ZIP 79068 · Panhandle
Who lives in ZIP code 79068 (Panhandle, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Panhandle, TX · Carson County
uszips 2026
People2,784
Median age45.5
Household income$86,264
Home value$170,810
Median rent$1,038/mo
Poverty5.2%
College degree+32.7%
Commute21 min
Place
- Metro area
- Amarillo, TX
- Wider region
- Amarillo-Borger, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 3 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,245
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
23.0% are 65 or older; 81.0% are adults.
Household income
36.6% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,291.
Education (adults 25+)
42.2% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
13.8% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 53.2%
- Never married
- 21.3%
- Divorced
- 16.6%
- Widowed
- 8.8%
- Family size
- 2.87
- Dual-income families
- 61.8%
Housing
- Own their home
- 77.2%
- Rent burden
- 17.3%
- Men / women
- 51% / 49%
Work
- In labor force
- 67.5%
- Unemployment
- 1.0%
- Self-employed
- 15.4%
- Farmers
- 8.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 16.2%
- Veterans
- 8.0%
- With a disability
- 11.5%
- No health insurance
- 9.7%
- Limited English
- 0.0%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.