Fort Hancock, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79839
Hudspeth County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 1,938
- 2/sq mi
- $47,950
- Median income
- $55,000
- Median home value
- 6.0%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Fort Hancock pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 12th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 1st pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 2
- people per sq mi
- 70%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79839 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79839 covers 1292.0 square miles in Fort Hancock, Hudspeth County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 1,938 residents on file, a density of 2 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 79839 reports a modest median household income of $47,950 (37% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $19,949. The poverty rate is 13.8%, with unemployment at 3.1%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $55,000 (78% below the average Texas ZIP), and median rent is $540; owner occupancy is 69.9%.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 6.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 42.9, 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 79839.
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 79839, Fort Hancock, 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
1,938
Population
1292.0
Area (sq mi)
2
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79839?
42.9
Median Age
67.7%
Male
32.3%
Female
23.9%
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?
$47,950
Median Household Income
-37% vs state ZIP avg
$19,949
Per Capita Income
13.8%
Poverty Rate
3.1%
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
430housing units
430
Total Housing Units
332
Occupied Units
98
Vacant Units
4.27
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$55,000
Median Home Value
-78% vs state ZIP avg
$540
Median Rent
1984
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 12 business establishments in ZIP 79839, employing approximately 32 people with a combined annual payroll of $913,000.
12
Businesses
32
Employees
$913K
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Retail trade | 3 | 25.0% |
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 79839, 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 (1,938 here; floor ≥1,000).
Similar median household income
Nearest cross-state ZIPs by ACS median household income.