Marathon, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79842
Brewster County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 498
- 0/sq mi
- $45,596
- Median income
- $240,000
- Median home value
- 24.8%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Marathon pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with above-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 10th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- Top 45%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 62%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79842 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79842 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Marathon, Brewster County, Texas, home to just 498 residents across 1660.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79842 reports a modest median household income of $45,596 (40% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $42,872. The poverty rate is 18.2%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Median home value is $240,000 (3% below the average Texas ZIP); 62.1% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Educational attainment sits below the national norm: 24.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 56.6, 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 79842.
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 79842, Marathon, 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
498
Population
1660.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79842?
56.6
Median Age
40.4%
Male
59.6%
Female
4.9%
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?
$45,596
Median Household Income
-40% vs state ZIP avg
$42,872
Per Capita Income
18.2%
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
369housing units
369
Total Housing Units
203
Occupied Units
166
Vacant Units
1.40
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$240,000
Median Home Value
-3% vs state ZIP avg
1952
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 17 business establishments in ZIP 79842, employing approximately 178 people with a combined annual payroll of $6,021,000.
17
Businesses
178
Employees
$6.0M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Accommodation and food services | 5 | 29.4% |
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 79842, 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.