764)
$65,170 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79758 ranks #2 of 5 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79758, 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 (2,197 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.