ZIP 77979 · Port Lavaca
Who lives in ZIP code 77979 (Port Lavaca, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Port Lavaca, TX · Calhoun County
uszips 2026
People16,488
Median age40.1
Household income$77,039
Home value$149,366
Median rent$865/mo
Poverty9.1%
College degree+20.0%
Commute20 min
Place
- Metro area
- Port Lavaca, TX (micro)
- Wider region
- Victoria-Port Lavaca, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 19 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 7,140
Spans 3 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
17.3% are 65 or older; 76.5% are adults.
Household income
35.3% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $43,649.
Education (adults 25+)
60.7% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
54.7% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 63.1%
- Never married
- 23.0%
- Divorced
- 9.4%
- Widowed
- 4.5%
- Family size
- 2.73
- Dual-income families
- 50.5%
Housing
- Own their home
- 75.3%
- Rent burden
- 21.5%
- Men / women
- 52% / 48%
Work
- In labor force
- 66.6%
- Unemployment
- 8.0%
- Self-employed
- 10.0%
- Farmers
- 2.7%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 9.4%
- Veterans
- 8.2%
- With a disability
- 21.0%
- No health insurance
- 6.8%
- Limited English
- 4.1%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.