ZIP 79312 · Amherst
Who lives in ZIP code 79312 (Amherst, TX): age, income, housing, education and work.
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file)
2026 ZIP profile
Amherst, TX · Lamb County
uszips 2026
People1,130
Median age37.5
Household income$64,722
Home value$79,018
Median rent$779/mo
Poverty38.4%
College degree+11.9%
Commute18 min
Place
- Metro area
- Outside any metro
- Time zone
- Central
- Density
- 4 / sq mi
- Housing units
- 316
County
Share of the ZIP's people in each county.
Age mix
15.9% are 65 or older; 75.1% are adults.
Household income
20.9% of households earn $100K+. Median per person: $32,500.
Education (adults 25+)
30.3% of degrees are in STEM fields.
Race
63.6% Hispanic or Latino (of any race).
Households & family
- Married
- 50.7%
- Never married
- 28.3%
- Divorced
- 8.9%
- Widowed
- 12.2%
- Family size
- 4.28
- Dual-income families
- 52.4%
Housing
- Own their home
- 70.3%
- Rent burden
- 14.0%
- Men / women
- 44% / 57%
Work
- In labor force
- 54.8%
- Unemployment
- 1.4%
- Self-employed
- 16.2%
- Farmers
- 8.1%
Community
- Charitable givers
- 5.4%
- Veterans
- 4.1%
- With a disability
- 8.9%
- No health insurance
- 44.1%
- Limited English
- 9.5%
Source: uszips 2026 (ACS-based ZIP file). Shares are percentages of people, households or adults as the measure implies.