ZIP 79311 · Abernathy
Who lives in ZIP code 79311 (Abernathy, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Abernathy, TX · Hale County
uszips 2026
People3,536
Median age37.3
Household income$81,985
Home value—
Median rent$868/mo
Poverty3.7%
College degree+26.5%
Commute22 min
Place
- Metro area
- Plainview, TX (micro)
- Wider region
- Lubbock-Plainview, TX
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 7 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 1,295
Spans 2 counties
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
12.8% are 65 or older; 68.4% are adults.
Household income
29.8% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $41,914.
Education (adults 25+)
31.1% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
46.1% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 59.0%
- Never married
- 23.6%
- Divorced
- 10.9%
- Widowed
- 6.5%
- Family size
- 3.35
- Dual-income families
- 71.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 76.0%
- Rent burden
- 29.0%
- Men / women
- 50% / 50%
Work
- In labor force
- 64.0%
- Unemployment
- 0.9%
- Self-employed
- 17.2%
- Farmers
- 7.5%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 14.2%
- Veterans
- 4.8%
- With a disability
- 15.5%
- No health insurance
- 18.2%
- Limited English
- 4.2%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.