Tornillo, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79853
El Paso County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 3,729
- 46/sq mi
- $42,234
- Median income
- $83,200
- Median home value
- 6.7%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Tornillo pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 7th pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 46
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79853 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79853 covers 80.7 square miles in Tornillo, El Paso County, Texas (a standard USPS delivery area), with a modest 3,729 residents on file, a density of 46 people per square mile, in the Denver time zone.
ZIP 79853 reports a modest median household income of $42,234 (44% below the Texas average), while per-capita income is $21,755. Poverty here runs at 33.1%, with unemployment measured at 6.1%. The typical home here is valued at $83,200 (66% below the state average); renters pay a median of - monthly, and 91.6% of units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 6.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 40.2, and the average commute is -. We also surface 2 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 6 additional ZIPs sharing El Paso County, so you can benchmark 79853 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
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 79853, Tornillo, 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
3,729
Population
80.7
Area (sq mi)
46
People / sq mi
Denver
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79853?
40.2
Median Age
49.4%
Male
50.6%
Female
37.6%
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?
$42,234
Median Household Income
-44% vs state
$21,755
Per Capita Income
33.1%
Poverty Rate
6.1%
Unemployment Rate
How ZIP 79853 ranks nationally
Tornillo, TX household income vs. every US ZIP code
Median household income, the full national distribution, with this ZIP marked
$42,234 7th percentile higher than 7% of 30,318 US ZIPs
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US 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 is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
862
Total Housing Units
802
Occupied Units
60
Vacant Units
3.35
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$83,200
Median Home Value
-66% vs state
1996
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 20 business establishments in ZIP 79853, employing approximately 138 people with a combined annual payroll of $10,303,000.
20
Businesses
138
Employees
$10.3M
Annual Payroll
2
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Transportation and warehousing | 5 | 25.0% |
| Wholesale trade | 3 | 15.0% |
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 79853 vs 79838 →
ZIP 79853 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79838
Fabens (79838)
8,699 residents
- 79836
Clint (79836)
5,772 residents
- 79853
Tornillo (79853)
3,729 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 79853 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
ZIP 79853 vs its nearest neighbors, by median income
Median household income of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 79836
Clint (79836)
$59,003 median income
- 79838
Fabens (79838)
$43,367 median income
- 79853
Tornillo (79853)
$42,234 median income
What this shows By household income, ZIP 79853 ranks #3 of 3 neighboring ZIPs, local affluence varies block to block, not just metro to metro.
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