Valentine, TX · standard
ZIP Code 79854
Jeff Davis County, Texas - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 213
- 0/sq mi
- $33,672
- Median income
- $84,700
- Median home value
- 30.2%
- Bachelor's or higher
National ZIP placement
Valentine pairs one of the lowest household incomes in the country with among the most affordable home values nationally, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 3rd pct
- household income, US ZIPs
- 5th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 0
- people per sq mi
- 100%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 79854 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 79854 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Valentine, Jeff Davis County, Texas, home to just 213 residents across 2130.0 square miles, a density of 0 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
ZIP 79854 sits on the lower end of the income spectrum: median household income is $33,672 (55% below the average Texas ZIP), while per-capita income is $33,036. The poverty rate is 12.8%, with unemployment at 0.0%; those measures add context to the income figure. Home values sit below the statewide ZIP benchmark: the median is $84,700 (66% below the average Texas ZIP); owner occupancy is 100.0%.
A solid share of residents have a four-year degree: 30.2% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 70.2, and the average commute is 1 minutes. No nearby ZIP peer set is available for this delivery area, so the Texas and national benchmarks above are the appropriate context for 79854.
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 79854, Valentine, 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
213
Population
2130.0
Area (sq mi)
0
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 79854?
70.2
Median Age
43.0%
Male
57.0%
Female
0.0%
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?
$33,672
Median Household Income
-55% vs state ZIP avg
$33,036
Per Capita Income
12.8%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
1.3 min
Mean Commute Time
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
97housing units
97
Total Housing Units
52
Occupied Units
45
Vacant Units
1.65
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$84,700
Median Home Value
-66% vs state ZIP avg
1950
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
Nationwide ZIPs with similar ACS profiles
Two Census-derived peer sets for ZIP 79854, 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.