Sheffield, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79781
Pecos County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 303
- 0/sq mi
- 25.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Sheffield has 303 residents, placing it in the 12th percentile of the 32,959 US ZIP codes with a reported population, at 0 people per square mile.
Source: USPS ZIP record + U.S. Census Bureau ZIP population. Rank compares ZIP 79781 against every US ZIP with a reported population; income/home-value percentiles are not available for this ZIP.
ZIP code 79781 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Sheffield, Pecos County, Texas, home to just 303 residents across 1515.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 79781, but per-capita income is $37,016. Both reported hardship measures are comparatively low in absolute terms: poverty is 0.0% and unemployment is 0.0%. 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: 25.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 66.5, 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 79781.
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 79781, Sheffield, 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
303
Population
1515.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79781?
66.5
Median Age
64.9%
Male
35.1%
Female
12.2%
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?
$37,016
Per Capita Income
0.0%
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
91housing units
91
Total Housing Units
46
Occupied Units
45
Vacant Units
1.61
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
1987
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 9 business establishments in ZIP 79781, employing approximately 82 people with a combined annual payroll of $8,500,000.
9
Businesses
82
Employees
$8.5M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 3 | 33.3% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.